Astronomy

[Neptunus Rex]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Slight thread hijack but I've been considering buying a pair of cheap binoculars for stargazing and wondering if anyone around here has had any success with them for that?

And no I am not planning on using them for searching the sky at night for Klingon invasion.

I started with bino's before making the high cost plung for a telescope.

Started with cheapo 5x22's. Moved up to more expensive Celestron Ultima 8x56's designed for night use. That's the key. Most run of the mill bino's are designed for day time use with small exit pupil width. If you hold your bino's at arms length away and look in the eye pieces, if the circle of light is small, small exit pupil. Bino's for night use have larger exit pupils.

I have an 8" SCT telescope, but I still use my 8x56's for quick stuff and wide field views.

How are the ones you picked up?