Binoviewer for skyliner 200p

[ecosse]

Im toying with the idea of getting a Binoviewer but I'm unsure if it would be suitable for my scope. My main concern is that it would be slightly heavy for the Dob base? I would imagine that it will most likely be fine but I don't want to spend a lot of money to find out that it's not quite compatible.

Anyone using binos with their 200p?

[sunshine185]

Hi, I used a pair of revelation binoviewers with my 200p, had to use a Barlow lens to achieve focus and it unbalanced my scope, Jupiter looked good though.

[sunshine185]

Forgot to add, it is useable, you just cannot slew the dob around easily like you normally would.

[Doug]

Hi

IMHO I think that binoviewers are not suited for dobs you really need a SCT or something that is on tripod to made it usable

Doug

[ecosse]

Ok kinda thought that might be the case. I will just stick to single eye viewing for now thanks guys

[Skills]

I use a WO binoviewer with my 200p but I needed to use a barlow to achieve focus. Needs balancing but I use heavy eyepieces normally so I'm set up for that. I find it great on Jupiter - well worth the effort.

Adrian