Hello Robert, my name is Paolo Morini, Italy. I am not a very active satellite observer but I like to pick up some sats from time to time or follow some interesting thread here. I am mainly a binocular observer. For sure your 20x80 is good, anyway, especially if I am not well-charted, I prefer an 8x56 with a wider field of view (6 deg). But for faint sats a big binos is very nice - my "top" sat observation was a glimpse of TIPS bodies and tether on a winter night with a Vixen 20x100 binoculars. A remarkable view, indeed. ISS is not much interesting in my opinion because, honestly, the aberration and light-spikes of this giant binoculars are disturbing in the dark. Anyway, in the twilight, over a clear sky, I can see Saturn ring with no problem - I promised myself to test a twilight pass of ISS sooner or later. But I lack the time. Greetings Paolo Morini Ravenna IT 12.1 E 44.5 N UTC+1(+2 in summer) > Just a quick intro. I'm Bob Schuette, a dedicated space/astronomy nut > since who knows when. > I'm from the small town of Portland Pa right at the foothills of the > Pocono > Mtns so we get a ton of tourists.However, the nightly entertainment around > here is to sit around and watch the cars rust. I'm a General Class ham > radio > operator w/ callsign N3SNZ. > > My Optics: I use a set of ORION Giant 20X80 binoculars. I find them easier > to use and less strain on my back which isn't in the greatest shape. I > plan > to upgrade the optics to 100mm SUPERGIANT binos. Anynody use them for sat > obs?? Are they any good? Whats the ISS look like through these high power > binos?? I'm interested. > > I look foward to sharing some of my observations with you and maybe get > some > of these unknowns identified too. Be cool and talk again soon. > > Bob Schuette > > MESSAGE ORIGINATED FROM > PORTLAND, PA U.S.A > 40"56' NORTH 75"06' WEST UTC -4:00 > > *****END OF MESSAGE***** > *****END TRANSMISSION**** > > *****RESPONSE TO MESSAGE REQUESTED***** > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.0/63 - Release Date: 03/08/2005 > -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.1/64 - Release Date: 04/08/2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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