I find the mono viewing flat and lifeless compared to the view through a binoviewer, but the view through a binoscope is certainly another step up.
At any rate, the Williams Optics Binoviewer is about $210 shipped, and comes with two eyepieces and a Barlow, and they quickly sell second hand for around $180, so anyone who wants to see what binoviewing is about, can do so for very little money, and if they don't enjoy it, can turn around and sell it and hardly be out of pocket.
For me, a binoviewer adds a lot of enjoyment, makes the scope more accessible to more people and gets the kids and partner involved, and gets me out on nights I normally wouldn't bother, and keeps me out there viewing for longer. Anyone else's mileage will vary of course.
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