Are Celestron Binoculars the Binoculars For You?
Celestron Binoculars are well recognised as world leaders in optical design and all Celestron binoculars, telescopes and spotting scopes are manufactured to the highest quality to deliver outstanding resolution and excellent clarity for the price.
If you want choice, affordability and value for money it is well worth looking at the extensive range Celestron have to offer. Celestron binoculars are built to the same high standard and to a level of quality that is well supported by a lifetime guarantee with many models including the Upclose range, the Traveler, Outland, Oceana and Skymaster (Celestron's binoculars for astronomy).
No matter what your sporting requirement Celestron have the binoculars for you including lightweight, compact binoculars, binoculars for travel, bird watching, action sports and nature viewing, zoom, waterproof and marine binoculars. Whatever your choice you can be sure that all Celestron binoculars are built with excellent attention to detail and priced at a level most people can afford.
If you want truly affordable have a look at the 'Upclose' range and pick up compact or full-size Celestron binoculars for under £50. For your money you get fully coated lenses, rubber coated, water resistant bodies and a no-fault lifetime warranty. This series includes high powered compact binoculars (12x25 & 16x32), objective diameters up to 50mm (including a 20x50) and a wide angle & zoom option. The downside is the prisms are Bk7 rather than Bak-4 (which is a better quality) and the lenses are fully coated rather than fully multi-coated but for the money the specification and performance is good.
With compact binoculars Celestron do have some strong competitors, even in the low price range including Nikon, Pentax and Olympus (who offer the widest choice), all good makes and all worth a look at. Canon do a compact IS binocular and Steiner make some excellent high quality compact binoculars ranging from about £50 - £300.
If you want to move up a grade then take a look at the Outland series, again available in compact and full-size models. These Celestrom binoculars are waterproof and fog-free, ideal for tough outdoor pursuits, and come with multi-coated (not fully multi-coated lenses, this is available in the Outland LX series), top quality Bak-4 prisms, twist-up eyecups for long eye relief (ideal for spectacle wearers) and a lifetime warranty. Excellent value for money at under £100 or the LX series for under £125.
There is strong competition in full-size binoculars with Leica and Swarovski capturing the top end of the market. If you are looking for high quality but don't have £1000+ then Steiner, Nikon, Pentax and Bushnell offer and excellent choice and
For affordable marine binos then look no further than the Oceana series Celestron binoculars which come with a range finding dial and compass. However, if you want truly top notch marine binoculars then don't make a purchase before checking out the Steiner Commander series which are salt water resistant, protected against environmental pressures, waterproof to 10 mtrs, long-life rubber armoured, auto focusing and guaranteed for 30 years, truly special.
If you want to get into astronomy but don't want to spend a fortune Celestron do a range of affordable binoculars to get you started. The Skymaster series are priced as low as £50 or, if you want a telescope then Celestron has a vast selection of low cost beginner models right up through to the top of the range.
In this digital era, no range would be complete without digital binoculars. The Celestron Vistapix allows you to store pictures, download them onto a TV or laptop and print quickly and easily starting from around £50.
What Celestron are missing is an image stabilizing model so if you want an 'IS' option then Canon offer the widest range.
So are Celestrom binoculars, the right binoculars for you? Well that depends on what you want to use them for and how much you have to spend. It has to be said that they offer excellent value for money and a wide choice at the lower end of the market. If you can afford it and you are going to be using your binoculars regularly you should seriously check out some of the competition with top quality optics well worth paying for. Don't look at Leica or Swarovski though unless you have serious cash to spend as once you hold binoculars by either of these nothing else will be quite good enough!!
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Definately NOT the Bushnell. They put out a fine product in the 70's but not true today. I fell for the Meade ads and was VERY disappointed too. For Binos, you MUST try before you buy. If they are not properly aligned, then there is no hope of using them. You must get a mount too.
There are several different kinds of telescopes and all of them have some excellent features. Refractors and Reflectors, plus Schmidt-Cassegrain, APO refractors and more. There are also several mounts to chose from and the mounts are just as important as the scope is. All of the different scopes and mounts have some features that some people like and do not like.
