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Originally Posted by Stu Ward
I have a 12" collapsible dob, so i can move the secondary closer by this.
What are the views like with the 14" and Bino ?
Stu
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Hi Stu, if you want to try binoviewing I would suggest the WO units as price is very reasonable and performance (as most people have found) dosent differ greatly from units that are much more expensive. Would work great with your
scope.
I have to say that all my moon walking is now done using WO binos. With mono I used to find moon too bright unless using moon filter.Now brightness of view is just right (because of light beam being split). Two eyed views give that 3-D effect,( moon looks like a globe with vistas clearly showing the curvature of the Lunar-scape) and are much more immersive. With mono viewing moon now looks (to me) like a flat dish in comparison.Also now enjoy full moon observing as bino contrast is excellent.
The Planets are great as well. Saturn and Jupiter are real gems. Had the joy earlier in the year when Jupiter was in the evening sky to watch (in 3-D) Io approach and transit across the surface of Jupiter as a small bright disc (surface detail was a little beyond my visual grasp), but a spectacle beyond any previous one eyed views I had experienced.
Also great on many DSOs like m42 etc and globs. Though for fainter objects I still go mono mode as you go around 1/2 mag deeper, otherwise one has to use a little of the "averted vision" to get there.
Stephen.