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Article #3606Re: are fixed focus binoc's any good for astronomy??
From: Dana A. Bunner
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 14:42
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 14:42
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In article <1993Jan7.090516.70@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz>, timothy@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Tim Bates) writes... >My question is, are fixed focus binoculars any use for star gazing. You are going to have to test them. If you have 20/20 eyesight then possibly yes. If you wear eyeglasses then it is highly unlikely they have sufficient eye relief ... which you may be able to deal with ... and it is quite unlikely you will be able to use them without your glasses. Every recommendation I've ever read was against using them for astronomical use but it would seem to me that given the right parameters, they might be a passable, low-cost alternative for casual use. Bear in mind that they probably aren't top quality optics and have minimal lense coatings. Most are designed to be low-cost, easy to use, hunting binoculars. So they aren't designed for night use or sharp pin-point images. Dana Bunner
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Newsgroups: sci.astro Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!zazen!news From: bunner@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Dana A. Bunner) Subject: Re: are fixed focus binoc's any good for astronomy?? Message-ID: <1993Jan7.205053.11731@macc.wisc.edu> Sender: news@macc.wisc.edu (USENET News System) Organization: University of Wisconsin Academic Computing Center Date: 7 JAN 93 14:42:45 Lines: 17