Astronomy

[Strela167]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...les-above.html

[Strela167]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...moon-2021.html

[Strela167]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-57269272

[geoffbot]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-57269272

There's some sort of super moon that only occurs every 300 years, every single month it seems.

[chuckmiller]

There's some sort of super moon that only occurs every 300 years, every single month it seems.

We are fortunate to live in this era.

[Sedi]

It's high time to revive this thread because I received this nice tool for my binocular astronomy - Canon 18x50IS.

Unfortunately it's cloudy for weeks on end. Even had some snow yesterday, so I can't properly test it.

[geoffbot]

It's high time to revive this thread because I received this nice tool for my binocular astronomy - Canon 18x50IS.

Unfortunately it's cloudy for weeks on end. Even had some snow yesterday, so I can't properly test it.

What sort of magnification does that provide and which objects can you see?

[Sedi]

18x and 50mm objective lense. Stuff like the Orion nebula will look breathtaking with these. Or the Andromeda galaxy, the Pleiades, quite a few objects that look as spectacular or even better with binoculars than with my large 8" Dobsonian. But the Dobsonian is certainly much better for the planets like Jupiter and Saturn or for the moon. With a large telescope you can see Jupiter's clouds and Saturn's rings but the binoculars are just so much more convenient. Especially with the electronic stabilization. For hand held binos you normally cannot go much over 10 times magnification or you need a tripod. The Canons are great for lazy stargazing in a lawn chair.

[is that my watch]

18x and 50mm objective lense. Stuff like the Orion nebula will look breathtaking with these. Or the Andromeda galaxy, the Pleiades, quite a few objects that look as spectacular or even better with binoculars than with my large 8" Dobsonian. But the Dobsonian is certainly much better for the planets like Jupiter and Saturn or for the moon. With a large telescope you can see Jupiter's clouds and Saturn's rings but the binoculars are just so much more convenient. Especially with the electronic stabilization. For hand held binos you normally cannot go much over 10 times magnification or you need a tripod. The Canons are great for lazy stargazing in a lawn chair.

Can you see Uranus

[Sedi]

Nah, closest focus distance is about 10 feet .