Regarding (Q3) .. not long after finishing my trusser with still very much the intention to make a light shroud I took it out at ISAN to a park surounded by vapour lights( within 30 mts) .. you could very easily read a book from any angle ..Aside the odd low alt angle washout of the view most of the time it was passable .. not going to make a habit of this choice of venue I sort of lost the light shroud idea somewhere.
both scopes will show you a lot of what the night sky has to offer .. good luck with your purchase
