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Old 01-05-2013, 01:58 PM
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Tonights Best using a 11x70 Binoculars

Hello

I am trying to find objects to watch on any given night using my Andrews 11x70 binoculars. I have got a stable tripod so shaky hands are not a concern anymore The choice of objects is greatly biased by their visual magnitude (I think the max I can do is +6.0) and the angular size (I do not know what the resolving power of my binoculars is ). Also, the weather, the time the object is visible and how long it stays in the sky affects my choice as well.

Currently I have got Sky Safari on my iphone and it serves me quite well however, I am unable to use it to choose objects for any other day except today.

Is there a good website that would list the night's best objects for binoculars, for a few days in advance? I am in Sydney.

At the moment instead of swamping myself with everything, I am trying to pick one object per night and spending time locating and appreciating it, before moving on to the next one.

Thank you in advance
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