Mostly About Binoculars

[bloodyrosemccoy]

Well, I’ll be! This here opera glass actually helps me see stars a little clearer. I’d assumed it was only going to be good for stars that were at the most a stage length away—the only real reason I took ’em out was that they boast a handy little red light for reading. It’s supposed to be an unobtrusive way to look at program notes so you know what the sorprano onstage is shrieking about without pissing off other operagoers, but it also is good for checking your star chart without destroying your night vision any more than the moon already has.

And it turns out you can actually get some resolution from the binocular part, too!

I still will have to dig up the much nicer binoculars floating around here somewhere, but I’m too lazy right now. I just expended some energy getting binoculars for the dolls, since I can’t find a doll-sized telescope. (I love the hell out of keychains, because quite often the tiny versions of household items are a perfect size for 18-inch dolls.) So I think I’ll call it a night, and go rummaging for bigger binoculars when people aren’t trying to sleep.

Can now name Procyon, and I think I’ve finally fixed Mizar in my head—I can never remember which Big Dipper Handle star it is, but I think I’ve got it. Betelgeuse remains orange, but the moonlight and city lights are too bright to see the Pleiades clearly. Also, I may have found Perseus, but I’ll need a darker night to really get it down.

Comments

[mooncat75.livejournal.com]

Just had this idea out of nowhere...why not make a telescope for your dolls using a small Maglight..(or Maglight knock off) and making a tripod for it? Or something like that?

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

Say, now, that might work ... Thanks!

(Damn, Maglites are SERIOUS flashlights.)