I'm an amateur astronomer of over 40 years. I bought these binoculars to use as a backup for my 20 inch Obsession scope. The 7 sisters Pleiades and similar objects look great in this wide field binoculars.Some objects look better in binoculars. Of course for deep sky viewing that require lots of magnification the binoculars can't compete with the scope. Some downers. These binoculars are huge, heavy and bulky. The stars are all over the place hand holding the binoculars. I get the shakes in a few minutes using them. For astronomy these binoculars were NEVER meant for that. DO NOT BUY these binoculars unless you are willing to buy a good quality heavy duty tripod. A cheap light tripod won't cut it...these binoculars are heavy. I knew this and bought an Orion Paragon Plus XHD Field Tripod. Binoculars and this tripod worked great. My two teenage daughters get impatient with me setting up and getting objects with the 20 inch Obsession scope with the Argo Navis and Servo Cat. Now they can use the binoculars to view astronomy objects while I get an object for them to see in the Obsession scope. An easier family outing. The optics in these binoculars are good. The deluxe carrying case is nice and secure. The strap they give to go around your neck to hold the binoculars is laughable. I feel my whole head is going to fall off from the weight of the binoculars...get a quality HD tripod. To get much better binoculars be prepared to spend almost $1,000. These binoculars INMO offer good value for the money. I'm also into rifle 100 yd, 200yd, 300yd target shooting. I already had an average spotting scope and a range finder. With this Celestron 25X100 binoculars for me its easier and quicker to find the bullet holes on the targets. I'm almost 58 and when you get older your eyes are not so good. I use trifocal eye glasses and the eye relief on these binoculars was great. No problems using my eyeglasses and using the binoculars. These binoculars are great if you know before you buy them their limitations ( huge, bulky and too heavy for hand holding).You MUST use a heavy duty tripod for long time Astronomy use. Try them on the 7 sisters Pleiades... you wont be disappointed. 5 stars with limitations.
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