Agreed. They are great.Nakedgun wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 3:18 am~Jerome Howard wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 10:18 pm 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.
Here's another vote for the Kowa 6.5s. Their 10° field comes in handy.
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Which binoculars do you use most for astronomy?
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Re: Which binoculars do you use most for astronomy?
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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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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Re: Which binoculars do you use most for astronomy?
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.
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.
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Re: Which binoculars do you use most for astronomy?
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.
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Binoculars: Celestron SkyMaster 15x70, Bushnell 10x50
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Re: Which binoculars do you use most for astronomy?
I use my 7x50s Nikon the most for handheld sessions, I like the larger exit pupils for handheld use, less black outs.
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Re: Which binoculars do you use most for astronomy?
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.
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.
Gee if I had known there was so much to see I would have started decades ago ! 
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Polaris 4” Dobsonian
7x50 binoculars

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Re: Which binoculars do you use most for astronomy?
Orion 9x63's. As others have mentioned, these are probably at or near the hand holding limit. The exit pupil is a bit big for me, they are great for bright comet spotting. 15 months ago, when comet Leonard was having it's apparition, these binos, my 6" f7, and 18" f5.5 all gave very unique visual aspects.
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