Binoculars!?
Which set is better, please explain in detail why you think so! This will help greratly!
http://www.opticsplanet.net/celestron-outland-lx-10×50-binoculars.html
or the
http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/entry.php?sectionid=21&entryid=133
Or you may choose to add your own binoculars you think are the best, by try to keep the price with in 50-150$!
Between the two, I would go with the Orion. They are both virtually the same specs, but the Orion has about 15% wider field of view with the same magnification, meaning you can see more of your target with the same magnification.
I wouldn’t reccomend binoculars for stargazing, however, if that was your plan. Just go with a telescope.
June 20 2010 11:18 pm | celestron binoculars
June 21st, 2010 at 4:48 am
Between the two, I would go with the Orion. They are both virtually the same specs, but the Orion has about 15% wider field of view with the same magnification, meaning you can see more of your target with the same magnification.
I wouldn’t reccomend binoculars for stargazing, however, if that was your plan. Just go with a telescope.
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June 21st, 2010 at 5:18 am
Binoculars are great for casual stargazing, two eyes are better than one. 10×50 is a decent size, anything bigger and you need a tripod as they will be too heavy to hold steady. Obviously for close up views such as spliting close doubles, and viewing star clusters, nebulae etc a telescope would be better. I’d go with the Orion set as they have a wider field of view.
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June 21st, 2010 at 5:31 am
Neither of these binoculars is suitable for astronomy.
At and low light conditions your pupils open to about 7mm. If any binoculars provide an exit pupil of less than 7mm then you are wasting light AND you will have a lot of difficulty holding the image steady on your retina.
The exit pupil size of binoculars is calculated by dividing the objective lens diameter by the magnification.
10 X 50 binoculars only give an exit pupil of 5 mm.
7 X 50 are fine with an EP of 7.14 mm.
If you want higher power you must increase to objective lens size
10 X 70
15 X 105
Ex Navy binoculars of this size are sometimes available from Disposal stores.
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