Binoculars are actually two telescopes placed side by side so a viewer can see through them with both eyes. Most people, who think about buying a telescope, either go to a local department store or toy store and buy any telescope they have for sale.
There are many good choice in terms of value for the money, and have the added benefit of being ergonomically designed. I originally purchased the Monarch 10x50's for bird-watching and long range mountain scanning in Arizona, however, I found the extra sharpness of the 8X resolution meant that I didn't need the larger 10X magnification, because they had such excellent detail. Compact binoculars are generally guarded with rubber padding, and they come with a case and hanging strip.
If your binoculars are going to be used during low light like hunting and astronomy, you had better have large objective lenses. A good rule of thumb is, unless you are a private investigator or international spy, avoid buying a pair of binoculars with a magnification/zoom greater then 10x's. You can see so much detail in the craters, one which you can not see by plainly looking at the moon with the naked eye.
Heavy scrubbing or wiping with unfriendly cleaning materials or cloth might damage these coatings, so using the right binoculars lens cloth is important. The feel of your new binoculars should be somewhat light but not too much. Night vision binoculars are very comfortable to use because we are accustomed to seeing with both eyes, but they are pricey.
If you are going to take up bird watching, trust me, you will love it. You will also need to buy an atlas of the sky suited for astronomy, and a guide.
leupold fx-1 rimfire scope - just like the ones that dad and his friends used to have leupold nwtf scope - birding and hunting with binoculars
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