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help with picking some bino's
Im very new to night sky observing and i think to start with im leaning towards some binos as opposed to a cheap telescope, my budget is £200 (GBP) and im wandering what people could recommend for that price or if theres a scope that is maybe £50 more that would do a better job?
Im thinking bino's as i also live by the sea and often want to look at the cruise ships that pass us most days
Ideally id like to see the moon craters and maybe saturns ring if possible....
many thanks for your help.
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Re: help with picking some bino's
Absolutely start with a pair of binos. Even a moderately priced pair of 10X50s will reveal an immense amount of objects in your night sky, plus they will help you learn your way around the night sky faster than a telescope would.
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Man... That's some icky-tasting stuff!
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def my intention for sure, i like the idea of the mono pod, just stuck on what bino's to start looking at, is it better to get lower magnification ?
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I have minimal bino experience, but I prefer 15x to 10x. I'm sure people who are more bino-oriented can give you detailed info.
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Re: help with picking some bino's
https://www.telescopehouse.com/binocula ... ulars.html
Then spend the remaining funds on a nice 5" (127mm) Bresser
https://www.telescopehouse.com/telescop ... scope.html
That should cover all your observing needs for around £255.
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Re: help with picking some bino's
http://binocularsky.com
Lots of reviews (Steve writes reviews for magazines etc)
His books are good references for targets too.
Steve recommends monopods too
Star Adventurer
AZ Gti mount
www.midcheshireastro.co.uk for astro company
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Re: help with picking some bino's
Celestron 15x70 if you want inexpensive. Some report that they are frequently sold miscollimated (mine were ok), and there are youtube videos on how to collimate them. Oberwerk 15x70 if you want better quality/more expensive and they come collimated as people say.
Neither of the above two will show you the rings of saturn.
You asked for telescopes, a 80mm
Another option is to get the Meade Adventure 80 and a lighter
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Mounts: SW: SkyTee2, AzGTi; iOptron: AZMP; ES: Twilight I; Bresser: EXOS2; UA: MicroStar.
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