Here's a fun new toy you could add to your "shaky cam" bino mount. http://www.celestron.com/skyscout/hp_land.php BTW, if anyone gets one of these I'd like to hear how well it works. Patrick Canopus56 wrote:
--- Chuck Hards <chuckhards@yahoo.com> wrote: <snip all>
My "shaky cam" bino mount - (note the "high quality" construction) -:)
http://members.csolutions.net/fisherka/astronote/observed/Glptst/tripod1.jpg
with a red-dot finder and fine-focuser -
http://members.csolutions.net/fisherka/astronote/observed/Glptst/binos1B.jpg
In general, I end up resting to eyecups on my face to keep the image steady. The fine focuser is a nice add-on. Then you can track open clusters and nebula for 10-15 minutes - smoothly and with a minimum of fuss.
- Canopus56(Kurt)