Binoviewer

[COLOR="Blue"]Hello fellow stargazers
I am thinking of getting a inexpensive binoviewer. I guess I would like to hear pros and cons. Do they even work on scts? I have a Celestron 8" sct.
Clear skies
Sonya [/COLOR][COLOR="Blue"][/COLOR]

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Hi Sonya,

Yes, binoviewers work just fine with SCTs. I have had a few different kinds, including a Televue, which was by far the best with light throughput and image quality. You may have a balance problem if your SCT is fork mounted, so you may need to get extra counterweights.

The advantage of a binoviewer is you get to use both eyes, which reduces eyestrain and "floaters", and you get what appears to be a beautiful 3-D view. Binoviewers work best on bright objects, such as planets and the moon, and you can usually see more detail. They make most deep sky viewing much worse, because of an apparently dimmer image.

One nice thing about Astromart is you can pick one up used, and if you don't like it you can sell it and not be out much money at all.

Have fun!