Hi Dave, sounds like you had a great time and proved that a simple pair of binos can bring about so much enjoyment. I am a big fan of them too and will often prefer to use them over a scope. I could never explain properly and I don't really know why, but there is something magical about the simplicity (and ease!) of the objects binos show us. When I was at a star party last weekend, I had my 10" dob with me, but half the time was used just using my binos or my own eyes. There is an awesomeness of just scanning that whole sky in big sweeps and seeing what "pops" up.
Looks like we're on the same page here Dave.
