Are Nikon Action binoculars as good as the pricier Nikon Action Extreme ATB binoculars?

I’m considering purchasing a pair for astronomy. My friend has recently turned me on to astronomy and now I want to get a good set of binoculars. I want Nikon because that is what she has and they work so good. I was looking at the Nikon website and I have 2 sets picked out [...]