I second Chuck's sentiments about Jupiter and the Beehive; an awesome binocular pair (at 15x) last evening. BTW Chuck, did you ever find out if the eyepieces are interchangeable between the two binocular sets? Rich --- Chuck Hards <chuckhards@yahoo.com> wrote:

I went to bed waiting for high cirrus to clear-off. Got up at 2:00 am and it was sparkling.

Jupiter in the 20x80's & 15x70's hasn't revealed any shadow transits so-far, but the planet is beautiful set against the Beehive cluster nearby. I'll keep an eye out for transits now that you've alerted me. It will be an interesting binocular challange. The moons themselves are obvious; sparkling against a black sky. This is an observing scale I've neglected too long.

Has anyone seen a shadow using binoculars? If so, what size bino?

I am also pleased with the 20x80mm's on Saturn. It is easily seen to be a tiny ball wrapped in an exquisite ring. Very sharp, especially when you consider it's just an f/4 cemented doublet, at 20x to boot.

Made a set of Baader solar filters for the 20x80's. Will try them on the sun tomorrow, weather permitting.

C.

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I went to Sky and Telescope's- This Week's Sky at a Glance. It was Callisto that cast its tiny black shadow onto Jupiter's face. The Great Red Spot should transit around 8:36 MST tonight. Hopefully it will still be clear tonight.

Debbie

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I viewed the same thing on Saturday with my Comet Catcher. Couldn't quite fit them both in the field of view of my old 25mm Kellener @~20x (It's the only low power 1.25" ep that I have, this will soon change. I mean the AFOV is around 40*!). I'd either get Jupiter and most of the beehive, or all of the beehive and no Jupiter. I really like the CC as a rich field telescope, M45 knocks your socks off! The optics are not quite diffraction limited; I judge 100x to be its maximum usable power (what do you expect at f/3.64?). Also, the focuser's movement is quite coarse, so it is a real pain to focus above 100x. At 50x, the moon is really sweet to look at. It is at 100x too, once you get it focused. Greg --- Richard Tenney <retenney@yahoo.com> wrote:

I second Chuck's sentiments about Jupiter and the Beehive; an awesome binocular pair (at 15x) last evening.

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I live in Salt Lake. Don't worry about it, though. I was planning on selling my Gary Russell 2" Konigs and getting some UO Konigs anyway, and they are 1.25". Greg --- Chuck Hards <chuckhards@yahoo.com> wrote:

Greg, where do you live? I have a couple of low-power eyepieces in 1.25", (I think around 29mm) I'd be glad to loan you one.

C.

--- Greg Taylor <astronomus_maximus@yahoo.com> wrote:

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I viewed the same thing on Saturday with my Comet Catcher. Couldn't quite fit them both in the field of view of my old 25mm Kellener @~20x (It's the only low power 1.25" ep that I have, this will soon change. I mean the AFOV is around 40*!). I'd either get Jupiter and most of the beehive, or all of the beehive and no Jupiter.

I really like the CC as a rich field telescope, M45 knocks your socks off! The optics are not quite diffraction limited; I judge 100x to be its maximum usable power (what do you expect at f/3.64?). Also, the focuser's movement is quite coarse, so it is a real pain to focus above 100x. At 50x, the moon is really sweet to look at. It is at 100x too, once you get it focused.

Greg

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I second Chuck's sentiments about Jupiter and the Beehive; an awesome binocular pair (at 15x) last evening.

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Do they make those short ones anymore? Their website doesn't list them. Greg --- Chuck Hards <chuckhards@yahoo.com> wrote:

You'll love the UO Konigs. I have had the entire set, including the 8mm & 6.5mm for 20 years now.

C.

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I live in Salt Lake. Don't worry about it, though. I was planning on selling my Gary Russell 2" Konigs and getting some UO Konigs anyway, and they are 1.25".

Greg

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