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What A Night!
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17 years 2 months ago #51695
by Jononeill
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What a beautiful clear night tonight. I didnt even take the telescope out tonight just a pair of binoculars and a chair my whole garden is lit up in the moonlight. At times the moon looks better without a scope
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17 years 2 months ago #51697
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Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor
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Frank and I got a good look at the moon though the clubs 12" dob with a 26mm eyepiece which easily gives us the entire moon at a glance, no binoculars could beat it. A nice sky, even if it is lit up like a Christmas tree by the moon.
Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor
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17 years 2 months ago #51700
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I always say that a 10X50 binocs gives a far more beautiful view of the Gemini region around M35 /Propus/Tegat than any scope.
The vast field of the binocs brings it out.
Like looking out over a bottomlessly deep and wide panorama.
In a truly dark sky (the stars like "Diamonds on Black Velvet") it looks 3-D.
(In even slight light pollution, as in 90% of Ireland, that effect is wiped out.)
Peter.
The vast field of the binocs brings it out.
Like looking out over a bottomlessly deep and wide panorama.
In a truly dark sky (the stars like "Diamonds on Black Velvet") it looks 3-D.
(In even slight light pollution, as in 90% of Ireland, that effect is wiped out.)
Peter.
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17 years 2 months ago #51707
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Midlands Astronomy Club.
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Replied by Seanie_Morris on topic Re: What A Night!
It was patchy cloud here (Daingean, Offaly) when I was out for a walk, and then setting off to work (between 22:00hrs and 22:30hrs). The thin rays of Moonlight peeping out between the clouds were nice to see. Cloudy this morning though...
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Radio Presenter (Midlands 103), Space Enthusiast, Astronomy Outreach Co-ordinator.
Former IFAS Chairperson and Secretary.
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17 years 2 months ago #51709
by dmcdona
Clearly an optical illusion
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The vast field of the binocs brings it out.
Like looking out over a bottomlessly deep and wide panorama.
In a truly dark sky (the stars like "Diamonds on Black Velvet") it looks 3-D.
Peter.
Clearly an optical illusion
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