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specifications
smartphone holder (#51514)
Dimensions:
5-3/8" x 2-7/8" x 2-1/4"
Weight:
3.8 oz.
Fits phone sizes: 2" to 4-1/2" wide; any length
Material:
Aluminum and plastic
tripod l-adapter
(included with #24438)
Dimensions:
4-1/4"H x 1-1/4"W x 2-5/8"D
Mounting stud:
¼"-20
Material:
Aluminum, anodized
Note: You will not need the ¼"-20
attachment knob when coupling the
Smartphone Holder to a tripod binocu-
lar adapter. It is used only for hand-held
binocular stargazing without a tripod.
In choosing a tripod for binocular star-
gazing, be sure its head has the ability
to rotate 90 degrees from the horizon-
tal plane to vertical plane. That way,
the binoculars and Smartphone Holder
will be able to point up to the zenith,
the highest point overhead. Also look
for a tripod whose head extends high
enough to limit the amount of crouching
down you have to do to see through the
binoculars when they are aimed high.
Orion’s Paragon HD-F2 tripod fits the
bill nicely on both counts, with the head
extending 72.5" high at full extension.
Perhaps the ultimate binocular plat-
form for binocular stargazing is the
Orion Paragon-Plus Binocular Mount
& Tripod. It’s a parallelogram-style
mount that eliminates arm strain and
shakiness, and allows you to aim your
binocular high overhead, even to the
zenith, while you stand or sit com-
fortably underneath. It positions the
binoculars from 2' 7" to 7' 7" high, and
you can raise and lower the binoculars
while staying fixed on a target, a wonderful feature when two or more people of
varying height are observing together. This mount’s built-in binocular adapter has
a ¼"-20 stud that is long enough to accommodate the Smartphone Holder and still
securely hold your binoculars.
Figure 9.
Install your smartphone in the
holder and fire up the Orion StarSeek app
or another dynamic star chart app (sold
separately), and you’ll be ready to locate,
identify, and view countless wonders of the
night sky with your binoculars.
Figure 8.
The smartphone holder (front
and back) properly installed on a tripod-
mounted pair of binoculars.
