Seems like forever since we had a reasonably clear sky but tonite the clouds parted a bit. I went outside to sit on the deck and as my eyes adapted, thngs started to look better, so I thought I would pull out the binoculars for a bit. Scorpius is up nice and high allready and I have never had optical assistance to view Scorpius at 39 degrees (just 50). A full 10 degrees or so makes a lot of difference. M4 is an absolute gem in 15x70's. I am completely blown away that it is that good.

I ordered a telescope last night (Meade 6" SN) and thought about what role my binoculars might play dwon the road, and do I really need both? I think I got my answer tonite and it reminded me why I chose these - they stay perfectly mounted to the tripod at all times and takes 20 seconds to set them up outside and be viewing. You can see half a dozen objects in the time it takes a scope to cool down. I can't wait to compare them side by side.