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Old 23-05-2020, 09:26 PM
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Binocular Mount

Hi there
Just wondering if someone could recommend a good stable mount for my binoculars?

They are Celestron 25x70 and I have a Vanguard tripod. I found the mount that came with the binoculars is very flimsy and unstable.

Thank you
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Old 24-05-2020, 06:31 AM
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Bintel used to sell a parallelogram mount weighted at one end and altaz where you attach the binos, they hold 100mm Orion that I have.

You could look at this http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...inocular+mount

It may help
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Old 24-05-2020, 08:58 PM
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Thanks for the repy David. Will go have a look now.
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Old 05-06-2020, 10:32 AM
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If you're after comfort, this CN user creation may provide inspiration. If I was a mid sized bino user I'd defiantly build my own Couch Potato Telescope Mount.
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Old 06-06-2020, 06:25 AM
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I made a chair mount like that.every few seconds,depending on how fast my heart was beating, a heartbeat induced vibration would manifest itself. My favourite set up is to use fork mounts.there are some pics in the equipment section on cloudynights. I prefer fork mounts for astronomy as the binoculars can be mounted so as to find their best balance/equilibrium point.
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Old 07-06-2020, 08:56 AM
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Wow, I wouldn't have imagined a bino chair could be that bad! Thanks for sharing.
I've always thought the ultimate big bino mount would be a Meade goto fork, but I've never tried this.
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Old 29-04-2021, 06:27 AM
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Wondering if you (or anyone else!) found a solution? I have a telescope kit I am moving on, but I may look at retaining the eq5pro & tripod if i can rig up a mount for my binoculars!
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