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Side View showing screw placements. Slot for bino plate allows for repositioning of the plate to the stored position. The idea is to cover the mirro and at the same time offer a spot to store the binoculars as well as a small binder with the star charts in it. A box would cover the whole things for further protection and transporting. The reason for high side walls is to protect from side light pollution in the backyard. Neighbors lights and street lights are intense.

Front View showing binocular support at lens front. MIrror tilted forward 20 degrees.

Mirror tilted back fullly. Bino support plate is mounted at a 50 deg angle. Mirror has a swing of +/- 20 degrees, offering a horizon to azimuth view.

Binoculars in place, resting on top of the support block and sitting against aluminum bar at front of binoculars.

Block in place on bino support plate, mirror tilted forward. That green thingy is a homemade washer from a milk container cap.. Works great!

Bino plate flipped into working position and support block removed

View of the Binocular Plate Bracket and the support block in stored position.

Binocular plate in stored possition over mirror