Which binoculars do you use most for astronomy?

[Jerome Howard]

I use:

Oberwerk 15x70 LW
Celestron Ultima 10x50
Celestron Regal ED 8x42
Canon 8x20 IS
Kowa BD II-XD 6.5x32

I use the big one on a tripod, and the others hand held.

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Here's another vote for the Kowa 6.5s. Their 10° field comes in handy.


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Agreed. They are great.

[binogeek]

Orion 51464 20×80 Astronomy Binoculars

For the Price, these are hard to beat, large lenses give you bright crisp clear images, the only downside is they are quite heavy so a tripod is needed, due to the size and weight your hand will shake and isn’t best for viewing when you use the magnification to its full without a tripod.

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[Frazman]

If I go out for a session with one of the ‘fractors, my old hunting bino’s (Bushnell Trophy LXT 10x42) is always around my neck.
If we are on a bino only session they all go, the sky master 15x70’s and the Oberwerks 10.5x70’s.
I really need to make a parallelogram tripod for the bigger ones.

[helicon]

10x50's and 15x70's. For replicating the finderscope view typically I give the 10x50's the bulk of usage. But for trying to spot faintish objects like M33 under less than pristine skies I use the 15x70's.

[Ylem]

I use my 7x50s Nikon the most for handheld sessions, I like the larger exit pupils for handheld use, less black outs.

[Frankskywatcher]

Using an old pair of 7X50 to find star cluster then observe them thru my DOB .
I would like to someday obtain a pair of 10X50 but the price of fully coated lens quality optics is holding me back from doing that.