Many people who are looking to buy telescopes for looking at the night sky eventually wind up stuffing it in a closet and forgetting about it. While telescopes can provide a great view of the heavens, they are also often bulky and hard to set up. This is why many amateur astronomers wind up using binoculars for their stargazing instead of a telescope, and the Celestron SkyMaster Giant 15×70 Binoculars is the binocular of choice for entry level stargazing without a telescope.
When you want to look at stars, planets, and far off galaxies in particular then the thing you need most is a set of binoculars that will suck in as much light as possible. With 70mm front lenses the Celestron SkyMaster Giant 15×70 Binoculars suck in a LOT of light, enough so that you can see the Andromeda galaxy and many other heavenly objects with ease (assuming of course you live somewhere where light pollution is not a problem).
So what can you see with these binoculars? The Andromeda galaxy should present no problems and in the winter you should not have any problems seeing the nebular in Orion's belt. If you have a tripod (less than .00 at a big box store) then you can easily watch Mars and the rings of Saturn. Of course the moon will always be there to entertain you. Remember that it is best to view the moon when it is NOT full so that the shadows bring out the details created by the craters and mountains on the lunar surface.
With 15x magnification and a 70mm aperture, the Celestron SkyMaster Giant 15×70 Binoculars will work great in the daytime too, particularly in the late evening or early morning when spotting birds or wild animals. The easy access focus ring lets you adjust the focus with one finger and the binoculars are balanced so that they remain comfortable in your hands.
Remember however that with such a wide aperture and high magnification that the Celestron SkyMaster Giant 15×70 Binoculars weigh a little over 4 pounds. This doesn't sound like much but it can get tiring holding them for long periods of time, that's why we recommend that you use a tripod if you are doing some backyard stargazing. These binoculars plus a decent tripod will give you just as much enjoyment as a 0 or more telescope, particularly if you are just a casual observer.
The optics on the Celestron SkyMaster Giant 15×70 Binoculars are as good as you can get for the price. They include BaK4 prisms and multicoated optics, but there is some fringing at the outer edges of the image. However for less than 0 you cannot expect the same optics as you would get in a 0 pair. For less than 0 you can get a good alternative to a large telescope and view the same objects more often because you will be less loathe to bring out a pair of binoculars than an 80 pound telescope. The price on these binoculars cannot be beat, and if you toss in a cheap tripod you have a setup that's easily as good as any beginner telescope and can be used during the daytime hours.
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