Binoviewer

Hi All,
I have a question about bino-viewers in general. I know they don't actually provide a wider field or magically increase the number of photons.

However, my question is; even with a split light path, does the use of both eyes improve the percieved visual presentation of the night sky? Does the picture formed in the brain "see" more detail?

I looked through one and didn't see a whole lot of difference than through a single high quality EP.

Thanks,
Steve
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Steve Hollenbach said:

Hi All,
I have a question about bino-viewers in general. I know they don't actually provide a wider field or magically increase the number of photons.

However, my question is; even with a split light path, does the use of both eyes improve the percieved visual presentation of the night sky? Does the picture formed in the brain "see" more detail?

I looked through one and didn't see a whole lot of difference than through a single high quality EP.

Thanks,
Steve
8)

Hey Steve,
I actually haven't even looked through one, but have wondered the same things. It seems that quite of few people think they're great. To me though, it just seems like a marketing gimmick to get you to double up on your eyepieces. Hopefully someone with experience using one will chime in.