Starship Asterisk*

What a breathtaking picture. Just stunning.

Thanks for the input.

Rob- When I get a picture that actually shows something, I will put it on flickr.

I am going to borrow my son's camera - it's way better than mine.

Ted

When I talk about the equipment I have, I feel like I am walking around with my shoes off and holes in my socks. Yes, it's a point and shoot. I am used to the term rangefinder, since that (used to mean - I am dating myself) focusing through a separate viewer, not through the lens. I have a Minolta D...

I want to start trying to take some pictures through my astronomy binoculars a telescope I find uncomfortable, and I am not looking for deep space at this point. I am just starting to enjoy the stars. To further limit my equipment, I don't have an SLR - just a digital rangefinder. It's advantage is ...

Chris-
Thanks again for your patience. I certainly understand more now. I freely admit to rereading your posts several times before it sinks in.

BTW, I went out to your site. That observatory looks like a real labor of love.

Ted

Chris- Thanks again for your thoughtful replies. So, then what is the difference between a 100mm aperture with a 14X magnification, and a 25X? What is the meaning of the smaller exit pupil? If I understand you correctly, the larger magnification is less light efficient, and if one was looking at a d...

Chris- Thanks for your reply. And - full disclosure - I have opened up an online store selling telescope binoculars (i am not going to post the url here) and am trying to learn more to serve my customers better. And, I also freely admit to not being very knowledgeable. I personally prefer using bino...

Hi folks- Pardon a newbie, but I wanted some advice, and I hope this educated community can help out. In considering binoculars for night sky viewing - what are the tradeoffs to take into consideration? (Let's limit the discussion to binoculars that can be relatively easily transported - say up to 1...