of course a good bino mount solves the problem for 10x and above. I have Unimount and use it for both binos and telescope http://www.gis.net/~astronut/ but that could be something you "grow into" At 18:04 06/15/02 -0700, you wrote: >Hi Linda, > >Steve's binocular suggestions are all good. I can add a few >more suggestions. If the binoculars you'll be buying will >be used primarily at night, then you'll want to match up >the size of the exit pupil with the diameter of your own >dilated pupils. Depending on your age, your pupils could >be 8mm, 7mm, 6mm or less (getting smaller as you age). > >To determine the exit pupil size for a pair of binoculars, >divide the objective size in mm (the second number) by the >magnification (the first number). For example, 7 x 50 >binocs have an exit pupil of (50/7) or ~7 mm. > >I use 8 x 56 binoculars made by Celestron -- it's just >about optimal for satellite viewing. A little more power >than the 7 x 50's, but still relatively lightweight. Beyond >8x, it's difficult to hold the image steady (though if you're >willing to spend a lot of money, they do make image-stabilized >binoculars). > >Best, >Rob > >----------------------------------------------------------------- >Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' >in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org >http://www2.satellite.eu.org/sat/seesat/seesatindex.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/sat/seesat/seesatindex.html
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