When the weather warms a bit I love to get up early (0300 or so) to view the stars. Retirement allows me to do this since my schedule is, truly, my schedule. In any case...
Sometimes I setup my tripod and binocular mount with a 10X50 or an 8.5X42 but lately I've been lazy so I just bundle up, grab my aging 8X32 SE and sit outside under the stars. Thankfully, I have the SkyView app to guide me around the sky. In any case, the 8X32 SE is light enough, stable enough and sharp enough across its FOV to offer a rather pleasant view of the night sky. When I consider much of the light stimulating my retina was generated hundreds or thousands of years ago I'm truly humbled.
Sometimes I setup my tripod and binocular mount with a 10X50 or an 8.5X42 but lately I've been lazy so I just bundle up, grab my aging 8X32 SE and sit outside under the stars. Thankfully, I have the SkyView app to guide me around the sky. In any case, the 8X32 SE is light enough, stable enough and sharp enough across its FOV to offer a rather pleasant view of the night sky. When I consider much of the light stimulating my retina was generated hundreds or thousands of years ago I'm truly humbled.
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