Binocular Treats

Sat night here in Central FL was very nice, cool & clear, so some in our club gathered at the dark sky site. I wanted to travel light and took my 6" f/6.7 dob and my 15x70 bino and parallelogram mount. I was immediately impressed in how much could be seen in the binos. M-31, 32, and even 110, were readily visible. The main galaxy filled the 4.5* fov almost edge to edge. M-33 was more apparent than in the 6" dob.
The number of clusters in and around Cass. was mind boggling.
I was very surprised that even the Helix was visible in the binos.
I was so impressed that when I go to Chiefland later this week, I will take only the binos and mount. There will be enough "big" scopes there to last a lifetime!! 8)

Walt

I use my 15x70's more than my telescope anymore. I can see a good number of galaxies and globulars. Open clusters are the best in binos. It is much easier to find things in binos too, and they are such a joy to look through.

My thoughts have turned from the scope of my future to the binos of my future. I think as I head into old age I will enjoy the binos more and they are much easier to set up and carry around.

You will find that even targets like M51 and its companion can be seen in your 15x70s. I can see M1 in binoculars and like M33 and M102 it's far easier to see in the binos.

Daryl