Questions tagged [binoculars]
For questions about the observation of the sky through binoculars.
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What should I look for in an astronomy tripod?
I have a Celstron SkyMaster 20x80 binoculars, and a tripod — Vanguard 263AT with a SBH-100 head.
The binoculars weighs 2.2kg, while the head is rated to a loading capacity of 10kg, and the legs to a ...
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What to look for in a tripod for binoculars?
I have been looking at large astronomy binoculars in the 25x100 and 20x80 range. Clearly, these monsters cannot be held steady by hand, or even be held at all for any reasonable length of time using ...
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What Are Some Good Southern Hemisphere 7x50 Binocular Targets?
I've been interested in astronomy for a while but only recently purchased my first set of binoculars (7x50). I've been learning various constellations as well as spotting some other objects with the ...
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What's a good step up from 7x50 binoculars?
I own a Nikon OceanPro 7x50 pair of binoculars, but I find that when I look at the moon, I would like more magnification.
My requirements are:
costs less than $400
weighs less than 10kg
the length ...
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Telescope optical tolerance from central axis
I sometimes encounter telescopes/binoculars with a decent objective diameter but are very difficult to use because they only work when the eye is looking down the central axis (i.e. in the centre of ...
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Distance between objective lens and eyepiece
I am trying to make home telescope, I have a convex lens of focal length 1000mm and eyepiece (plano-convex) with 25mm focal length. What is the ideal distance between objective and eyepiece to see ...
