Anyone Have Advice For Selecting Binoculars For Astronomy?
Thursday, September 24th, 2009 at
7:30 pm
I'm getting into astronomy, and I eventually aim to buy a good reflector telescope with plenty of aperture. For now, my location and budget make binoculars a better proposition. I was thinking something in the 15x75 range, but I honestly don't know where to start. What kind of magnification, light-gathering, and field of view could I achieve compared to, say, a 60mm refractor telescope?
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I recommend 10X50, porro prisms, and fully multicoated optics. “Fully multicoated” is a specific term (i.e. “multicoated” is not the same as “fully multicoated”).
I recommend the book on binocular astronomy by Patrick Moore.
consider – small lightweight for carrying, but I prefer 10×50 for stargazing. 10 x mag power, 50 mm lens. good clear range of vision. great for clusters and nebula…dont have to be a big name, I ahve used Jasons, Meades, Bushnells, they all all work fine (see my profile at myspace/logic1812)
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is 10×50 good becase i buying a new one