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    Celestron C90 Mak - any advice?

    I have a Celestron C-90 scope. Mine is at least 7-8 years old, so maybe in the interim there have been changes made, but I find it too bulky, much too clumsy to use, and too heavy for lugging around in the field. It is also hard to focus since you turn the whole barel to focus it, which is too...
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    Vista users

    VISTA users Roy, I am using VISTA as the OS on my PC computer also and to my chagrin, Microsoft has seen fit to configure VISTA to dump cookies and temporary internet files at every shut down. Using Windows XP 2nd edition, you had the choice of manually dumping cookies or temporary internet...
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    Northern NJ first Juncos spotted today

    Winter birds are appearing in western Upstate New York, too, along with some irruptiver species. So far, I have seen at my birdfeeders, Red-Breasted Nuthatches, Pine siskins, Evening Grosbeaks, Slate-Grey Juncos, Tufted Titmouse, White-throated sparrows, White-crowned sparrows. Today a cold...
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    My First Woodpecker!!!

    What fun, Crafty, to identify new birds in your yard! I remember well when I started feeding the birds in my yard and bought some field guides to help ID them. The birding hobby just snowballed from there, and 10 years later, I still love it! It is good to read the excitement in your posts...
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    This is a first! Red-breasted nuthatch!

    JMOM, I am in western Upstate NY, near Buffalo, NY, about 30 miles from the Canadian border. I live in a rural area on what was once a family-sized dairy farm, now retired. Red-Breasted Nuthatches are an irruptive species for my area and I am delighted to tell you that I, too, have them this...
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    An Irruptive Species Year

    After reading reports of a poor pinecone seed crop this year in Canada, I have been watching my WNY birdfeeders for irruptive species. Before and after every cold front moved in, I checked ahead and behind of the fronts for bird activity that might include unusual birds feeding in my...
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    New Kowa Scopes?

    I just this morning ordered one of the new KOWA TSN-884 straight 88mm Prominar spotting scopes .. along with a KOWA 88mm 20x-60x Zoom Eyepiece I found both items in stock online at Eagle Optics. They are selling the 884/883 scope body for $1,999 and the 88mm Zoom Eyepiece for $499 The KOWA...
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    Poor Eyesight & Using Viewfinders Help Needed

    I have an adult friend with very poor eyesight due to childhood measles. She enjoys photographing wildlife with digital cameras but has had no luck using the viewfinders, so must use the LCD Screen all the time. Even using cameras that come with diopter adjustment capabilities for the...
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    Trekpod Walking Stick

    Does anyone have any firsthand experience with a new product... TREKPOD WALKING STICK with MagMount Quick Release system? This is an aluminum, adjustable hiking staff/monopod, that easily converts in seconds to a stand-alone tripod. At the top is a MagMount tilt & swivel head, concealed under...
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    New Swarovski Extendable Scope

    Has anyone used Swarovski's new extendable, handheld spotting scope, Model CTC 30x75 ? List price is $1032 but several websites are selling it at around $819 Fixed focus 30x Eyepiece, rubber armored, Close Focus 33 feet, water resistant to 14 feet, nitrogen purged. This looks like something...
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    New Olympus 770 Camera

    Has anyone had any advance looks or hands-on of Olympus' new digital camera in the UltraZoom line due out on the market April 2004? Olympus C-770 Movie, with MPEG-4 10x Optical Zoom, 4 MegaPixel [from the Digital Photography Review website... ] PMA 2004: In a 'by popular demand' move...
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    Local Walmart has contaminated aquarium tanks!!

    Well done, Lucille! You kept at it until you were satisfied with the end results and planned your way methodically, with much patience & fairness, and an obvious great love of animals. What a wonderful way to start a New Year! With a success story for the animals. I wonder how many of the...
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    Skylight filter or not?

    Grahams, could you please confirm the appropriate filter thread size for use on a Swarovski ATS 80 HD spotting scope? Is the 82mm size, mentioned in your previous post, correct? I am a bit confused, as I thought the ATS 80 HD used 80mm filters. The reason I am asking, is that I am...
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    How to clean spotting scope glass?

    I would like to know how all you spotting scope users clean the objective and eyepiece exterior glass on your spotting scopes? Is their a specific product & method you use that will remove skin oils & fingerprints, air pollution film, smears & grime, etc from the glass .. without harming the...
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    Neos Overboots

    For rubber boots, I wear Ariat Wellies, just like the Queen of England out in the field with her Corgis! Seriously, I have found them to be very good boots for me and will pass along the info I have... tall rubber boots with hard rubber, insulated soles and buckle strap adjust at top. Toe...
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