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- From: bunner@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Dana A. Bunner)
- Newsgroups: sci.astro
- Subject: Re: binocular question
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.232200.18821@macc.wisc.edu>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 22:05:17 GMT
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- Organization: University of Wisconsin Academic Computing Center
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- In article <1992Dec28.213357.7792@linus.mitre.org>, chaloux@mandolin.mitre.org (Dave Chaloux) writes...
-
- >I personally would have gone with the 10x50s but for a different set of reasons.
- ..
- >2) The reason I use binoculars is for large extended objects like the Plieades,
- >the Double cluster, the beehive, bright comets, etc. I want the bigger field of
- >view.
- ..
- >4) Finding objects will be easier with the bigger field of view.
-
- I meant to state this in my response and remembered it just after sending
- the message. Indeed I do value this in a binocular, particularly if I have
- only one pair. Unfortunately wider angles are usually traded off for eye
- relief. I think having just a single pair of binocs which have only a 3-3.5
- degree field is to miss out on one of the finer qualities of binoculars.
-
- >As Dana points out, the quality of the coatings, etc. is critical. Dana is also
- >fair enough to point out that binoculars with small exit pupils can be useful.
-
- Actually, I thought my position was rather liberal on this point. Many books
- and salespeople stress that you shouldn't even look at anything under a 7mm
- exit pupil. I said down to 4.5mm was good and even 3.0 could be useful.
- I too, commonly view through telescopic eyepieces with images in the 2.5mm
- or lower range, however my wife and oldest daughter can't adapt to such
- small openings. They can't see a thing when I'm above 200X.
-
- >I just wanted to take it further and say that exit pupils can turn into a
- >sacred cow that should be slaughtered from time to time.
-
- I agree with you and appreciated your comments.
-
- BTW: I was looking at M42 last night at 214X & 152X with my 13" Coulter
- and never saw more than 4 stars in the trapezium (sic?). This just after
- collimating it and getting the best images I've had to date with it. This
- is a "stock" Coulter with original mirror mounts, secondary, and slide
- focuser. However my children had a great time observing "up close and
- personal" the setting orange cresent moon.
-
- Dana Bunner
-