I bought a pair of 15x70 celestron, 160.00 cdn(about 100 us). So far I have not had the chance to test them properly but the views of the sky from the city were impressive for the price I paid. Definitely need a tripod as after a few minutes, it was difficult to hold them high up steady. Nice view with pinpoint stars, slight distortion on the edge but still satisfactory. Color seems good, good eye relief (18mm), bak4 prisms show no obstruction to the main optic. Next, I need to test them in a dark sky location to give a good and full report, soon I hope. -- Denis Boucher Earth Orbit Objects Software Program http://www3.telus.net/public/boucherd/main.htm denis.boucher@telusplanet.net Björn Gimle wrote: > I am/was not in a position to answer, since I have only used 7*50 (and > 7*30) - now also an 8". > > However, in the Sep.2003 issue of Sky&Telescope pp.59 and 102 are some nice > looking 15*70, 15*80, 20*80, 30*80, 25*100 Megaview and Celestron binoculars > WITH integrated binocular mounts. > > Surprising wide field (4.4, 3.3 and 3 degrees) for the Celestron ones and > (3.5 and 2.3) for the larger MegaView. <$299 to $449 (smallest Celestron not > quoted). > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Cannon" > >>Does anyone use 15x70 binoculars for satellite observing? >>They're widely available for quite reasonable prices, so >>I'm really interested to hear about them in terms of seeing satellites. > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' > in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org > List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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