[AZ-Observing] Re: Wide Angle Binoculars comparison
- From: stevecoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 13:53:15 -0600
Dan;
Thanks for the tip, I will watch out for that.
Steve Coe
On 14.05.2013 10:59, Dan Heim wrote:
> Yeah, well don't make the same mistake I did and leave them in the
> car
> 24/7. I ruined a perfectly good set of sport binoculars that way.
> Turns
> out the Arizona summer heat will delaminate the adhesive holding
> optical
> elements together. Not repairable. Gets all bubbly and hazy, and
> makes
> it look like you're seeing through fog. Otherwise, enjoy your new
> eyes.
> -Dan Heim
>
> On 5/14/2013 1:50 AM, stevecoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> May 14, 2013 2 AM MDT
>> Tom and Jeannie Clark's place in New Mexico
>> Seeing=6, Transparency=7
>>
>> Test of Century 8X40 binoculars 9.5 deg FOV
>>
>> I purchased a used pair of very wide angle binoculars and they
>> arrived
>> this afternoon. I paid a very modest price and so I was not
>> expecting
>> much. They arrived well packed and with no damage. I got them
>> outdoors
>> and tried them on some distant hills and a radio tower. I was happy
>> to
>> see that they did a good job, they were in collimation and I had no
>> trouble getting the binoculars to focus. When I bought them I was
>> hoping they would do a good job for astronomical viewing as well as
>> terrestrial. Even if they did not work out for Milky Way viewing, I
>> now
>> knew that they could be put into the car and used for that "boy I
>> wish I
>> had my binoculars" event.
>>
>>
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