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Old 02-06-2008, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by madtuna View Post
Andrews have Binoviews on special for $99 and though they aren't world beaters I'd imagine they'd be just fine for what you want.

I don't think you actually split the amount of photons? I think you'd see the same amount just with both eyes.

eg: if you saw 100 photons with one eye and then opened the other you'd see 100 photons in each eye not 50 in each eye?
The binoviewer isn't a photomultiplier (so far as I know! I assume it is a simple prism?), so 100 photons into the scope has to be split to 50 for each eye.
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