Re: [Phys-L] astronomy binocular buying advice

[Anthony Lapinski <alapinski@pds.org>]

I teach astronomy in NJ. I use a computerized telescope, which
automatically finds objects on any night. Very convenient! And portable!

www.celestron.com/browse-shop/astronomy/telescopes/skyprodigy/skyprodigy-130-computerized-telescope

Around $700. Cheaper on Amazon. Great images, and you can change eyepieces,
get a solar filter, etc. There are cheaper models available (e.g., 114LCM).

Binoculars are hard to hold and keep images stable without a tripod. I
don't recommend a class set.

On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 10:28 PM, bernard cleyet <bernard@cleyet.org> wrote:

> > On 2017/May/02, at 16:53, Larry Smith <larry.smith@snow.edu> wrote:
> >
> > We’re thinking about buying a classroom set of binoculars for our
> general education beginning astronomy class, but I’m not an expert in what
> features to shop for.
> > There seem to be contradictory opinions about size (the “giant” ones
> seem popular these days, but are they too heavy?).  Some guides recommend
> 7x50 or 9x63 as the best so we don’t have to buy tripods too.
> > Are image-stabilizing binoculars for astronomy worth the extra money?
> >
> > Sometimes the vendors aren’t much help: too many models to choose from,
> and why are the “better” models cheaper?
> > We do have fairly dark skies where I teach.
> >
> > Any guidance for buying a classroom set of astronomy binoculars?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Larry
>
> This is what you want:
>
>
> https://www.telescopesplus.com/products/celestron-
> skymaster-25x100-astronomy-binocular-with-tripod-kit?utm_
> source=bing&utm_medium=cse&utm_term=1962505796&utm_campaign=CPCS%20-%
> 20Telescopes%20PLAs%20%5BDesktop%5D&utm_content=All%
> 20Telescopes%20Products <https://www.telescopesplus.
> com/products/celestron-skymaster-25x100-astronomy-
> binocular-with-tripod-kit?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cse&
> utm_term=1962505796&utm_campaign=CPCS%20-%20Telescopes%20PLAs%20[
> Desktop]&utm_content=All%20Telescopes%20Products>.
>
>
> bc. rememers seing a pic of a record holder (asteroids) using one or
> similar. (Sky and Telescope?).
>
>
> How about a wide field telescope (Celestron-8 at prime focus?).
>
>
>
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