TopperHenly

I've just got a L-shape adaptor through the post and it fits the monopod perfectly. I've included screenshots to show the L-shape adaptor fitting on the monopod and the monpod fully extended with hopefully will give an idea of it's height. The weather has been pretty bad the past week. Hopefully it will clear up in the following days so I can get out and even if the conditions aren't good for stargazing, I can get an idea of how I would actually use it for that purpose.

I appreciate this will be a stupid question so I apologise in advance. As previously mentioned, I had taken a break from star gazing over the past year. Since I had started star gazing I had only done it in the winter months mainly because it gave me the motivation to go out in the cold dark nights. As a result, I didn't do it any other time of the year. During the summer months in particular, I am usually doing other things including going to pubs but with this virus, I can't see that happening next year even with the current excitement about pharama companies falling over themselves telling us how much better their vaccine is better than the rest. It occurred to me that I could do some star gazing during the summer months for a change. It never really occurred to me to do stargazing during the summer months because both nautical and Astronomical Twilight occurred to late in the evening, nearly at midnight during the height of summer. I was wondering is it worth star gazing in the summer provided I stay up long enough and are there particular astronomical events that occur only during the summer months that I have missed?

Co had given last Thursday as a night with not much cloud coverage in my area but when it came to that night, the night sky was totally covered. It does sound the only sure way is to pop your head out of the window at the time!!!

It only protrudes about half a centimetre. It looks exactly the same as the picture on the e-bay site which I had previously provided a look previously. I've included the image from the site: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/wa8AAOSwqK9e2Wp3/s-l64.jpg The area around the monopod screw was hollow and I had stupidly cut it to see if more screw would be exposed but it doesn't so I can't send it back. I've ordered an L-shape adaptor to see if that helps but I've got a feeling this particular product isn't suitable for binoculars. Hopefully I'm wrong.

I had got the monopod at the weekend. I had managed to connect it with adaptor and binoculars although I had to remove the adhesive plastic pad on the bottom of the adaptor to get it to fit. I then tried it today successfully for practice . I dismantled it and tried it once again for practice but no matter what I did the adaptor no longer fits on the monopod. I've looked at the monopod attachment screw and it looks fine but the adaptor screw-thread looks like it is slightly damaged which could explain why it is not attaching hopefully due to monopod screw not catching. This is the adaptor I had got: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-Binocular-Metal-Adapter-Mount-for-Tripods-with-1-4-Inch-Screw-Thread/131955808401?epid=1189431431&hash=item1eb92dd891:g:RmcAAOSw9iNbW48u I'm going to order a L-shaped adaptor which I hope will solve the issue. I've attached a picture of the binoculars with the monopod head. I'm not entirely sure that the head is big enough to hold a pair of binoculars. If the L-shaped adaptor doesn't work then I have to accept that the particular monopod I have bought isn't suitable for binoculars.

Thanks to all who have replied. I had a feeling that CO is very much like normal weather forecasts where it's more accurate closer to the date. It sounds like a case of just checking forecasts daily and looking out the window at the time!!!

I have a LED headlight that has both settings for white and red light which I had used for reading a star map when identifying constellations. I can see it will become useful when I am moving the monopod in different positions.

I've got a feeling the monopod could be difficult to operate in the colder nights where I may need to take off my gloves in order to change positions. I had to get a 70" one due to my height but the spots I use to star gaze is local scrub land which has uneven terrain so hopefully I will be able to use this type of terrain to overcome it's possible deficiencies as well being able to star gaze comfortably as I have lower back problems where I can't stoop for long periods. In the past, the best times for extended periods of clear skies in my area in the late evening has been usually between February and April. As mentioned in my other post, I can now go stargazing during the week even if it means in the early hours of the morning. If I can do that without being too tired the following day when WFH, I should be able to get out more.

Apologies in advance if this has already been asked. I have used the Clear Outside site and app and I've found it pretty accurate for clear skies on the days when I had went out stargazing in the past. When I get the monopod I have ordered for use with my binoculars, as I'm now working from home due to the pandemic and don't need to get up as early as I did, I will be able to do out stargazing during workdays even if it means I can only do so in the early hours of the morning. To do this, I intend to use Clear Outside to plan for future dates where I can do this. I was wondering if for instance if CO showed that there was a clear sky in a week or even of fortnights time, would that forecast be correct on that date?

Apologies for late reply. I've been caught up with other things and wasn't able to look into this until now. Also, thanks to all who replied. Much appreciated. I had got an binocular adaptor today and it fits my binoculars. I have ordered the below monopod which has a delivery date of next week: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-70-Pan-Head-Tilt-Travel-Monopod-Adjustable-Digital-Camera-Lightweight-Stand/123940416443?epid=1673030643&hash=item1cdb6cabbb:g:QLQAAOSwG~Re2WpN Price was a factor in this choice because I think I will be taking a more serious interest in stargazing and most likely will be upgrading to a telescope sooner rather than later so don't won't to spend too much money on this at the moment. For the time being, binoculars will be sufficient.

Thanks Pixies.

The binoculars I have does look like it has screw holes as mentioned. I've attached images of both front and back. I would assume the front screw hole is only needed A monopod does sound like what I am after rather than a tripod so will go for that. In terms of budget, I don't really want to spend too much but may need to for what I want to do. At this present time, I am just looking around the night sky identifying constellations and observing individual stars. Therefore I will be changing positions and I'd assume I'd need to crouch to observe anything straight above me. It sounds like I will need a monopod with a moveable head as mentioned in link provided by Tiny Clanger. Thanks to all who have replied. Much appreciated. It's given me a better idea of what I am after.

I wasn't sure as a new member I was allowed to post link but here is Amazon link to binoculars: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Auriol-10-30-60-Zoom-Binoculars/dp/B00I8PB0LC

I've been doing stargazing for a number of years using a pair of binoculars. I have only taken an amateur interest in it where I enjoyed it more as an activity of going outdoors on dark winter evenings. However I felt I had taken it as far I felt I could with the equipment I had. I took a break from it to decide whether I wanted to buy extra equipment to pursue it further. That was a year ago and with the current pandemic it has put me back in the mood to get out stargazing. This time though I am planning to buy a tripod for the binoculars to be mounted on so that I can get a better view of the stars without the 'shaking' when holding them. As I will be walking to the spot where I get best conditions for stargazing, I will be looking for a lightweight and portable tripod which can be easily carried short distances. I have a pair of Auriol 10x-30x60 binoculars which I bought from Lidl years ago. I assume that I can buy a tripod adaptor for it so I can mount it on a telescope . I've tried doing an internet search for it but unable to find the companies website or any concrete information about whether it can be mounted onto a tripod via an adaptor. Would I be right in saying that it will be okay to buy an tripod adaptor and therefore will fit onto a tripod?