Yep, binoculars are nifty

Telescopes for astronomy tend to be large and turn everything back to front. So not so useful for the boats.

You can get some nice ones for not too much. 50s are probably the best bet.

Think of them as light funnels - if you want to look at faint stuff (stars) you need bigger ones. The bigger you go the harder they are to hold...

Posted By: Cardiff Canary on September 28th 2018 at 08:02:49

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Saturn was amazing through the Questar last night. (n/m) (NCFC) - ghost of hucks, Sep 27, 16:52:57
- Nifty. (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Sep 27, 18:17:54
  - Trust me, they are exquisite and give Apo refractor like views. Love it so much. (n/m) (NCFC) - ghost of hucks, Sep 27, 20:52:39
  - Fuck me we’ve got telescope geeks on the Wrath (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 27, 20:30:40
    - Yep, binoculars are nifty (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Sep 28, 08:02:49
    - ^^^lives 1-2 miles from the window of someone he fancies^^^ (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Sep 27, 21:25:51
    - Good pair of binoculars my friend (n/m) (NCFC) - ghost of hucks, Sep 27, 20:51:54
- Aren't they like 3 inches? (NCFC) - Timmy_Goat, Sep 27, 17:08:08
  - 3.5 but the 1/10th wave optics make them as good as any 4.5” frac I’ve used. (n/m) (NCFC) - ghost of hucks, Sep 27, 17:50:13
    - That’s cool (n/m) (NCFC) - ghost of hucks, Sep 27, 20:50:49
    - I got to use the 28 inch at Greenwich once (NCFC) - Timmy_Goat, Sep 27, 18:20:53
  - You're thinking of Trump's toadstool (n/m) (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Sep 27, 17:35:21

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