Spotting Space (1 Viewer)

[John goshawk]

Hi fellow birders.

The other night I couldn't be bothered setting up my astro refractor, so instead had a look with my hummingbird 50ED and a 18mm astro eyepiece. Magnification only about 10x FOV 5-6 degrees.
I was pleasantly surprised how good the views were. I also spotted quite a lot of wader activity - oyster catchers silently flying over the city (Edinburgh )at night towards the coast etc.
Can anyone else give their experience of using their spotting for low power/wide field of view for surfing the stars.
Please note I'm not talking about high mag planetary views. What kind of wide FOV are possible - and how good is the image.

Thanks all. John

 

[Ratal]

I use the 12x on my SDL v2 zoom / MM4 50 ED to casually watch Jupiter or the moon when theyv are in the skies. Always a great view!

 

[MiddleRiver]

Which leads me to ask: I know there are reasonably priced and compact electronic trackers. Could one be used with a spotting scope?

 

[rodneyAB]

I enjoy the new moon at 25x. Saw rings of Saturn last summer. Did not know the crescent phases of Venus. The view of Saturn was clear and clean at 2 a.m.