Question about Astronomy Binocular Review?
William asked:
So i've been reading over the different questions about binoculars. I just want some reviews on what you can see with the different sizes.
GiantView 15x70 Large-Aperture
http://www.telescope.com/control/product…
GiantView 20x80 Large-Aperture
http://www.telescope.com/control/product…
these are both pretty cheap it seems (~250)... is that a red-flag?
GiantView 25x100 Large-Aperture
http://www.telescope.com/control/product…
ok finally MegaView 30x80 Wide Angle
these are about 500 are they worth the extra?
http://www.telescope.com/control/product…
cool thanks
ps im hoping to see lgm's on vega so...
j/k, seeing the rings of saturn would be pretty good for me. any others? any info?
Reply:
I own Celestron Pro 10x50 binoculars and Orion Little Giant 15x70 binoculars, and have tested Orion's 25x100 binoculars. I use the 10x50s 99% of the time because they're light, steady, and easy to hand hold. The 15x70s give very fine images but are very difficult to hand-hold and inconvenient on a tripod. I wasn't impressed by the 25x100s: the images were nowhere near as sharp as in the 15x70s, and they had to be used on a tripod. I'd recommend 10x50 as the best size for astronomy.
No binocular will give you a satisfactory view of Saturn's rings. You need at least 25x just to detect the rings (as an oval shape) and at least 100x for a satisfying view, which requires a telescope. Binoculars are primarily used for wide field views of star clusters and galaxies, not planets. I have no idea what an "lgm" is; I've never heard that term in 50 years in astronomy!
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Holy comprehensive binoc review! Our Zeiss’ did pretty well.
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With that one the moon should completely fill the field of view at 60º.
Jupiter will be 45" x 120 = 3 times as wide as the moon looks to the naked eye.
Saturn's globe will be a little bigger than the moon, with the rings extending it wider, maybe 2 times, but still a little smaller than Jupiter.
Note that, depending on seeing conditions and the size of the Airy disk, only half of that is actual detail, but planets usually look better magnified to several times bigger than the minimum needed to see the finest detail the seeing allows.
You will not be able to see color in nebulae. They look gray-green. Unless you live deep in a Montana forest you might want to get a nebula filter. It cuts down on light pollution that make the view horribly difficult to look at.
They're kindof expensive though.
What do people think about the Nikon Monarch ATB 8×42 Binoculars. Read this to find out.
10×50's are a good size for space observations. They run 30 to 60 depending on make and model and construction. If you are a beginner you will enjoy what you see from any of those. Have fun !