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1st Mounted Binocular Session In Years


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Made a simple L mount for my 20x80 binoculars. Must have had them 20 years and never realised there was a mounting bush in the hinge - just shows what a bit of reading up can reveal!

Gave them a quick test outside on what was not the clearest of nights. Decided to check out Mizar/Alcor pairing. Forgot how tricky it can be trying to find objects unprepared through a 2.5deg FOV.

Found Mizar/Alcor and a third star at around 11o'clock in the FOV. Turned out to be 81Uma when I went back in to confirm what I'd been looking at on Starmap Pro (iPhone).

Getting more and more into Starmap Pro. Not as pretty as some of the other iPhone planetariums but really practical. Like the eyepiece views I can set up: Set up one for my binoculars - love it now I've found the view will invert/mirror when the screen is swiped up/down left/right.

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