I just ordered a parallelogram mount today and can hardly wait for that to arrive.
Which binoculars do you use most for astronomy?
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I just ordered a parallelogram mount today and can hardly wait for that to arrive.
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How are your Deluxes? Have you compared them to the LWs? I know the LWs are basically the same as the C-tron SKyMasters, but it's a little hard to tell from the pics how much is different about the Deluxes. Tnx!
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Other instruments: Skyline 8" Dobsonian, on a dob pod; Celestron Omni XLT 120 w GSO crayford focuser and Meade 5000 diagonal on Stellarvue M2C mount and Meade LX70 tripod; Oberwerk Binos: 25x100 Deluxe IF on Benro tripod with Oberwerk 5000 head or Farpoint parallelogram; 10x50 Ultra, usually on 3 Legged Thing Punks Trent monopod with Dolica trigger grip head; 8x42 Sport ED hand held. Main EPs: ES 82º 24mm and 11mm, Celestron Luminos 19mm and 10mm, Meade UWA 14mm, Meade HD-60 6.5mm. Filters: UHC, 13%, blue. Finders: RACI, Telrad, RDF, reticle.
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I read that the coatings are the same. However, the Deluxe maintain collimation much better. The Oberwerk website has a page that makes collimating the LWs very easy. I owned the LW 15x70 and now own the LW 11x70. I live under
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The deluxe models are worth the extra expense in both quality and colimation. I like the LW series more than the Celestrons. More consistent all around.
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Her favoured ones are the Canon 10x32 with IS. Those, a reclining chair and Stellarium, and she sees a lot. Tracking down Neptune was a great delight.
The ability of the IS to lock the image position allows more time for the brain to see detail in the image that's made on the retina.
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I used to have a Technostabi some time ago. IS surely helps a lot!
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I've got a monocular which I keep in the car for zooming in on stuff occasionally, wildlife during the day or the sky when on a night shift.
And I've got a brass pocket telescope. It is mandatory to exclaim "Aye arrrhh" in a pirate voice when using.
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What is IS?Gfamily wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:56 am I don't often use binoculars, but MrsG uses them when I'm fiddling with cameras mounts and telescopes.
Her favoured ones are the Canon 10x32 with IS. Those, a reclining chair and Stellarium, and she sees a lot. Tracking down Neptune was a great delight.
The ability of the IS to lock the image position allows more time for the brain to see detail in the image that's made on the retina.
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Man... That's some icky-tasting stuff!
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Thanks, yes.
IS is Image Stabilization; basically the bins have X-Y motion sensors, and the prism that is in the optical path has vertical-horizontal microactuators that work with millisecond response times to adjust the optical path to compensate for the hand held wobbles.
Amazingly, they work.
In normal use, the image just locks when the button is pressed.
For these Canons at least, the 10x30 optics are as good as I have seen.
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My lifelong go-to hand holdable astronomy binoculars have been my Orion Little Giant Abbe-Koenig roof prism 9x63s. When I just need to pull that extra layer of depth out of M44 or M7, or Comet NEOWISE, these do the trick. 9x is completely hand-holdable,and these are slender, well balanced and hand-friendly despite their weight. The Abbe Koenig prisms make a huge difference, plus they look really cool. They are tough, durable, and easy to fit in a suitcase for travel - a lot of astronomy in a little bit of space. When I flew to Australia to see the night skies, these were the only choice; the Orions are at their best on the road. Their only real drawback is that they are seriously heavy, and nowadays I can only use them for 1-2 minutes at a time.
I have just acquired a new challenger for the title - a pair of Vortex Crossfire HD 12x50 SP roofs; they are really capable all-around binoculars - compact, hand friendly and lightweight by astronomy binocular measures. I just wrote an article on BirdForum on the ease of hand-holding 10x binoculars when the bins and technique are right, and I find that exercise applies to these 12x50s. The optics are really good, and it's 100% hand-holdable, at least for me. And, if possible, these are even better looking than the Orions! These are my current best all-arounders, but it's still a dogfight for the astronomy title...
I also recently discovered binocular astronomy using a tripod, and both these binoculars excel at this (the Orions don't have an adapter screw, but I use a velcro strap mount). And both make two-eyed star gazing a must-see. It's a Golden Age for Binoculars, people!
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Man... That's some icky-tasting stuff!
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For years I mostly used a 10x50 Redfield. They've held up well for me for years. I can no longer find the ones I have or find a particular model name/number but they've held up to some fairly hard use and the optics are good.
Now I'm mostly using a Canon 10x42 L IS. Amazing what stabilization and great optics will do for you!
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I imagine that using IS bins is a bit like using a tripod. I have hear rumor that they can be rather heavy.
And yup, my experience with Vortex bins is that they totally ROCK (I've had these for about 3 weeks) - while the Crossfires are the entry level Vortex optics, they are amazing price/performance. You can get better binoculars, but not anywhere near their price. And nobody really talks about 12x50s in astronomy circles, but they absolutely kill my (very nice) 10x50 porros. I haven't finished my review, but it's coming soon...
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Looking forward to reading that.
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