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holyjoe

I am moving house and will have a perfect viewing sky. What binoculars should I buy . I was thinking of 20x80'I do not want cheap so what make.All your thoughts please.joe

karl

Hi holyjoe
Have a look on the home page lots of info on what to see with binoculars.

I have a few but a good all rounder is 10x50's
I use these the most but i also have 7x30 15x70 and 20x80's very big and need a tripod.
Dont buy zoom binoculars waste of money i have a pair and are a joke.

I like celestron binoculars the 20x80 are very good quality and are my fav's
karl

Marc_Rosson

I have a pair of 10X50 at the moment which are great to use. I will soon invest in a pair of Celestron 20X80s.

John_Brady

Hi Joe, welcome to the Astronomy Central Forum.

I have a pair of Celestron 20x80's, and Nikon 8X40's. Good advice from Marc and Karl, as 10x50's are very good for astronomy. They're probably as large as you can get to still comfortably hold without needing a tripod.

If you go for 20x80's you're definitely going to need a tripod, as they are heavy.

holyjoe

forget about price,which produces the best viewing results,joe

John_Brady

Some top binocular makes are Canon, Nikon, Celestron, Pentax, Swarovsky, Leica, Zeiss, Swift

With a top make and 50mm+ aperture you can't go wrong. Try Jodrell Bank's advice page on binoculars for astronomy http://www.jodrellbank.manchester.ac.uk/astronomy/nightsky/binoculars.html

Good luck.

karl

Last night i saw the gas clouds of the Orion Nebula very nice detail with my 20x80's

WOW

holyjoe

Thanks all ,I will close this thread now,thanks for your advice,joe

Bob50

Hi Karl, I checked out the Orion Nebula myself last night with my 10x50's and my 8" Skywatcher Dob. Certainly had the wow factor! Bob

Marc_Rosson

Just been checking out the Orion Nebula tonight with my 10X50. It looks magnificent. Also managed to find Andromeda for the first time ever.

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