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Originally Posted by Satchmo
Erick, Must be a lot to do with your local sky? I used a pair of the Optex 25 X 100 binos which are the same as all the generic 25 X 100 FB's floating around under various brand names, and at the SPSP ( 250km from Sydney ) was blown away to see Omega Centauri beautifully resolved into a mass of pinpoint stars. Yes, these binoculars show colour in the day or on the Moon , but for Deep Sky work they were very sharp and clear over 3/4 of the field. Definately a great bargain.
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OK Mark, I had a good look last Friday night at Omega Centauri out at Snake Valley. Through the 30x100s, another observer and I agreed that though we couldn't see pinpoint stars, the granularity was evident - definitely better than the "cottonwool" I had suggested! Thanks for correcting me.
