Monday, September 1, 2008

What's In The Package?

It's the Orion GiantView 20x80 Binoculars! Sometimes when viewing the night sky and you don't want to set up a large telescope, whipping out some ultra-portable binoculars can do the trick nicely. I had previously owned some 10x50 Humvee binoculars which had allowed me to view the Andromeda galaxy for the first time, however it really was just a very faint blur in a sea of stars. The Orion GiantView 20x80 Binoculars fills that gap between low-power binoculars and a telescope where it has enough light-gathering power to view Deep Space Objects (DSO) and not have the setup time involved. The only downside to the GiantView 20x80 is that it is a little heavy to hold, so using a tripod is recommended (and the binoculars come with a built-in mount for photo/video tripods).

The Orion GiantView Binoculars come with a nice padded case for protection.




The glass in this binocular are fully multi-coated to minimize light loss.




The Orion GiantView 20x80 next to my 10x50 Humvee binoculars.



1 comment:

Janie said...

Wow! That's some binoculars!! Do you lift weights to keep your muscles in shape to lift those babies? LOL