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Binoviewers Make Moon Fun Again - Model Reviews & All Questions Answered

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If you've every been curious about binoviewers, this video is for you. I explain how they work, their advantages, and then I review three models. I test them all in three of my telescopes. #telescope #binoviewers #review

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More info: This video introduces the viewer to how binoviewers work and then reviews three of them and their performance on:
1) Gskyer Refractor telescope
2) Intes Mak-Cass telescope
3) Orion or Skywatcher 8 inch Dobsonian

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20 Comments

@colelacey2875 8 months ago

"Look the the stereo image crosseyed" would work aswell

@shmorgb 2 months ago

I softly caressed the like button. Had no idea I wasn't already subbed to you as I've watched so much of your content in the last few weeks 😀 have corrected that too.

I see a binoviewer in my not so distant future.

@leilanirocks 1 year ago

You have saved me so much money and time with this effort. Thanks so much!

@ooisee 2 months ago

Mindblowing cool stuff =) Especialy cool trick with phase shifted the Moon =)

@astropeanutcat1953 1 year ago

Very straightforward answers! You've just earned a subscriber!!!

@craigsawyer6453 2 years ago

Cool video, as always.

@anfman1 2 years ago

I always learn something new from your channel. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

@wayneyadams 2 years ago

I lost the third image when I changed my focus. 😑

@michaelwalsh7846 1 year ago

Great video, thanks.

@michaelwalsh7846 1 year ago

Brilliant, tells me everything ,will save a lot of people a lot of hassle. Thanks from cold cloudy UK.

@mihaisaiph1 2 years ago

wow, nice :) first video on youtube where i actually see a real stereo image. i could easily focus, at arm's length, on the combined image. true representation of what you can see through a binoviewer. been looking through b.v. for almost 16 years now, and couldn't think of lunar and planetary observations otherwise :) while it's technically correct that a live view through a b.v. won't show an actual 3D / stereo image, the perception in the visual cortex makes it look real, and i'm able to pick up details that i simply cannot spot using one eye at a time.

@AnotherAmateurAstronomer 2 years ago

Nice.

@goe2112 2 years ago

Outstanding video, thanks for your time. You have given me another accessory to pander for the next couple of months. Potential Xmas present to myself.

@AdaninEurope 1 year ago

Thanks , 🙏 great video, greetings from Austria. 😉👍

@chrissmityyy 1 year ago

Haha, stereograms. This sent me into a little rabbit hole. I successfully focused/honed in on so many of them, but I struggled with this one a bit.

I did eventually get it down without using the finger trick from varying distances, but no real change in detail from me from what I could tell. It was a fun little challenge, though. Thanks for that.

@BeachDroneOps 2 years ago

When I finally saw the third moon and was able to focus on it I was blown away, It’s similar to how vr feels, once I moved my focus, I could tune my eyes to see it clearly

@BA-cn3rk 2 years ago

Thanks for this informative video. It will help a lot of newbies, like when I started out. I have that mid priced one (from a different company) and I have 2 of the very expensive models. WHY? Because I love binoviewers !! You get such a better view using both eyes. When you see M13 in my big Dob, well, words just can't describe the difference. When I have other people look through them, they say the same thing, WOW.
Thanks for the work you put into all your helpful videos.

@m.g.8381 11 months ago

I stuck my thumb in my eye, thanks a lot.

@deepskymike767 2 years ago

Thanks for another wonderful video! I may have to ‘look into’ these. I loved the blurred out description of the cheap set. Did the word begin with a C or S ? 😂 🇬🇧 clear skies.

@ziggyfrnds 2 years ago

Great video mate! Thanks for sharing your views. I've tried the Williams optics binoviewers too, they did work in my dobsonian but only with a 2x Barlow. But it made using the dobsonian pretty difficult because the magnification became too high. I'll lookout for the Explore scientific ones, many new accessories aren't initially available in Australia where I live and shipping from USA is prohibitively expensive 😢