Larger binoculars with more power often have narrower fields of vision and are heavier. When starting out it is tempting to get the biggest you can find, but try not to get anything much more powerful than a 10x50 pair at first. So a 7x35 pair means that these binoculars will magnify 7x, and have lenses 35 mm in diameter. What do those binocular numbers mean? The first number is the magnification, while the second number is the size in millimeters of the lenses. A good pair of binoculars, anywhere from 7x35 to 10x50,will give you great views of the Moon, open star clusters like the Pleiades, the brighter, larger galaxies like Andromeda (from dark skies), large nebula like Orion, and even peeks at Jupiter's moons and some globular clusters once your observing skills improve. Binoculars can easily fit onto carry-on for airline travel, which is an impossible feat for most telescopes. Binoculars can be used not just for stargazing but for bird watching and other outdoor activities and can be easily packed away while traveling. Those requirements give a surprising winner for many novice stargazers: a good pair of binoculars!īinoculars, it turns out, are an excellent first instrument for many stargazers due to their ease of use and versatility. Here, a visitor takes a peek at the FBAC's Astronomy on Wheels Popup Supermoon Watch Party at the San Montego Apartments Photo Credit: Jo Ellen Sutter /Fort Bend Astronomy ClubĪ first telescope should be easy to use and still be of a high enough quality and power to provide years of use-while not being terribly expensive. The Moon makes a perfect first target for a new telescope owner.
You still need to practice your stargazing skills, and a good first telescope or pair of binoculars will help you do just that while expanding your skillset and giving you the confidence to search for more and more celestial sights.
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A good telescope doesn't work like a video game cheat code that instantly turns you into an expert astronomer, not even with a computerized setup that claims to instantly slew to any one of thousands of targets. The following tips will assume you have been stargazing for a while and want a better peek at the Moon, planets, and stars. Right off, the best way to start observing the night sky is with your own unaided eyes, the most old-fashioned way to stargaze.
You might even be able to try out a few potential telescopes with the help of your local astronomy club before making your final decision. Photo Credit: Pablo Nelson/ Astronomical Society of the PacificĪ telescope is a great gift for the budding astronomer in your life - or, of course, for yourself! While it may be tempting to go for an ultra cheap impulse buy spotted while shopping at a local store, or to splurge on a super expensive, deluxe computerized model found online, we urge you to hold off on a major purchase before first doing a bit of research. Dobsonian telescopes are often the best choice for a first telescope due to their simplicity and ease of setup. A volunteer prepares a Dobsonian telescope with a solar shield to observe a partial eclipse of the Sun in San Francisco on October 23, 2014.
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