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Originally Posted by masraum
Cool! When I bought my last telescope, I was this close to buying a large pair of binos instead. I was going to buy binos that had replaceable EP. I eventually settled on that they didn't have a good cost/performance balance for my desired viewing. I've got a set of 20x60 that I have used for stargazing. I don't use them now that I have a telescope with go-to. If I want to use a bino, my Nikon 8x42 are easier, but I've considered getting some 12x42.
For something like those, I hear that the prefered mount is a lounge chair and a good parallelogram mount.
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Thanks! The wifey did just say that she would like a smaller, more manageable sized pair for general use…. [emoji2957]
I knew these bad boys seriously need a mount of some sort. I am diggin the lounge chair option, looks almost too comforrrrrzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
I honestly can’t wait to get them into action. We are blessed here at the house where 8 out of 10 clear nights, you can see the Milky Way cut across the night sky. When we got home last night, we immediately saw what looked like a large satellite cutting across the night sky. Using the ol trusty star app, it looked like a big rocket booster. I still think it would be cool to build our own telescope. Probably way more expensive than pre-built ones. When I was 15-16 years old, my father arranged for us to visit an amateur astronomer who built his own observatory near Folsom Lake. He was one of five amateur astronomers who were invited to the observatory in Hawaii when Haley’s Comet passed in 1986. Yes, he is that good. It was the first time I saw our sister Galaxy with a pair of simple field glasses. One of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.
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