An unreasonable desire???

[erick]

This looks like the right upgrade from my binoculars, in due course. How possible is it to have my own "bi-newts"? :love: How sensible? How affordable!!?

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=22418&d=1169417126

[Gama]

As long as you can align and collimate and have enough focal reach to bring the eyepieces together, you should be able to.

[matt]

I think Mark Suchting might be able to put a $$$$ figure on that for you:)

[gary]

Recommend you pick up the phone and talk to Mark Suching 02-9456-2215.
Mark will be able to provide answers to your questions with authority and
far faster than a follow-up post here.

Another bino-scope advocate is Dave Moorhouse in New Zealand.
Dave is an active enthusiast and he set-up this web site precisely
for people such as yourself - http://www.binoscope.co.nz/
Recommend you drop Dave an email or give him a call in Auckland as he
has a wealth of knowledge on this topic to share.

Best Regards

Gary Kopff
Managing Director
Wildcard Innovations Pty. Ltd.
20 Kilmory Place
Mount Kuring-Gai NSW 2080
Australia
Phone +61-2-9457-9049
Fax +61-2-9457-9593
sales@wildcard-innovations.com.au
http://www.wildcard-innovations.com.au

[rmcpb]

I love the idea of a bio-newt BUT have one question. When observing you are literally standing in front of the scopes with the associated warm air currents rising off your body. Why don't theywreck your views? Afterall we spend soooooo much time trying to stop them in our scopes.

[Satchmo]

Rob , Thats a reasonable question ! . The answer is that any denigration depends on so many factors : prevailing winds , temperature gradients, time of year, altitude of object, how close aperture is to horizontal, upwind or downwind head position, clothing worn etc. Sometimes it may be noticeable and other not. In practise you see a lot more at lower power than you will with a mono due to better acuity and contrast which prabably makes things a littel more forgiving.

On the Friday night at Lostock views through the 12" F5 were razor sharp with 13mm Nagler, showing clearly the loops on Eta Carina star. At the end of the day ( or night in this case) one is so absorbed in the binocular view that any shortcomings are obviated by the total obsorption one has in true binocular viewing:) . The old adage , observe more , worry less is very pertinent here.

Mark