Re: ATM RFT/Pluto and Charon

[lesh <lesh@frii.com>]

Chuck Dethloff wrote:
> 
> At 08:35 PM 8/19/99 -0700, Kreig McBride wrote:
> >My question was:
> >Which would give better performance: 12" binoculars, or a 24" with a bino
> >viewer?
> 
> Kreig,
> 
> I owned a Bino View a few years ago and found that views through it on my
> 24" Dob were very similar to the views through Steve Swayze's fine 12.5"
> binocular scope regarding both brightness of image and resolution of
> clusters, planets, etc.
> 
> Chuck
a 24" dob would have 2 times the light gathering ability of the 12"
binos.
(area quadruples as diameter doubles)