edz wrote in message . ..
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The full article that has been submitted should be available within
the next week or two.

Great work ed. Glad that you made and took the time to carry through with collecting some field data. Considering the popularity of
binocular observing, it will be an important contribution to amateur observing. Looking forward to seeing what data you
collected. - Kurt

Naked Eye Limiting Magnitude does not act linearly on Binocular
Limiting Magnitude. . . . The ultimate limiting magnitude reached for any given
aperture is significantly dependant on the magnification in use.

Both consistent with central conclusions of Schaeffer and Clark (ODM).