. Yes Al,
. It was my fault for not checking, and reading carefully the original post, and just assuming that it was another cheap Chinese 70 mm binocular, when it is actually Japanese and according to the claims, assembled in the USA. I simply was unaware of this binocular.
For the money, around £900, for use in the daytime, personally I would use a Canon 15×50 IS or 18×50 IS if I wanted to use a hand-held instrument. This would give better resolution and weigh less than a handheld 20x70 binocular.
Otherwise, as Henry says, a spotting scope on a tripod would give better results.
However, for nighttime use, this Celestron Echelon 20x70 binocular may be very good, although again personally for this type of money I would buy the Nikon 18x70, which probably has a wider field of view and maybe better optics. Although not having used either I don't know which would be better.
There is, however, the benefit when using the low-priced 15×70 binoculars, if you can find one that is in collimation, that they are much lighter than high quality 15×70 binoculars and are much easier to use handheld.