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<blockquote data-quote="jring" data-source="post: 3343108" data-attributes="member: 133897"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>in some german astro forum sb has built a bino from two shortened Skywatcher ED80/600 refractors and some diagonals - he got them collimated although he had some custom middle part made - it didn't really work well with the stock tube mounts. I suppose they will offer an erect but mirrored on the vertical axis image. One could have traded some brightness for a correct image with two amicis...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://forum.astronomie.de/phpapps/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1071475/Bino_Projekt_Nr._2" target="_blank">http://forum.astronomie.de/phpapps/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1071475/Bino_Projekt_Nr._2</a></p><p></p><p>As for the bino(viewer) and scope idea - it looses the 3d effect of course but at the ranges you use it, there won't be too much left anyways...</p><p>Also has somebody experience if a spotting scope will come into focus with a binoviewer - I have some doubts - it's sometimes tricky enough with astro scopes and a much more generous focus distance...</p><p></p><p>Joachim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jring, post: 3343108, member: 133897"] Hi, in some german astro forum sb has built a bino from two shortened Skywatcher ED80/600 refractors and some diagonals - he got them collimated although he had some custom middle part made - it didn't really work well with the stock tube mounts. I suppose they will offer an erect but mirrored on the vertical axis image. One could have traded some brightness for a correct image with two amicis... [url]http://forum.astronomie.de/phpapps/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/1071475/Bino_Projekt_Nr._2[/url] As for the bino(viewer) and scope idea - it looses the 3d effect of course but at the ranges you use it, there won't be too much left anyways... Also has somebody experience if a spotting scope will come into focus with a binoviewer - I have some doubts - it's sometimes tricky enough with astro scopes and a much more generous focus distance... Joachim [/QUOTE]
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