See 35 miles with amazing binoculars!!!

There is an ad in today's _USA Weekend_ magazine for a pair of binoculars with the headline "See up to 35 miles with these high-powered binoculars". (!) They even have 1000% power lenses!!! I don't think i've ever seen a sillier ad for binoculars. I wonder what happens when you try to look at something more than 35 miles away?! ;-/

..Florian

On Feb 4, 10:53 am, "Florian" wrote:
There is an ad in today's _USA Weekend_ magazine for a pair of binoculars with the headline "See up to 35 miles with these high-powered binoculars". (!) They even have 1000% power lenses!!! I don't think i've ever seen a sillier ad for binoculars. I wonder what happens when you try to look at something more than 35 miles away?! ;-/

.Florian

Florian,

Why is it you never run across stuff like this?

SEE GALAXIES WITH THESE ORDINARY BINOS!!
8x ( or thereabout)
40 mm lenses (or thereabout)

They would sell more items.

Ben

Ben wrote:
On Feb 4, 10:53 am, "Florian" wrote:
There is an ad in today's _USA Weekend_ magazine for a pair of binoculars with the headline "See up to 35 miles with these high-powered binoculars". (!) They even have 1000% power lenses!!! I don't think i've ever seen a sillier ad for binoculars. I wonder what happens when you try to look at something more than 35 miles away?! ;-/

.Florian

Florian,

Why is it you never run across stuff like this?

SEE GALAXIES WITH THESE ORDINARY BINOS!!
8x ( or thereabout)
40 mm lenses (or thereabout)

They would sell more items.

Ben


I like the Tasco 60 mm, can show the wonders of the universe all the
time at 600x magnification!
JS

"Protagonist" wrote in message
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I like the Tasco 60 mm, can show the wonders of the universe all the
time at 600x magnification!

Actually, as I've said many times here, the standard Tasco tube makes a pretty
good OTA. Just throw away the horrible eyepieces, the focuser, and use the
tripod legs as clubing sticks under your car seat for cases of emergency.

Then buy some good eyepieces like I have done from Apogee, a decent shorty
Barlow and mount the entire thing on a good sturdy tripod that can stand 25-30
kg's and you've got a pretty decent instrument.

Mine will go to reasonable magnifications, 35-92X without the Barlow, (use the
Barlow ONLY when the nights are exceptionally clear) and I am practically
guaranteed sharp, distinct Airy disks, at around 90X and even higher during
those rare nights when I can see the milky way reflected against the sea.

No 600X claims of course, but on how many nights can ANY scope use 600X?

JS
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I.N. Galidakis
http://ioannis.virtualcomposer2000.com/

"Sam Wormley" wrote

The REALLY sad part is that a great segment of the population
buys into those statements.... A bit of reality is restored
when I ask people if the can see the moon and stars with
binoculars.

That's true, and maybe you can come up with all the times you yourself have
bought into similar statements for products you knew nothing about. I'm sure
we all do (yes, including me!), and have been similarly duped. But gee....
1000%.... hmmm.... and remember: don't buy these until you've compared them
with those selling for $150! Madison Avenue at its finest. ;-)

That's true, and maybe you can come up with all the times you yourself have
bought into similar statements for products you knew nothing about. I'm sure
we all do (yes, including me!), and have been similarly duped. But gee....
1000%.... hmmm....


1000% is actually correct. Just another way to say 10x. ;-)

..Florian

"Florian" wrote in message
...
There is an ad in today's _USA Weekend_ magazine for a pair of
binoculars with the headline "See up to 35 miles with these
high-powered binoculars". (!) They even have 1000% power
lenses!!! I don't think i've ever seen a sillier ad for
binoculars. I wonder what happens when you try to look at
something more than 35 miles away?! ;-/

You hit a dark epoch. To see past 35 miles
you must invest in their special far
red shifted binos.

--

Rick Evans
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Lon -71° 04' 35.3"
Lat +42° 11' 06.7"

"Florian" wrote in
:

There is an ad in today's _USA Weekend_ magazine for a pair of
binoculars with the headline "See up to 35 miles with these high-powered
binoculars". (!) They even have 1000% power lenses!!! I don't think i've
ever seen a sillier ad for binoculars. I wonder what happens when you
try to look at something more than 35 miles away?! ;-/

My binoculars must be particularly good. I can even see the Moon which is
even further away than 35 miles ;-).

Klazmon.






.Florian

What is really sad is when some 11 or 12 year old kid comes to your
astronomy club meeting (parents in tow) with one of these goofy tiny
reflectors that have really horrible mounts

We should post an ad:

See a wonder of the universe; See the Andromeda Galaxy at a distance
of about 2.4 Million Light Years!