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What is the advantage of a "binocular telescope" over another lower powered telescope or a binocular like 20x80 or 20x100 on a steady tripod?
I have a Celestron Evolution 9.25 and love it - the tracking is great although probably 30% of the time, the tracking doesn't work. Anyway, a friend pointed me to "binocular telescopes" and I was intrigued.
However, they are very expensive - even the cheapest one - BT-70XL-ED Binocular Telescope - is $1350 and requires a $280 mount so that's still over $1500 for this.
What can I see with a binocular telescope and can you please help me compare that with a 20x80 binoculars and my Celestron Evo 9.25?
Also, I noticed Oberwerk's best binocular telescope is the BT-127XL-SD Binocular Telescope and that thing is close to $5k! What is the point of spending this much money on a binocular telescope? What would I be able to see with these binocular telescopes that I cannot with my Celestron Evo 9.25? Obviously, they don't track anything so I'm guessing this is a wide-angle view of the sky? If I buy their cheapest binocular telescope, does it give me a nice wide-angle view of the sky or is it too narrow?
“Rather, by filling both of a person's retinas with the maximum amount of starlight available (at a given price point), binocular telescope users attest to a significantly improved observational experience.”
Personally I’d rather get a much larger reflecting telescope than a binocular telescope which is 2 refracting telescopes “strapped together”.
Notice in your link the picture is taken on a deck presumably looking out at the boats, not at a night sky although that’s one of the use cases.
Using both eyes is definitely an advantage. It's more like regular vision. Can you imagine daily life using one eye? The also make moon viewing more incredible. And though not used as frequently, they're great for comets.
Plus they are very portable, and tend to have a wider field of view, which benefits larger objects.
They aren't expensive though. I bought a great one that also came with a tripod adapter, for around $100, from a name brand manufacturer (20x80).
The drawback of course is that they lack magnification. So great for many objects, but less useful for smaller objects. All serious amateur astronomers I know have telescopes and binoculars.
Using both eyes is definitely an advantage. It's more like regular vision. Can you imagine daily life using one eye? The also make moon viewing more incredible. And though not used as frequently, they're great for comets.
Plus they are very portable, and tend to have a wider field of view, which benefits larger objects.
They aren't expensive though. I bought a great one that also came with a tripod adapter, for around $100, from a name brand manufacturer (20x80).
The drawback of course is that they lack magnification. So great for many objects, but less useful for smaller objects. All serious amateur astronomers I know have telescopes and binoculars.
Yep, I thought about buying a 20x80 or a 20x100 binoculars and put that on a tripod, but then I was intrigued by the more powerful binocular telescopes - which I guess is basically 2 refractors put together. What do you think about this link?
Yep, I thought about buying a 20x80 or a 20x100 binoculars and put that on a tripod, but then I was intrigued by the more powerful binocular telescopes - which I guess is basically 2 refractors put together. What do you think about this link?
Looks like high-quality products. They come with a high price tag, but you should have a quality product to enjoy for years. I like that angled (45 degrees?) approach. The straight-through binoculars are hard to use on objects at a high angle in the sky.
Just keep in mind the limitation on magnification. Some of the smaller deep sky objects will not be visible.
I also bought an extra pair of the 7mm eyepieces. This thing is great! Much less time needed to set up vs a telescope. Amazing views of the moon, the Jupiter and Saturn conjunction (less close up of course) but this thing shines with deep sky objects like the Andromeda Galaxy.
Can't wait to use this more! the 45 degree angle eyepieces is very comfortable. Even the kids are liking this thing.
Going with more magnification than the 7mm eyepieces will mess up the image quality, but I may try out some 6mm eyepieces.
I also bought an extra pair of the 7mm eyepieces. This thing is great! Much less time needed to set up vs a telescope. Amazing views of the moon, the Jupiter and Saturn conjunction (less close up of course) but this thing shines with deep sky objects like the Andromeda Galaxy.
Can't wait to use this more! the 45 degree angle eyepieces is very comfortable. Even the kids are liking this thing.
Telescope vs. "Binocular telescope" Are they worth it?
Are you into this kind of stuff? Astroids, planetary motions, stars, etc. 2019 YP5 a space rock came with in 1.9 million miles of earth this morning, Hawai'i time. About 6:58 am. It was the size of Washington monument. I actually wasn't aware of it. Until now reading the article. But there is another space rock coming again to earth. March 21, 2021. 2001 FO32. 5:03 am, Hawai'i time that day. This time with in 1.3 million miles of earth. 0.47 miles x 1.05 miles across. 76,980 mph is the speed of the object closes to earth. Wow.
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what magnification did the lookouts use in WWII?
