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Visionary 10×50 (M10) monocular review

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Reviewer

The Visionary M10 , 10×50 monocular was the choice for one customer visiting the Northern Optics outlet at Barton Upon Humber. The fully multi-coated optics and bright view gave a great image in low light conditions, when tested. They chose … Continue reading →

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Celestron Ultima 80 / 45 spotting scope. Ideal for birds in the back garden

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Reviewer

A couple came to the Northern Optics weekend public outlet at the Waters` edge visitor centre at Barton upon Humber looking for a good quality spotting scope, that was as useful for looking at birds on the back garden feeder … Continue reading →

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Hawke Frontier HD X binoculars with IPX7 waterproofing

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Reviewer

The Hawke Frontier HD X binoculars come with the same waterproofing to IPX7 standard and fog proofing as the ED X versions. This means they have can operatein temperatures from -15 to +55 degrees C , and can be stored … Continue reading →

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Hawke Sapphire ED 8×43 binoculars with dielectric coated prisms

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Reviewer

The Hawke Sapphire 8×43 ED binoculars were the optics of choice for a customer visiting the Northern Optics public outlet at the Waters` edge visitor centre at Barton Upon Humber. Despite being heavier than the smaller Hawke Endurance ED 8×32, … Continue reading →

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North Lincs astro meeting. 7th January 2019

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Reviewer

The North Lincolnshire astronomy society welcomed 2019 with a quiz night. Despite some suspect allocation of team numbers, it was the lesser headed old boys and wrinklies that proved 4 heads were better than 6, and came out on top. … Continue reading →

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Celestron Regal M2 LER eyepiece #82002

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Reviewer

When purchasing the Celestron Regal M2 LER (long eye relief) there are a couple of issues, but not problems that arise from the very long 32mm eye relief. Firstly for spectacle wearers the eye cup is not fold down or … Continue reading →

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Visionary HD 20×80 CF binoculars

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Reviewer

The Visionary HD 20×80 CF binoculars are an improvement on the standard version. They differ not in optics, but with the focus mechanism and housing. Although the original model had great optics, and won best in class in a magazine … Continue reading →

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North Lincs Astro meeting . 3rd December 2018

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Reviewer

20 members / regulars were in attendance for the North Lincolnshire astronomy society meeting on Monday 3rd December 2018. Where we was treated to a stunning practical , video, audio presentation about the Gemini mission by John Dunthorne. In particular … Continue reading →

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Hawke Frontier ED X binoculars. Key features

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Reviewer

  Available from Northern Optics the Hawke Frontier ED X binoculars come in two popular sizes, 8×42 and 10×42, with green or grey options. The new lightweight  rubber coated magnesium alloy chassis only weighs 692g (8x version), making them ideal for … Continue reading →

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Hawke Frontier ED 8×43 binoculars. Easy to handle comment from a customer

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Reviewer

A customer came to the Northern Optics weekend outlet at the Waters` edge visitor centre, Lincs, looking for a replacement set of binoculars for his trusty older set. Having heard about how good the Hawke brand are, Northern Optics, being the … Continue reading →

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