Binocs Question

[spacester]

So I popped over to the Orion site cuz it's high time I bought some binoculars. I just want something inexpensive yet high quality, good enough for the most basic astonomy but also for occasional use for birding and football games.<br /><br />Are 7x50 binocs good enough for basic astronomy?<br /><br /><img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[nevers]

Not much power but you'll get a nice wide view. I'd say they'd be suited for a small amount of basic astronomical observing. Dark skies would help.

 

[spacester]

Cool, that's what I thought. Dark skies I can do. I just bought 'em, they were seconds at $20 off. Now I can shop for the serious astronomy binocs as I re-learn the winter skies.<br /><br />GREAT to see you here, NEVERS, I don't get over to this forum much and I'm glad to see your valuable knowledge is still available to us. The ways things are these days, it's no certainty, doncha know.<br /><br />NEVERS, how does that acronym go again?<br />Night Ends Visible something something <img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" /> <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[tfwthom]

The 7 x 50s would be fine. Large objective lenes tend to be heavy and induce shaking. At 7x it wouldn't be that noticable. 10 x 50s you would need a tripod or something.<br /><br />That's why the Cannon IS is so popular. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font size="1" color="#3366ff">www.siriuslookers.org</font> </div>

 

[nevers]

It goes "Night Ends Viciously Every Rising Sun". Lately, night has been ending before it even gets here...we might as well have 24hrs of daylight! Hope you enjoy the bino's - you gotta love that "seconds" section!

 

[igorsboss]

IMHO, don't settle for anything less than IS binocs. It makes all the difference; a very dramatic improvement.