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Orion Resolux 10.5x70 Astronomy Binoculars

Description

Keywords: Binoculars Visual

Note  This item is being serviced and it is not available for check out.

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Large-aperture astronomical binoculars are intended for wide angle viewing star clusters, nebula, and galaxies, but will also provide nice views of our Moon and Jupiter with it's four Galelian moons. These 70mm binoculars are heavy and an Orion parallelogram binocular mount and tripod is included.

Details

  • The Orion Resolux binoculars feature BAK-4 prisms and anti-reflection multi-coatings on all optical surfaces. The eyepieces focus individually and provide 18mm or more of eye relief They.have a 5.0-degree field of view.
  • 10x magnification will provide good wide field views of larger deep sky objects such as the Great Orion Nebula and the Pleiades star cluster. At a dark sky site it will provide good views of Milky Way star fields and larger objects such as the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies (M31 and M33). A binocular tripod mount is provided. 
  • Lik all binoculars, these will provide pleasing views of the moon.
  • An astronomy binocular mount and an Orion Paragon XHD tripod are provided with the SAS loaner package to help make binocular viewing sessions comfortable by eliminating arm strain and shakiness.
  • These 10.5x70 Resolux binoculars are heavy but can be hand held for short viewing sessions, especially if you can relax in a reclining lounge chair (not provided) while stargazing..  
  • The binocular mount allows you to raise and lower the attached pair of binoculars while staying fixed on a target, a wonderful feature when two or more people of varying height are observing together.
  • There is a sliding counterweight for balance,

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