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Old 26-12-2008, 10:46 AM
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g__day (Matthew)
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Comming in very late - I found Andrews triplet 80 * 20 binoculars simply spectular (compared to 70 * 15 or 50 * 10) - the extra light grasp is impressive. I was until I started looking around Orion that I realised how much better that 10mm of aperature is - suddenly I could see around 40% more stars.

The other purchase I really liked was a second hand Williams Optics Megrez. Its not an apo - but its beautifully solid and focuses amazing well - giving very high contrast views.
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