Binoculars Help!?
I wanted a pair of binoculars for look at the moon, and casual stargazing. But I didn't want to have to use a tri-pod. Also I wanted to keep the cost reasonable, so I though this pair was pretty good, please give me your feed back on what you think. And if you think there is another better pair with about the same price please give me the link!
http://www.opticsplanet.net/celestron-outland-lx-10x50-binoculars.html
Also what will I be able to see with this pair. And could I also use it during the daytime?
10x50 is a very popular size for astronomy, and these sound like a good value.
As for what you can see, you'll be able to see the lunar maria and major craters, and the moons of Jupiter. Saturn may look oval if you look carefully, but seeing the rings takes higher power. You should be able to see 60 or more of the Messier objects, plus a number of other clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. You won't see much detail at only 10 power, but in a number of places you'll be able to see multiple objects in a single field of view. Also, some large objects show up best in binoculars. In a dark sky, the Milky Way is beautiful and fascinating. Many of the larger dark nebulae in the Milky Way are most easily seen in binoculars.
These will also work well in the daytime. They're a bit bigger than what some birders prefer, but if your primary use is astronomy, I'd stick with these rather than something like 8x40's.
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