Matt, finding and studying objects in Binoculars can be very rewarding, but if you are like me it can be VERY frustrating too!
I hate the way they jiggle around making the object fly through the View.
And my arms ache fairly quickly.
One way to make Binocular viewing much easier and more comfortable is to mount the Binoculars on a Parallelogram mount.
If you are handy, you can make one really cheaply.
The advantage of a parallelogram over a normal mount is that the binoculars stay looking at the object until YOU move the angle.
In this way you can look at an object then move the parallelogram up down across or whatever so someone else can have a look and the Binocular is still on the object
Great for moving the binoculars down low for a small child to have a look. The object will still be in the View.
Here is one:
http://www.garrettoptical.com/PhotoD...OR-PARAGONPLUS
and how to make an aluminium one
http://members.ziggo.nl/jhm.vangaste...ocs/binocs.htm
a really simple wooden one:
http://www.shoestringastronomy.com/d...inoc_mount.jpg
and another one by Barry (a member in this Forum)
http://www.asignobservatory.com/inde...=article&id=30
How they move:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2uluHEe_GI
and here's one just posted in here:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=83123