CelestronSkyMaster Pro 20x80 Binocular – Outdoor and Astronomy Binocular – Large Aperture for Long Distance Viewing – Fully Multi-Coated XLT Coating – Tripod Adapter and Carrying Case Included

YOU WILL NEED A STUDY TRIPOD for these binos. There's an east view from my deck that allows me to view the Moon rise, Venus, Orion, Saturn and a host of other players. I don't know if it's the Central Texas air that makes that Moon rise look like a HUGE china plate in the sky but I wanted for AGES to see it closer. What took me so long. When I do graduate to a telescope, I will keep these bino's for Texas travel to various canyons and cliffs. DO READ the manual - familiarize yourself with all the knobs. Don't cheat yourself of the experience and use the levels. The easy in / out of the tripod adapter is a thing of beauty. DO NOT let go of the bino's until you are VERY confident that everything is secure - your heart will drop if something that's not supposed to move - MOVES. I am very pleased with the tripod securing the bino's - not a wobbly one. It's the Amazon Basics 60-Inch Lightweight Tripod With Bag, Black. I'm 5' 7" and used nearly all of the height... then again maybe you pull out your best comfy lawn chair and sit. There's a middle pole that unwinds upward with a little handle for additional lift. This middle pole also has a locking nut. Do the left eye focus first with the middle focus ring as the right eye has a separate focus only - as stated in the MANUAL.* * * UPDATE * * * 10/15/2023 I had people fly in from Chicago for the eclipse. At night we used these bino's to view the stars. The first time you see the four moons of Jupiter - your jaw drops and you want to show everybody. You view satellites flying overhead that you cannot view with the naked eye. It is breath taking. I will be purchasing bino solar filters to take these as far as they can go.

These are absolute beasts! Get ready to adopt a work out program because your forearms will have to be like Popeye! Get a sturdy tripod because these binoculars are pythons! I told my friend that they are like a "mini hubble" and that is for reals. If you like to see crisp images and are not able to utilize a space telescope then these enormous spectacles are for you! They are clear and bright and the moon pops like a rising star on a mission from Mars! You best be serious about your star gazing because you can see Orion like he's right in your back yard! I simply freaked and then saw Pluto... that's my dog though. I saw Saturn and her rings but that was on a non-cloudy, non city glowing skyline. You need to experience these in the country without annoying factory lights.

It's ok, I managed to see Jupiter moons with it and lots of stars invisible to unaided eye. Moon is also gorgeous, lots of details to peruse. You'd need a tripod to make full use of it, with 20x magnification it's very shaky.However the image quality is slightly less than I expected. Some color aberrations and distortions, especially at the edges, though seems to be ok at the center. Maybe I'm just expecting too much for this price.

My first night out, I was able to catch beautiful views of the Orion Nebula and the trapezium. I then shifted to the Pleiades and a rich jewel box burst through. Crisp views of terrestrial objects (Mount Mansfield summit). Only negative is the weight. You will definitely need to use a tripod or other method to hold these big babies steady. Not as heavy as my 25x100 Skymaster binos, the 20x80's can mount on a heavy-duty camera tripod as long as you don't mind a little jiggle when you touch the setup.

This is my second try at astronomical viewing using a set of binoculars. This 20 X 70 set is easier to handle and gives you particularly good viewing of the moon. At least this one (after trying the 20X100) is optically aligned. It also fits your face better than the 20X100, and is definitely lighter. Deeper space that is normally viewable with a 70MM telescope, is not there with these binoculars. However, the clusters show up fairly well and you can see the rings of Saturn. So, not bad.

Very well built and for those wanting a big powerful set of Bino's they'd be just fine...Since I'm doing lots of Astrophotography I really needed much better glass but I also understand you get what you pay for...The product is first class in build and functionality and for wildlife even with a cell phone adapter they were really good... Personally I love the variable focal lengths of a good zoom but these do well as a fixed power... They are very bright as expected from 80mm optics... I would have kept them if they had better ED glass for this price point, and I suspect they'd sell very well if they did... All in all they are a very good product for the right person...The robin on the roof of our neighbors home was measured in Google Earth at 150' from where I took my Samsung Galaxy S9 image from...

I picked these up for astronomy. They are great. I use them for spotting intresting things in the heavens. That i then use my telescope to look at. I can clearly see the orion nebula, pleids star cluster, venus and the moon. To name some of the more common things to see. I also use these for bird watching. They are verry heavy. I recomend a good tripod, for both astronomy and bird uses. My only complaint is that the eye cups have a tendency to fall off. Not a big deal for me. Just something to be aware of.

They are a hand full. But works great. From a 1/2 mile away I can read my habits car tage