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What most amateur astronomers don’t realize however is that by using a good pair of binoculars, one can stargaze almost just as well as using a pair of telescopes. In fact, even some of the more experienced astronomers opt to use binoculars rather than telescopes because of some of its unique advantages. Below are just a few:

Binoculars are more portable than telescopes.

One of the most frustrating situations astronomers encounter is when they find a perfect place to gaze at the stars, only to find out that they don’t have a telescope at the trunk of their car. Binoculars meanwhile help you avoid this kind of situation. They are compact and portable, and can be placed in your bag or in one of the compartments in your car. You no longer need to setup a bulky set of equipment once you get to the gazing spot you have found; just take out your binoculars and you’re ready to go.

Binoculars are easier to use.

For newbie astronomers, it would be difficult to set up and use a telescope, especially when you’re not used to its features yet. Thus you would usually end up with blurry images of the planets, even after a lot of time and effort. Meanwhile, binoculars are easier to use and can thus help the amateur astronomer to set focus and hone his skills in locating faraway objects in the sky. Binoculars can be easily set so you wouldn’t have much problem in controlling its focus. A quality pair of binoculars can give you a large viewing area as compared with a telescope minus the effort in adjusting its magnitude and precision.

Binoculars are cheaper

Lastly, even the best pair of binoculars tend to be cheaper than telescopes. For novice stargazers, a pre-owned quality set of binoculars can be bought online via auction sites like Ebay - and they cost a fraction of the cost of telescopes. You don’t need to get a new one when starting out; try to learn the basics of viewing first until such time that you feel that you’re ready to do more stargazing, and by then you will be needing new, much expensive and more effective scopes. You can also join an astronomy club so you would have an idea on which astronomical binoculars you should buy.