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I use a venerable pair of Unitron 20x80s frequently , I don't need to use a pod, they are OK (for me handheld). I am more inclined to grab them and head down the backyard, plonk my rear end in a campchair and spend a while looking at this and that favourite than to both dragging out a GEM setting it up, rough polar align, and plonk a scope on it.
I used for over 20 years a pair of 20x65s , hand held mostly , though for variable star obs I rigged up a makeshift pier in mum and dad's bkyd so I could aim and concentrate on steady image. Still have them , bit battered looking now , but still useable.
If you buy a pair of 20x80s or 15x80s , spend a bit more and buy quality , it'll pay off long term.
Very nice views of starfields, open clusters, comets.
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