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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Image of the Orion Nebula by Charles Thody Photography
This superb image of the Orion Nebula (M42) was taken by Charles Thody. 16x 90 second images taken with a self modified Canon 450D, through a Celestron C8, with f6.5 focal reducer and CLS clip in light pollution filter. Processed … Continue reading
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Olivon QB binoculars review
The Olivon QB binoculars offer no nonsense high quality optics in a traditional porro prism design. All models give a good flat field for great sharpness across the view. BaK-4 prisms and fully multi-coated optics give outstanding brightness and contrast for use in … Continue reading
North Lincs Astro joins the Federation of Astronomical Societies
As from April 2013, the North Lincolnshire astronomy club became the North Lincolnshire astronomy society after becoming a member of the Federation of Astronomical Societies. The North lincs astro society is a friendly place to meet other astronomers in North … Continue reading
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Do Ostara Elinor binoculars have twist eye cups
Earlier models of the Ostara Elinor binoculars had tough fold down eye cups. This was changed to good quality twist eye cups in later versions (as shown in the image right). Despite this change, there was no change in price. The … Continue reading
Helios NatureSport-Plus WA 10×50 binoculars review
The Helios NatureSport-Plus WA 10×50 binoculars offer excellent optics for Under £100 (price correct at time of review). First thing out the box you will notice how light they feel, yet sturdy. Handling is excellent, with a grippy feel and over … Continue reading
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North Lincolnshire Astronomy Society. New website
The North Lincs Astro society now has a new website HERE . The new look website gives to up to date news on the latest meeting dates and location. Also on the website are sections for member photographs and contact details … Continue reading
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Hawke Optics Sapphire ED 8×42 binoculars
The Hawke Sapphire ED 8×42 binoculars offer a step up in optical quality from the superb Frontier ED range, with the addition of dielectric coated prisms. The end result is remarkable image brightness and sharpness from just a 42mm objective. … Continue reading
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Celestron Nature 8×42 binoculars
The Celestron Nature 8×42 roof prism binoculars give great results for an outstanding price. Although they do not come with phase corrected prisms, you still get a bright and clear view from the BaK-4 prisms and fully multi-coated optics. Handling … Continue reading
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North Lincs Astronomy Society. Meeting, 8th April 2013
Despite the cloudy skies ending any hope of getting some viewing done, there was a good turn out at the North Lincs Astro society meeting at The Far Ings nature reserve on Monday 8th April 2013. The opportunity was taken to … Continue reading
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What is the widest crater on the visible side of the Moon
The largest crater we can see on the Moon from the Earth is Clavius. At 225 km wide and 35 km deep, it is a truly massive crater that would cover a large part of the UK. Binoculars show it … Continue reading
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