In light of recent conversations, I think it's about time we discuss the positives of BVs and why they are the best thing that hit astronomy since...since...since...well I have not been into astronomy that long...maybe the Nagler eyepiece ?.
I love mine because the view is so...so...awesome. I quickly realized that searching for distant galaxies, or splitting double stars, or takings astropics wasn't my thing, but what made me gasp are the objects that make anybody (newbie and all) gasp: the rings of saturn, the craters of the moon, the belts of jupiter. Those are the kinds of objects that I spend 90% of my observing time on. Take a binoviewer, a few cheap UO orthos, point the scope towards the full moon, and bam, WOW. I can then just sit back and enjoy the show. The feel IMVHO that that view through the 43-degree wide UO orthos with BV were more engaging than a Nagler of similar mag. Just a newbie opinion though.
I love mine because the view is so...so...awesome. I quickly realized that searching for distant galaxies, or splitting double stars, or takings astropics wasn't my thing, but what made me gasp are the objects that make anybody (newbie and all) gasp: the rings of saturn, the craters of the moon, the belts of jupiter. Those are the kinds of objects that I spend 90% of my observing time on. Take a binoviewer, a few cheap UO orthos, point the scope towards the full moon, and bam, WOW. I can then just sit back and enjoy the show. The feel IMVHO that that view through the 43-degree wide UO orthos with BV were more engaging than a Nagler of similar mag. Just a newbie opinion though.