My Favorite Astronomy Binocular Mount & Tripod.

!±8± My Favorite Astronomy Binocular Mount & Tripod.

I purchased this Astro-Binocular mount last year, and it is by far, my favorite mount to use, above all the others I have. It is worth every penny it costs!!! A real joy to use. I'm anticipating another summer, and hours of great comfortable viewing our solar system with this baby! :-) If you are an amateur astronomy buff like me, and you like to use astro binoculars, as well as telescopes, you have to try one of these tripods! Telescopes are great for close ups, but nothing beats a great pair of large astronomy binocs for scanning the night sky. Depicted in this video are 80mm Zhummel 20 x 80 Giant Astro binoculars, and they are fine, but I'm looking to upgrade to a different brand soon.

My Favorite Astronomy Binocular Mount & Tripod.

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Barska X-Trail 20 x 80 Binocular with Braced-in Tripod Adapter

!±8±Barska X-Trail 20 x 80 Binocular with Braced-in Tripod Adapter

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Post Date : Dec 12, 2011 13:00:29
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The X-trail series is made for the great outdoors! They are not only top-performance and extremely rugged, but offer an amazing value for quality optics and durability. From a wide selection of binoculars featuring wide-angled fullsize to high-powered large porros and different magnifications, you will find an X-trail to fit your style. Whether you are out in the forest or inside an arena, have them trail along with you! Backed by Limited Lifetime Warranty.

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Binocular Buying Guide

!±8± Binocular Buying Guide

A lot of people find buying binoculars confusing. When you try to make a purchase you are going to be confronted with numbers like 7x35 which you need to be clear on in order to get the right pair. There are also a lot of specialized features like compact binoculars or stabilized binoculars that you will have to consider. If you think about what you want to use the binoculars for everything will fall into place quite nicely, so this is something you will need to think about before you start looking.

Magnification and lens diameter are far and away the most important things that you are going to want to keep in mind when you are choosing binoculars. These are clearly labeled on all binoculars with a number like 7x35 or whatever. Magnification is determined by the first number and that is nothing more than how many times closer an object will seem. The diameter of the lens will be the number you see second and it is shown in millimeters. The field of view is going to be bigger if you use a bigger lens diameter.Unfortunately it's not just a matter of buying the binoculars that have biggest numbers, that would be much too straightforward. For example choosing a high magnification will make it difficult to pick up things that are moving, not really a good choice for something like bird watching. Having a big lens diameter will allow you an excellent field of view but it will also result in large and heavy binoculars, not something you want if you have to carry them a long way.

The brightness of a pair of binoculars is determined by the size of the exit pupil and this is another major thing that will need to be kept in mind. If you divide the lens diameter by the magnification you will find the size of the exit pupil. The larger the exit pupil is the more light will get to your eye. This can be a problem in bright sunshine but is almost a necessity if you use your binoculars when it is dark. For daytime use or general purpose binoculars an exit pupil size of 3 to 5 mm is a good choice but for use at night you are going to want at least 7 mm.

There are a few other factors that you are going to have to keep in mind but they are for the most part just down to what you feel comfortable with. Factors like how you focus the binoculars or what kind of prism is used can be important to some buyers while others aren't going to care. You are also going to want to keep in mind any of the specialized types of binoculars that are available like water proof binoculars or stabilized binoculars. Keeping how you want to use the binoculars in mind should help to make certain that you make the right choice for your needs.

Binocular Buying Guide

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