Looking to step up from a 8x42 to something a little better for night astronomy.
The Monarch 7 8x42's I have are surprisingly bright at night but Id like more magnification for astro use.
I know there are tons of great 10x42 ( I actually just found out how bright and nice the new Bushnell M series are in 10x42)
Im wondering if I should just get a 10x42 with a good field of view
or step up the objective lens size to try and get more brightness (all other things being equal) to a 10x50 or 10x56 but then the FOV goes down
I was considering the Eagle Optics Ranger ED 10x50 but its field of view kind of sucks
The Celestron Granite 10x50 has a much better field of view.
I have noticed that when looking through something with ED glass with dielectric coated prisms vs non dielectric the view is much brighter to my eyes, So Id like to get something with the dielectric coated prisms
So Im thinking:
Bushnell Legend M series 10x42 (these seem brighter to me than the Vortex Talons)
Celestron Granite 10x50
Vortex Vulture 10x56..maybe even the 15x56 (not sure if these are dielectric coated like the talons and Vipers
Vangaurd Endeavor ED 10.5x45
Zen Ray ED3 10x43
Suggestions for astro use for under $500 with decent field of view, minimum of 10x, dielectric prisms?? Keeping the exit pupil of at least 5mm would be nice too but I think the absolute minimum would be the 4.2mm of the 10x42 if they are bright enough
The Monarch 7 8x42's I have are surprisingly bright at night but Id like more magnification for astro use.
I know there are tons of great 10x42 ( I actually just found out how bright and nice the new Bushnell M series are in 10x42)
Im wondering if I should just get a 10x42 with a good field of view
or step up the objective lens size to try and get more brightness (all other things being equal) to a 10x50 or 10x56 but then the FOV goes down
I was considering the Eagle Optics Ranger ED 10x50 but its field of view kind of sucks
The Celestron Granite 10x50 has a much better field of view.
I have noticed that when looking through something with ED glass with dielectric coated prisms vs non dielectric the view is much brighter to my eyes, So Id like to get something with the dielectric coated prisms
So Im thinking:
Bushnell Legend M series 10x42 (these seem brighter to me than the Vortex Talons)
Celestron Granite 10x50
Vortex Vulture 10x56..maybe even the 15x56 (not sure if these are dielectric coated like the talons and Vipers
Vangaurd Endeavor ED 10.5x45
Zen Ray ED3 10x43
Suggestions for astro use for under $500 with decent field of view, minimum of 10x, dielectric prisms?? Keeping the exit pupil of at least 5mm would be nice too but I think the absolute minimum would be the 4.2mm of the 10x42 if they are bright enough
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