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Thanks Jeff. I have a birthday in the cities to attend this weekend so may not be able to observe with you all … but I'll see what I can do.
Also wanted to post this 'fix' for the Orion Paragon-Plus L-bracket mount:
After reading Dean's post above I was motivated to get a fix for my Orion Paragon-Plus binocular mount. The main problem with the L-bracket that comes with the mount was a limitation on how low to the horizon you could point the attached large binocular (about 20-25 degrees above horizontal). As the commercial machine shops in Rochester were not in the business of bending my L-bracket, I had to devise a fix of my own! The L-bracket was wider than the metal pivoting block it was attached to causing the limitation. As the bracket could be removed a simple solution presented itself. (see photos below). Inserting a small block of wood and using longer machine screws would allow the bracket to pivot to near horizontal. I cut out a one-half inch section of a hickory hammer handle ($3.49 at Menards) that was slightly less wide than the pivoting metal block and using longer machine screws (6MM X 30MM Metric Socket Head Cap Screw (2 @ .69 each) was able to make the fix. I am now ready to tackle those binocular highlights Dean mentions in Sagittarius and Scorpio!
Bob