The difference between Astronomy and regular binoculars |
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The differences between astronomy binoculars and regular binoculars can determine which type of binoculars you really need. If it is for bird watching than a regular pair of binoculars is all you will need. If you want to look at the stars you’ll need a more powerful one.
- Regular binoculars have a magnification of 8x25 or 10x50mm
- Astronomy binoculars have a magnification of 15x50mm
- The objectives lens on regular binoculars is small
- The objectives lens on the astronomy binoculars are quite large because they need more light to be able to see in the dark and the stars.
- Regular binoculars can have fixed focus
- Fixed focus is not suitable for astronomy
This is only a few of the things you will find when comparing astronomy binoculars with others. Once you decide on astronomy binoculars you will then have to choose which features and options you would also like included with your astronomy binoculars.
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