Hey Chuck, Here is a pair to review. i am sure Oberwerk would (might) donate a pair to you to test!? "What's up with those big Fujinons- $16,500? Are you kidding? The Fujinon 25x150mm EM-SX binocular really does list for $16,500- and that doesn't include the mount and tripod! Like any other product that is simply the very best that you can buy, the cost can be much higher than competitor's products, simply because it is the best. Of course we offer big discounts on Fujinon- the 25x150's start at well under $6000 for the MT-SX model. If you are seriously in the market for one of the big Fujinons, we don't have to sell you on them." Straight from their Q&A. Maybe a bake sale and car wash, Chuck Jim Stitley --- Chuck Hards <chuckhards@yahoo.com> wrote:
OK, ladies and gentlemen, the premier binocular-astronomy event of the season has been scheduled for the evening of Thursday, June 13th at the Lakeside site.
Hopefully this is enough notice for working stiffs (like me) to schedule the next day off.
The summer Milky Way will be straddling the meridian, with Autumn objects coming into view later in the evening. A waxing crescent moon will set just about the time that all traces of summer twilight vanish.
Thursday night should also mean less traffic on I-80 than a weekend night (better driving conditions, less automobile light-pollution from the highway.)
Bring your binocular observing set-ups, we will be taking pictures for inclusion in various resource venues and newsletters.
Telescopes are welcome, but for this night, binoculars will be center-stage.
Club officers, please let your respective memberships know about this gathering!
Weather permitting, of course. Rain before the event will turn the Lakeside site into an impossible mudhole.
Be there or be square! (er, parallelogram...)
Chuck
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