Linda I think the use of binoculars is the best way to view satellites. I have two pair. One is 7 x 42 which work pretty well. They are not heavy and I can use them all night long or take them to a ball game or car race and they do not get heavy and cause your arm to get tired. A lot of good ones out there. Then I have a pair of 11 x 70 which weigh more than 3 1/2 pounds. Hard to use with just your hand. I use them with my hands for short spurts. I also use them with a tripod and a special mount on top of the tripod called a parallelogram. It depends on how much you want to spend. You can get either of the above mentioned sizes for $150 or less. Of course you will have to get a tripod or maybe you already have one from photography use. Go to the web site bigbinoculars.com of course you have to put the usual http and www in front of the bigbinoculars. But these discussion lists do not like for you to put all of that out at one time. That site is a good one for you to check out various models and sizes. I see you are down the road from me. I am in Cincinnati. If you are near Lexington let me know. There is a nice store there for buying scopes and binoculars. Jim Cincinnati 39N 84 W > Hi list mates, > I am planning on buying binoculars to help me view the satellites, etc. > I would appreciate suggestions on power, objective lens size, etc. I > need any suggestions that would help me make a wise and useful choice. > Thanks in advance for your help. > > Thanks, > Linda Ramsey (KY) > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' > in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org > http://www2.satellite.eu.org/sat/seesat/seesatindex.html > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/sat/seesat/seesatindex.html
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