[LVAS] FW: Astro-Goggles

[roger ivester]

All,

 

I just goggled "astro-goggles" and I found that Orion still has them. The price is $22.95 and they are in stock. Other companies such as Scope City may very well have them also. 

 

Roger
 


From: drivester at hotmail.com
To: lvas at lvlug.org
Subject: Astro-Goggles
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:23:49 +0000



All,
 
I purchased this pair of astro-goggles many year ago. They seem to be unavailable at current. Most amateurs today have never even heard of them. 
 
If you are unfamiliar with the goggles, they can protect your night vision if you have to use a flashlight or go back into your house. If an object is extremely dim I can both sketch and take notes intermittently while observing. I observe through the eyepiece and then remove them for the intermittent sketching and notes. 
 
Using a red light can reduce your dark adaptability significantly for the longest time. I also put them on while selecting a different eyepiece. Be advised, you cannot walk in the dark and you "definitely" could not drive with them on. 
 
If you remove your eye from the eyepiece and do other things with a red light you will not be able to see that 13m star or 15th magnitude galaxy. I put them on in the house at least 15 minutes before I go out. Your time to dark adapt will be greatly reduced.  
 
Does anyone own or is familiar with these goggles?
 
This is an important part of "optimized" observing to see the faintest details possible.  
 
Roger Ivester
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
    The moon and stars to govern the night.....   Psalm 136:9






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