Reading the posts comparing optical instruments, I was able to buy a pair of 25x150 Fujinions in Osaka in 1980 and have used these as a standard ever since primarily because of the 21 street lights that I can see from my viewing location. 90% of my observations are made with the Fujinons. Three of the street lights plus neighbors security lights constantly impact my observing location (driveway) making it impossible to get much done in the evening. These binoculars perform superbly in a dark sky, except that this pair has never been in one as seen from Houston. The binoculars are quite heavy and can tip over presenting a real nighttime safety hazard since I had to have a mount constructed instead of buying the very expensive commercial mounting. Now, on a great night in Houston [naked eye stars to +4], I can see +11 magnitude satellites; on a good night, limiting magnitude in the Fujinons is +10. I also use these binoculars for fruitless comet hunting searches. The dew shields help minimize stray light and are much better than any Celestron or Meade product for satellite viewing, locating and tracking. For low altitude satellites I can move to another location across the street and use 7x35 wide angle binoculars and they do the job quite well. However, because of a malfunctioning water sprinkling system that sends a geyser of water 30 feet into the air at 1:00 every morning, I must time observing to avoid being inundated. Paul Paul D. Maley Houston, Texas 77058 USA email: paul.d.maley1@jsc.nasa.gov Tel. 281.244.0208; Fax. 281.244.1140 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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