From: "Eric Royer" 
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Reply-To: "Eric Royer" 


Hello,
after 1 year of designing, grinding, polishing and building, I am happy to
present my new binoscope.
It is a dual 150 mm f/8.25 newtonian. I had first light 2 weeks ago, and I
have observed as much as possible with it since. The views are great. Open
clusters are the best : the faint stars that are difficult to see with one
eye are easy with 2 eyes, which make the clusters appear
"richer". My best view so far was that of Jupiter in M44 with a
feeling of depth in the view. Pictures and a description can be seen at :
http://perso.club-internet.fr/eroyer/Binoscope/Bino150Intro.html
It's only in French for now, but most of the photos are self explaining. At
low power (38x), it is really easy to use. I had not much time for deepsky
observing because of the Moon. Just a few galaxies and open clusters, so I
hope the sky will be clear next week. The telescope needs some improvements
for easy high power observing, but it is already quite useable. I have been
able to see Io in front of Jupiter at 200x. I could never see that in my
200mm f/4.6. This morning I observed Mars and could see a polar cap.

I am really happy with this telescope and I want to thank those on the list
who sent me some advice during the construction.

Clear skies,
Eric

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