Do you keep a scope by a window?

Rich wrote:
A common site in movies, the proverbial small refractor mounted near a
window. This was probably more common when houses had big bay windows
out front than now that few do. People may remember a Questar ad
showing a Questar on a table near a window. Keeping a small scope
permanently mounted is also a way to avoid procrastination when it
comes to "Should I go out or not?" syndrome. A small apo, on a light
mount or tripod is certainly no struggle, even if someone is tired.

I've tested stuff on my balcony, but have never done
more than casual observation of the moon with binoculars
out any windows.

My solution for those nights when time is tight is an old
C-8. The optics aren't the best and the fork mount is
bouncy, but I can trundle it out to the back yard and
set it up in 2 minutes.

Did so last night, in fact, before the clouds rolled back in.
The moon, Saturn and M42 are hardly earthshattering
targets, but when the last astronomically useful night
was in October, you have to take what you can get...

Laura Halliday VE7LDH "That's a totally illegal,
Grid: CN89mg madcap scheme. I like it!"
ICBM: 49 16.05 N 122 56.92 W - H. Pearce