Bino-viewer with a Dob

[Satchmo]

Great news. Will be interested to hear of your experience !

[sopticals (Stephen)]

Originally Posted by Stu Ward

I just bit the bullet and ordered through WO Online
$215 inc shipping

Wonder how long for delivery ?

Stu

Hi Stu,

Got mine from WOs EBay store. They took four days to arrive after I pressed the "buy" button. Super service and nice item. You will enjoy.

Stephen.

[Stu Ward]

My WO Binoviewer arrived today. Guess what ?
Total cloud cover !!!

[sopticals (Stephen)]

Originally Posted by Stu Ward

My WO Binoviewer arrived today. Guess what ?
Total cloud cover !!!

Hi Stu,
I had the same problem,but decided to do a bit of "bird watching" (the feathered kind) during the daytime. Quite an experience watching a bird picking mites out from among its feathers at an apparent distance of around 20" (using 14" dob) at approx 200x. Actually its a good experience to first set up in daytime to familiarize yourself with the binos and eyepiece combos regarding balance issues, merging images, setting interoccular separations etc. You will enjoy. I consider my WO Binos the best bit of kit I have and real value for dollar spent.

Stephen. PS, If closeup use you will need scope at full extension.

[Stu Ward]

Upside down bird watching ?

[sopticals (Stephen)]

Originally Posted by Stu Ward

Upside down bird watching ?

Hi Stu, I was so taken by the view I didnt even notice it being upside down.

Stephen.

[Stu Ward]

My Binoviewers got first light last night.
Even with the Attachable Barlow I could not achieve focus on the 12" Dob at 1500mm. good job its collapsible.
By reducing the focal length by around 125mm i achieved focus without the Barlow.


WOW - The moon looked magnificent, and seeing was probably pretty average due to passing cirrus all night.

But I was just blown away with the depth of view when being able to use both eyes relaxed. I sat there for ages just soaking up craters and formations that I had never seen before.
One thing that just had me smiling was how sharp the views were. I could see the shadows cast from Mountain ranges in pin sharp clarity.

The kids will love it.

I tried a couple of DSO's just for the hell of it too. Now bearing in mind the moon is at about 80% so far from Ideal

I could make out M27 the Dumbbell nebula
And the Butterfly Cluster

Definate reduction in light, but I reckon on New Moon it will show some interesting contrast as it blackens the background

Definately worth 200 of my Dollars !!!

Stu

[Poita (Peter)]

I'm still very pleased with mine, and it is quite usable on fuzzies once the moon racks off.
I'd like to try some higher quality eyepieces with it sometime too.

[mbaddah (Mo)]

Hi Stu,

Great to hear you're enjoying your WO binoviewers. I bought a pair as well to use for my 10" flextube and loved them for the moon. For DSO, the reduction in light wasn't worth it.

The biggest highlight I've had though was observing Jupiter one night from my backyard. My jaw hit the floor at the level of detail I witnessed that night, the brown hues were highly saturated and the plethora of bands, festoons just popped out. I didn't realise this level of detail could be achieved with my 10" SW, perhaps it was a night of exceptional seeing I don't know.