I am enjoying the Christmas gift of a pair of Apogees 20X 100 binoculars (the model with the built in nebula filter). They provide a 3 degree FOV and the Chinese optics seem up to the undemanding standards of 20X. Jupiter, in particular, is striking with the main belts quite evident. Of course I am really looking forward to observing a few of the fainter sats and searching out the geosats with this tool. The binoculars are far too heavy to use without a mount, and that brings me to the question. Does anyone have experience using binoculars of this size for viewing sats, and in particular which mount/ tripod might be best? Thanks. Steve Bolton Lat 45.432N Long 65.976 W El 100 M ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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