There is no one scope that is "better" than another except for the junk scopes out there which are all just a waste of money. Never, ever buy from Walmart, Costco, Target, or any other discount store like that. Junk scopes are flooded into the market from those stores. You will be buying nothing but bad optics and plastic.
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Orion is the very best for value and for customer service too. I have 2 of their scopes and I will only buy from them from now on.
The Orion site has some excellent diagrams and explanations of all types of scopes and mounts.
Things to consider are size–can the user lift and transport the scope to the viewing site easily? If not, then it will gather dust in a closet. Can the viewer reach all the knobs and buttons? I have a long tube large manual refractor and it is very dificult for me to reach the knobs when I am pointed to Zenith. I am not a tall person.
Take your time in making your decision.
I would like to suggest that you join a local astronomy club or astronomical society BEFORE you spend your money on a scope. There are many different kinds of scopes and what is perfect for one person is not perfect for another. Everyone has their own set of eyeballs and no two are the same. If you join a club, you can attend a few of their star parties and try out members scopes to see what works best for YOU, before you buy a scope. The members can also help you when you get your scope and show you how to get the most out of your new scope as well as to help teach you where the treasures in the sky are located. Hint: they will be especially helpful if you take cookies to star parties. Most clubs have loaner scopes and extensive libraries that you can gather more information from too.
Some people will suggest that you purchase binnoculars. Not a bad idea but dont buy anything less than 10×50 and you must have a tripod too or you will not be happy with your astronomical views because they will be too shakey from your movements. Personally, I prefer a scope to binos because if binoculars are not aligned properly at the factory, then you get double images and distortions that cant be fixed.
But when you buy go Orion and you wont be disappointed. Don't try to learn everything all at once or you will be overwhelmed and discouraged. Patience is the key to Astronomy.
You will also need a good star chart program.
This is great freeware that you can download. Just tell it where you are and it will tell you what you see.
I wish you all the best. Enjoy
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The sun was hidden against the darkness as space station Earthrise floated motionless amongst its shadow, the station's lights flickering brightly, then slowly fading.
Earthrise was one of the three space stations that kept in contact with the Office of Naval Intelligence, because of the great deal of intelligence that was carried on board the station.
Everything was dead silent, save the sound of the generators powering the station. Two marines were talking to each other in the hall of the station.
“Ah man, I use to love the beach.”
“Yeah, I can't wait to get out of this place and relax.” Looking outside of the station, the marines saw, in the distance, something that not even the radar could detect.
“Is that one of our pods?” They ran to the captain of the station and quickly told him that foreign pods were approaching the station. The captain took out his binoculars and took a look, trying to get a glimpse at the mysterious pods.
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This is an EXCELLENT beginning! It hooked me from the very start. And now I want to know what happens next >.<
Your writing is also excellent, but you had some errors in grammar, and you switched back and forth between the present and past tense a lot.
I combined some sentences and added punctuation in other spots. I also fixed the errors in tense, and made it all past tense (as most stories are written in the past, it sounds much better than the present). I changed phrasing in some spots where what you wrote was awkward.
I changed the formatting, splitting some parts into more paragraphs where it would be better to have multiple paragraphs. I fixed the dialogue as well (every time you have a new speaker, make it a new paragraph).
I would suggest adding some more detail about Earthrise, as it goes suddenly from describing its physical appearance to talking about its function, which doesn't flow well. The first sentence is a little confusing, so you should probably clarify what the shadow belongs to (I assumed it was the sun, though I'm pretty sure the sun doesn't have a shadow). Also, talk more about the Earthrise's functions. I'm not exactly sure what it means by intelligence, so more description would be lovely.
More detail about the marines would be very welcome, especially if they turn out to be important. It's always nice to have more detail.
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All in all, this is a great beginning you've got here =) It really makes me want to read more. Please, tell me when you've got more written, I'd love to read it!
Happy writing, hope this has been a help! =)
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