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Thursday, September 30, 2010

Astronomy With High Power Binoculars

By Ken Biggleswade

High power binoculars are just one of the many types of binoculars. A binocular is like using two small telescopes and each eye will have its own eye piece, prime focal point, objective lenses and exit pupil. With the correct orientation you can see many objects that are far away just like they were up close.

The best binoculars are those that are made of high quality material as this set of binoculars will last a very long time. You want to make sure that the mechanics as well as the optical parts are all high quality. This may make the binocular more expensive but the purchase will be worth it in the long run.

High powered binoculars mean that they have very high magnification, much greater then what you would find in a normal pair of binoculars. There are also many binoculars that offer variable magnification but you do need to be careful s these tend to only offer good magnification at the lower powers.

Very high powered binoculars tend to be used for astronomy and it is recommended that you use a tripod or other type of mounting. This is because along with a large magnification this magnification will also magnify the slight movements your hand will make as it holds the binoculars.

Very high powered binoculars will also need a large objective lens as they need to gather more light. This can make the binoculars very heavy. They also will have a smaller field of view and can take some time to figure out how to use and focus on what you want. It can take some practice to learn how to fully use high powered binoculars.

There are a few disadvantages to using high powered binoculars but if you are interested in viewing objects that are very far away, like the stars, then you will need high powered binoculars.

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