Can you recommend me a pair of astronomy binoculars?
May 12, 2010 by
Filed under Binoculars Ratings
My friend’s birthday is fast approaching and he has always been interested in space. If you could suggest a pair of space-focused binoculars, it would be greatly appreciated.
I have binoculars very similar to these, and they are excellent:
http://www.telescope.com/control/binoculars/astronomical-binoculars/orion-ultraview-10×50-wide-angle-binoculars
These are less expensive, but have received excellent reviews:
http://www.telescope.com/control/binoculars/astronomical-binoculars/orion-scenix-10×50-wide-angle-binoculars
I have a pair of Orion Scenix, which is the less expensive pair linked by Geoff.
But my favorite binoculars are Orion Mini Giant 9×63. The view is not quite so wide as with the Scenix, but it shows you dimmer stars. A few nights ago, I was looking at the Andromeda Galaxy, then I started scanning stars a little away from there and noticed a fuzzy area. I thought I found a comet! But it turned out to be just another galaxy, the one in Triangulum.
http://www.telescope.com/control/binoculars/astronomical-binoculars/orion-mini-giant-9×63-binoculars