Re: 4mm UO ortho vs. 12mm UO Konig w/2.8x Klee Barlow

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 04:45:56 GMT, "Frank Bov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ...reflected:

>Alan,
>Scotty's got a point about the added glass, plus when looking at the Moon, I
>think a smaller but uniform field looks better than a wider field that gets
>fuzzy at the edge. 

      I didn't notice any fuzziness at the edges when looking at the Moon,
and I did make it a point to look.

>Star fields I don't notice as much, but the Moon has so
>much detail beyond where you focus your attention that the overall
>impression off-axis makes a difference to me.
>HAve fun,
>Frank
>
>"Alan W. Craft" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>>
>>         Whilst observing the Moon's terminator,
>> the view through the 4mm was superb, as usual,
>> while the 12mm in conjunction with the barlow
>> was just as sharp, but lacking in some way, and I
>> can't put my finger upon it...
>>
>> I suppose that's good.
>>
>> And O! what a wider field!
>>
>> Though, the eye relief, surprisingly, didn't seem to
>> increase that much at all upon my having switched
>> from the 4mm to the 12mm w/barlow.
>>
>> So far, I'm quite happy with my Klee.
>>
>>         As I observed a large central crater along the
>> terminator, eventually two tiny dots of light appeared
>> within its jet black bowl.
>>
>> Now, that was a nice surprise.
>>
>> Alan
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