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Binocular Use
Well, lucky chap that I am my Ice in Space prize binoculars arrived today. Which pair they were was going to be a surprise, so I was even more chuffed when they turned out to be the 20x80s that I had hoped for.
I took them out this evening, but there was some cloud about (I don't do broken cloud) and of course the moon is high and bright. So that was my target and I was very impressed! Lot's of detail. Jupiter was behind light cloud, but I could still see a good sized disk and Ganymede.
I must say, using binoculars is easy on the eye. Not so much on the arms though. I tried out the tripod adaptor that came with them but it is pretty flimsy and was twisting under the weight.
So:
1) can someone recommend me a sturdy tripod adaptor suitable for AOE 20x80 binoculars, and
2) I've had a look at the binos article linked to from the beginners section, but does anyone have any tips in regard to use or good objects to view? I was surprised to read that that the phase of Venus should be observable in binos for instance.
Finally, thanks once again to Ice in Space and to AOE for my prize binoculars!
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