Astronomy Buyers Guide?
Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at
7:47 am
Hey my birthday is coming up at the end of april and i have been wanting to get a new telescope or a pair of astronomical binoculars. I already have a telescope. But its cheap and not very good.
I was wondreing what are the pros and cons of getting binculars vs a new telescope.
I love the porotbialitiy of the binuculars but i also adore seeing other planets as a teleescope would do.
well here is my telescopehttp://shopproducts.howstuffworks.com/Or…http://www.telescope.com/control/product…http://www.telescope.com/control/product…
If i were to get binoculars that would be better than this how much would i expect to spend or should i just get a new telesope?
US $389.99
First of all, if you’re looking for a buyer’s guide to astronomical equipment, far and away the best is Star Ware 4th edition by Phil Harrington (Wiley).
I own about ten telescopes and several pairs of binoculars, and use all of them. The two instruments I use most are my 10×50 binoculars and my 11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, about as different in size, design, and cost as two astronomical instruments could be. I like binoculars for quick looks and wide vistas, and a large telescope for detailed looks at the Moon, planets, deep sky objects, and variable stars. I feel a need for both.
Since you already have a long focus refractor telescope, then binoculars would be a good choice because of their wide field of view. As I say, 10×50 is my favourite size. On the other hand, 60mm is a rather small aperture, and something like a 6-inch reflector would show you much more detail on both planets and deep sky objects. Only you can decide.
In terms of cost, you can get a good pair of 10×50 binoculars (Orion Scenix) for around $100. A Dob mounted 6-inch reflector will cost $250 and up.
First of all:
go to
http://www.astromart.com
and look at their selection of used items for sale. A huge stock of fascinating equipment is available. They charge a one time fee for use of the site, but you should be able to handle that without much trouble. The trick is to learn about all of the various telescopes and binoculars that are out there, and this is one good place to do that.
Another place is:
http://www.cloudy nights.com
and
http://www.handsonoptics.com
http://www.meade.com
Try those sites…I think you will be very impressed.
that can have a lot of answers.. how much do you plan to spend?
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