Thanks Bojan ... I'm not that familiar with setting circles - I'll look into it. Are they something you can just buy and use with any tripod?
Miklos, your Skywalker binos might not be too far off:
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/0...rportable.html
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Scienc...p?NewsNum=1004
Although, I don't think thi
s "Cognitive Technology Threat Warning System" will be much use for astronomy.