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Meade 6 Piece Outdoor Adventure Set $35.98 The 6 pieces are: 10 x 50mm Meade binocular, featuring Meade’s legendary optical technology and design, including solid, high quality construction. This binocular features multi-coated lenses for clear, bright viewing, rubber coating for durability. The rugged backpack easily holds your Meade binocular and all its accessories. Comfortable, padded shoulder straps, with waist and chest straps offer … |
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Starry Night AstroPhoto Suite – Windows Share your passion for astronomy with others by capturing beautiful astrophotographs. Starry Night AstroPhoto Suite will help you every step of the way, from identifying objects to controlling your computerized telescope and imaging equipment to capturing and processing images. The AstroPhoto Suite combines essential features of Starry Night Pro astronomy software with MaxIm DL Lite digital imagin… |
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MEADE 7-15 X 25mm compact porro prism design binocular – MEA71525 $60.68 … |
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Celestron 21024 FirstScope Telescope $34.95 In 1609, world-renowned Italian scientist, Galileo Galilei, introduced an elementary telescope to the growing astronomy community, which sparked interest into the mysterious night sky for centuries to come. Four centuries later, in celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, Celestron offers the portable FirstScope Telescope. The FirstScope pays tribute to Galileo Galilei and many of … |
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BARSKA 40070 Starwatcher Compact Refractor Telescope with Table Top Tripod And Carrying Case $58.72 There’s an amazing show to be seen in the night sky and this Barska travel telescope is a great tool. You get a totally portable 300x telescope with a 70mm objective lens and a tabletop tripod. You also get a copy of the highly popular Deep Sky software, which includes a searchable database of over 10,000 celestial objects and a What’s Up Wizard that delivers a list of what is visible at the obser… |
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Orion Shorty 1.25 2x Barlow Lens $44.99 Give your scope a power boost! Orion’s Shorty barlow lens doubles the power of any eyepiece it’s used with. For about the price of a single telescope eyepiece or less, this practical accessory effectively doubles the number of eyepieces at your disposal. It gets its name from its compact size. The Shorty barlow lens is just 3″ long end to end – about half the length of a standard barlow lens. It’s… |
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help choosing a telescope and a pair of binoculars?
hey everyone
1) i was looking at buying the orion dobsonian but they dont seem to sell it in the uk, so i wanted to know if the Meade Lightbridge 8″ Deluxe Dobsonian Telescope was a good alternative.
2) also i wanted to know what the Meade Lightbridge is capable of viewing?
3) also i would like to know what a good telescope is to take photos (if i advance enough to take any) for £500
4) i wanted to know how astro photography works?
5) and after researching i found that you should start of with binoculars and a few books to know what youre looking at, could anyone recommend some 7×50 binoculars for under £90, and a few books to help me know what i am looking at?
if you can answer any of these questions it would be much appreciated
i live in seaton (devon) so not a lot of light poloution
1) Yes, Orion are not widely distributed in the UK, they are basically an American importer. There’s nothing wrong with the Meade if that is what you want but it is comparatively expensive. There are cheaper solid tube Dobs out there similar to the Orion scopes, e.g. the 8″ Sky-Watcher http://www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk/skyliner-200p-with-free-binoculars_d12.html which will probably be a hundred pounds or so cheaper than the Meade.
2) An 8″ scope is suitable for a broad range of objects -stars, planets and it is just about big enough to have some use for deep space objects – clusters, galaxies and nebulae. That depends on a dark sky of course. There’s little point in a largish scope if you are sat under light pollution all the time since you wouldn’t see much more than with a smaller scope.
3) & 4) Forget about astrophotography for now. It is not nearly as difficult as often made out here but a basic competence is a prerequisite. £500 is not a generous budget for a suitable scope – you can easily spend more than that on a decent mount. There are a few options available but I would forget astrophotography for now. When you have the skills to advance to it generally you won’t need someone else to suggest what to buy.
5) You’re in a dead price spot for 7x50s there. There are cheap pairs that are not worth bothering with for £50 or less and usable pairs for £150+ but inbetween is fairly sparsely populated for 7x50s. If you open up the spec a bit there are some reasonable options – there are some nice 8x42s and 10x50s on your budget and they are possibly a better option under less than ideal conditions. Since I answered an essentially similar question earlier today I’ll simply point you to http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100413080253AAHBV1c If you really must have 7x50s the Opticron Vega IIs are probably your best option but the spec looks vague (i.e. poor) and I have never handled them personally.
As for books I never really know what to recommend since my introductory books are now mostly out of print. However one thing I would say is do not rely too much on any single book. Read a variety of them to get different perspectives and ensure you are not overly influenced by a single author’s opinion. Your local library should have a reasonable selection which will be worth checking out.
10 Tips When Buying a Binocular
The term binocular covers a whole range of optics, binoculars, spotting scopes, night vision goggles, and so on. So before you even think of buying a binocular you need to find out what you need and what you are going to use it for. Binoculars are used by people in operas, while hunting, in war, for bird watching, and in astronomy. For astronomy and bird watching you will need high powered binoculars while for other uses you could even consider compact binoculars which weigh little.
The joy of watching things up close cannot be described; you will be able to see every small detail clearly as though you are within touching distance. When buying a pair you must think of quality, long lasting, good grip, ideal weight, and lens power. Before you buy ask about what kind of prism and lens the binocular has, plastic lenses are more expensive than glass and often have coatings that enable you to see even in low light conditions. The functionality of a binocular depends on factors like lens size and quality prism quality; lens coatings; adjustable and easy to use settings.
Here are a few thoughts:
1. Know your need. Read all about binoculars their power and uses.
2. Determine how often you will use a pair and what its cost is. Think about it should you spend valuable dollars to satisfy a whim and then let the pair reside in your cupboard?
3. Surf the internet and make a study of the different brands. There are so many options available; Canon, Bushnell, Nikon, Steiner, Leupold, Olympus, Meade, Vanguard, and more. Weigh the pros and cons of each kind and read unbiased reviews.
4. Always make the effort of taking a survey. Comparison shopping is a mantra that is being followed world wide. Get quotes from different sites.
5. Check out auction sites too. Very often designer glasses are sold for almost a pittance at auctions. Here you could even buy a second hand binocular.
6. If you have patience then wait for off season sales this is when binoculars are sold at discounted prices.
7. Always check what the lens specifications are and about warrantees.
8. Since binoculars are specialized items it is best you buy from online stores that specialize in binoculars. Only specialists will be able to answer your questions and guide you on what kind of binoculars would be ideal for your needs.
9. Be sure to ask about whether the pair you are buying are waterproof and also whether they can be use at night. Only a few models have night vision capabilities.
10. While purchasing online be sure to check payment gateway securities and shipping time. Find out where the binoculars will be shipped from and also about what happens if there is breakage in transit.
According to experts the most common tip is to buy the most expensive binocular you can afford.
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