[OM] Re: [photo] lunar eclipse

[Russ Butler]

Chuck Norcutt wrote:
[snip]
> 
> I wouldn't waste a lot of time on it.  The problem with using a camera 
> lens as a scope is that the lenses have very little backfocus distance 
> and it's hard to get an appropriately designed and sized porro or other 
> type of roof prism (for upright and proper right/left viewing) into the 
> available space.

Me dumb, I forgot about the up/down left/right thing.
Guess I'll stick with my 7x50 binocs and I do have a decent spotting 
scope around here "somewhere".

Thanks a lot for setting me straight Chuck. I sure don't need to go on 
another quest for something I don't need. BTDT.


-- 
Russ Butler (NJ USA)


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