2005-05-02
| Location: | Billingborough (South Lincolnshire, UK) |
| From: | 2005-05-02 20:30 UT |
| Equipment: |
Meade 10x50 Binoculars
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| Notes: |
Having acquired a set of Meade 10x50 binoculars I thought I'd give them a quick try. |
Various objects
| Time: | 2005-05-02 20:30 UT onwards |
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With binoculars mounted on a photographic tripod I decided to have a quick run around some obvious targets to give them a test. First looked at Jupiter. All four moons were obvious and easy to see and it was obvious that Jupiter itself was a disk. With something as bright as Jupiter I can see that the binoculars produce a slight "flare" (can't complain, they only cost £14.99). Turned them on Saturn next. Can't actually see the rings (no surprise there) but it's obvious that I'm not looking at a circular object — the planet is obviously elongated on one axis. Also managed to get a really nice look at M44 (the Beehive Cluster, AKA Praesepe Cancri, AKA NGC 2632) and Melotte 111. |
