Iwant to whale watch from about 20 miles and look at the moon..
844563
its a great deal in the price range and you should buy this product. i own this device, it will take you some time to familiarize yourself with different eyepieces and their focal lengths but you will enjoy it.
1954777
I live next to a state park. I have only watched the stars & moon, land animals, and anything on top of the water. If you are talking about underwater, I think it would have to be the clearest of waters.
636084
No Problem The only thing you would need is a good tripod. I find that holding the 8250 Nikon by hand during the day looking at wild animals is one thing but at night looking at the moon or stars its a lot harder to keep steady. w
209759
I am not sure of the question. The OperaView is four power (4X) so it makes things look four times closer. It will focus down to less that 20 feet but if you are that close I am not sure you will need it. Most of my use is between 100 and 200 feet which it does very well. It will focus out to let you look at the Moon if you wish. Also, with it only being four power (4X) not having an adjustment on one of the eyepieces doesn't seem to be a problem for my wife and I.
386672
A lot of moon. On a clear sky if you are lucky a glimpse of Mars and Jupiter
1504705
I didn't have chance to go beyond the moon. Moon is perfect for this telescope. You can see all details. I'm living in the city its kinds of hard to see the stars because of the reflection of the city lights. I advice you to go whenever no lights and try.
1106734
Magnification not very good.it is useful for children to wach moon only. Thank you
636083
No Problem The only thing you would need is a good tripod. I find that holding the 8250 Nikon by hand during the day looking at wild animals is one thing but at night looking at the moon or stars its a lot harder to keep steady.w
2208642
Yes I routinely capture animals at night @ 40-60 ft. It is black & white so details diminish with distance.
1795757
Yes you can but it may take you some time to adjust. Depth perception up close is a little off. You can see things close in a wooden area with no moonlight. You are limited to about 100 yards. I would give yourself to time to practice before completely relying on these for a night hiking experience. Personally, I would not hike at night unless I absolutely had to.
653619
probably want to look at something else, will be grainy if you are too far away.
654995
Yes, but with some cautions. I've done a fair amount of whale watching of gray whales migrating along the California coast. The problem with using any kind of high power spotting scope is that they have a narrow field of view and you usually don't know exactly where to point it to see where they will next break the surface. I've had better luck with binoculars because you can move them much more quickly. With any spotting scope, use it at low power and mount it on a tripod with a video head that allows you to quickly move it. If you're in Hawaii watching pods that don't move so quickly this will be a better solution.
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Yes these will up to around 20 miles and have a great imagine for them as well. For the price couldn't ask for a better set of binoculars . Work well at night from the wheelhouse of your vessel. Only part I had a hard time with is the range formula to give range with them.
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Yes. ..I was also able to view Jupiter & Saturn, but that took a little work. The sight provided works poorly for targeting celestial objects. The lenses are fine for amature moon gazing though...
1158919
You could probably see meteors but detail is not great for that. It would probably look like a streak or blob.
1972363
Tonight was a 1/8 moon with few stars. We could see to walk on the rock driveway at 110-120 ft. It keeps a bigger area from being totally dark, maybe 150'. It's not the same as the bigger metal halide, but acceptable. At the price, recommend trying it.
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No.. I couldn't even spot the moon. It was very difficult to focus due to the high power. Very narrow field of view. The quality was pretty good but I would stay away from these.