Turn your LP skies in to dark sites.

[spaceboy]

How about these to give you the impression your under dark skies.3 in 1 Eyeglass Binoculars 3x28 Observing Telescope Toy | eBay UK My thinking is you look up all you can see are the constellations. You look up with a pair of these babies on and boom your view are awash with stars

[MorningMajor]

AND.... you'd look so cool!!!

[spaceboy]

Just had a thought. Say you had your beer goggles on and a set of these. Could be a winner for a new drinking game

[Rottweiler]

Some other solutions to light pollution, a chainsaw capable of taking on a lamppost, a set of well insulated bolt-cutters, bribing the guys at the nearest powerplant or failing that a powerful air rifle.

[blackparticle]

For 3 quid I've got to have a pair of those. So many uses!! I'll let you know just how good / bad they are!

[spaceboy]

I will await the full first light review

[night vision]

Hi, I can see them being really popular at the next star party.

Liz

[Axe]

what exactly do these do?

[spaceboy]

Get you where your going 3 times quicker

[Astromart]

Do they do them in '25x100' ?

[Axe]

Get you where your going 3 times quicker

[spaceboy]

For 3 quid I've got to have a pair of those. So many uses!! I'll let you know just how good / bad they are!

Whats the update BP or did you not bother in the end?

[blackparticle]

They are still crawling here from Hong Kong. Update as soon as they arrive!

[MacRoy]

Nice one, I could be tempted. What a money saver. Looking forward to the review. Roy

[cervesca]

Years ago, I solved the local problem (a streetlight at the bottom of the garden) by painting it green!

[blackparticle]

Ooh. They have arrived!!

Looking at the packaging it appears that they have been opened at customs and re-packed in a new envelope.. Good job I didn't order that Uranium from them at the same time.

So what do they do?

Well.. On the back they have a slider to adjust for myopia, hyperopia and normal optics. Focusing is done via twisting and pulling the front lens out so the wearer does get a few chances to at least try and get an object in focus.

How well do they do it?

Not very. The focusing is very stiff and it appears one lens is somehow linked to the other so when you do manage to get them to turn, chances are it will put the other out of focus.

Can I see anything through them at all?

Yes.. at an estimated.. wait for it.. hugely massive x1.68342 magnification !!

Who would these be good for?

Little children who are covered in jam, mud, toffee and chip grease who think it's a good idea to go play with your telescope when your back is turned. In my case, these children will be owned by someone else and I think it's fair to say that these binoculars are the perfect alternative to compulsory amputation.

Should I buy a pair ?

Humanity makes enough **** as it is. Even a budget set of £5 binoculars from a petrol station would be infinitely better than these. Also, the makers were so thoughtful that the eyepiece is exactly 1.3" inches across.

Can I get them in other colours apart from yellow ?

Probably not but at least everything you look at will have a rainbow glow.

I shall report back with a moon update later.

Alan.

[garethmob]

looking foward to that first light BP

[BillRead]

Oooo, you can get them in black as well - guess this is to cut down the reflections!

[banner001]

BP, so no chance of that 2" 40mm Ethos you specially bought for them fitting no

[spaceboy]

I am actually disappointed to hear such a poor first light report. I imagine it's under dark skies that there true potential will shine Look forward to the lunar review

[blackparticle]

Well I saw the moon. At first I thought it was just a blur.. but that was only a cloud.

I did manage to get some sort of focus out of them although not really that much magnification. The moon wasn't much bigger but the stereoscopic effect and dubious optics was rather trippy.

Honest verdict: Totally rubbish, however, the perfect distraction for a small child.

[Fenriz]

So your saying I shouldn't have order the case load?

[spaceboy]

I found a new solution to LP last night anyway. Spend 10 minutes looking at the moon at 100x magnification with no moon filter then look at the sky....Hey presto dark skies.

[spaceboy]

Well I saw the moon. At first I thought it was just a blur.. but that was only a cloud.

I did manage to get some sort of focus out of them although not really that much magnification. The moon wasn't much bigger but the stereoscopic effect and dubious optics was rather trippy.

Honest verdict: Totally rubbish, however, the perfect distraction for a small child.

Now I'm thinking the poor results were due to the fact you didn't get the deluxe version All optical glasses style telescope Binoculars fishing | eBay UK

[MorningMajor]

Now I'm thinking the poor results were due to the fact you didn't get the deluxe version All optical glasses style telescope Binoculars fishing | eBay UK

No....Don't encourage him!!