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    what bird/welke vogel?

    Who knows which bird this is? Wie weet welk vogeltje dit is?
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    telephoto vs spotting scope?

    Could a camera with telephoto lens be used as a spotting scope? Or would it make more sense to use the spotting scope in place of the lens? What wld be the trade offs?
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    Aruba- A Falcon?

    This picture was taken in Aruba, close to the mainland of Venezuela. It looks like some kind of falcon, but not one thats common here on the island. Does anyone know what bird this is?
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    celestron onyx

    This looks like a serious piece of hardware at a bargain price: http://www.optcorp.com/product.aspx?pid=8146 Does anybody have any firsthand knowledge of it? Could it be turned into a useful backyard spotting scope?
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    Slow scopes?

    I have been reading lots about optics and "fast" versus "slow", slow being more forgiving as far as abberations are concerned. So the obvious question, are there are any good slow scopes out there? Lets assume for a moment that size is not a real problem.
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    Stores in Utah?

    I will be visiting the US again in May, flying into and out of Salt Lake City and that might be the prefect opportunity to get my hands on some scopes and compare and see for myself. Any suggestions are to where i shd go?
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    65 PF preferred tripod?

    Simple question: what tripod to get for the 65? The usual issues of course: light, yet sturdy and affordable
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    leupold gold ring spotting scope

    My hunt for long eye relief continues! Came a cross a comment about this scope with 30 mm eye relief. Does anybody have any experience with this scope? How does it hold up optically?
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    Eye relief and zoom

    I have been reading quite a bit about optics by now and this leads to some very general questions: What should be the minimum eye relief for eye glass wearers? Why do zoom eye pieces tend to have short eye relief? Which zoom eye pieces (either proprietary or generic astronomical) are suitable...
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    Hello everybody

    I must admit i am not much of a birder. A dutchman living on the island of Aruba in the Caribbean. I do understand we have some special birds out here, migratory terns that travel here from Brasil to nest. We live really close by the sea (with an unobstructed view) and we recently got involved...
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