Date: 12/4/25 8:52 am From: Autumn Knepp <110adh...> Subject: Re: Binoculars for students
Hi David,
I do a lot of binocular astronomy from my backyard. As a little girl, I had
a pair of Celestron SkyMasters... I think a 20x50mm pair. Nowadays I use a
10x42 pair from Walmart. I make sure they're super utilitarian because I am
very clumsy in the dark. My best recommendation is to make sure you have a
monopod or tripod handy- looking at the moon while holding binoculars with
your hands is pretty easy, but searching for anything like the Pleiades or
smaller is tough without support.
Thanks,
Autumn Knepp
On Thu, Dec 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM Blizard, David A <dab22...> wrote:
> C., I was on a cruise recently and one of the highlights was a series of
> lectures on the Origin of the Universe. The lecturer recommended getting a
> good set of binnies to look at the night sky..so, I am wondering whether
> any suggestions you receive for birding wd also be suitable for stargazing.
> On the surface, it doesn’t appear so but wd be interested to know…
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Dec 4, 2025, at 10:56 AM, Constanza Ehrenhaus <cxe1169...>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Good morning, club,
> >
> > I am interested in knowing opinions about binoculars for a student group
> of young teenagers; they need to be decent, sturdy, and affordable. I see
> Cornell recommends Opticron Oregon 4 PC Oasis 8×42 as their top budget set,
> but these might be out of budget. If there is anything that, in your
> experience, is good enough but cheaper, I would like to know.
> > Brownie points if you have purchased these to be used by a wide set of
> people, and not just one careful person, and you had good results.
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> > Coty
> >
> >
> > --
> > Constanza Ehrenhaus.
> >
>
