OKay which of these is better for a first time Astronomers?

Sunday, May 16th, 2010 at 1:58 pm

I called optics planet to ask about the best pair of binoculars (which I read were great for first time astronomers, and they directed me to buy this

http://www.opticsplanet.com/reviews/reviews-bush-ts-785003-2.html

I had been looking at one of these though, and sort of like the idea of having binoculars (this way we could easliy bring them with us places).

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001A3N58/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance

http://www.binoculars.com/binoculars/astronomy-binoculars/meade9x63astronomicalbinocular.cfm#navbar=a

I am really confused now b/c I was so sure that binoculars were the way to go. Thanks in advance for your help

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