Re: ATM 3" 75mm or 4" 100mm eyepieces

[Chris Westland <westland@uxmail.ust.hk>]

Mcmster-Carr has high quality door viewers ...again around $20 ... I have
seen them also at Home Depot.  I don't think they are uncommon, so you
should be able to find a source in you yellow pages.

-c


At 10:54 AM 8/20/96 -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 96-08-20 04:11:58 EDT, you write:
>
>>Ahh!  Here is a clear statement of objective.  I purchased a pair of
>>binoculars with 2x magnification and 28 degrees of field ... good start.
>>Jon Dietch suggested the ultimate in homebrew wide angle binoculars.  Get
>>two high quality Security Viewers for Home Entry Doors (little fisheye
>>telescopes ... but for around $20 each, you can get reasonably wide
>>aperture, quality image viewers).  Attach them to a standard binocular hinge
>>and you have a 150 deg to 190 degree FOV binocular set.  They could yield a
>>real spacewalk experience, or maybe just a headache ... let me know if you
>>try this.
>>
>>-c
>>
>>
>
>Chris:
>
>That sounds wild!
>
>I wonder who has "high quality" ones available? I see the junk plastic ones
>around for about $5.95, but never ran across good ones. 
>
>I am always so blow away by "wide angle, low power with extreme brightness"
>effect, its worth a try.
>
>Tom Cathey
>
>

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