After all this summer heat, I'm looking forward to those cool fall nights under the stars and all my favorite autumn deep-sky objects. As far as I'm concerned, there's nothing quite so lovely as the Double Cluster or the Pleiades in a good bino. Or how about the grand old lady of galaxies, M31? Then there's M36, 37, and 38 in Auriga and M34 in Perseus. Well, the list of binocular objects goes on and on.
Binoculars still hold a warm place in my heart for their simplicity and convenience. By the time the high tech boys and all their scopes with the latest bells and whistles are ready to start the night, me and my binos are well down the road in our observing session. Best of all, when it's time to wrap up, I just put my binos in the case, throw the strap over my shoulder and walk away.
