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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheBlueNewt" data-source="post: 4041695" data-attributes="member: 154433">New User / Thread Revival  / Athlon Cronus 20-60x86New to the forum, so hello all!I'm not actually a birder, but an avid adventurer/overlander who appreciates viewing wildlife and landscapes in general.  I also enjoy some casual astronomy with my Celestron 8se at home.I own a pair of Vortex Viper binos.  I am satisfied with them - bought them a few years back on a recommendation without too much knowledge of the offerings and not enough time to fully research before heading out west.After a few cross-country trips, I'm in the market for a spotting scope for wildlife/landscape viewing.  I was originally intending to go with a Vortex Viper (or possibly Razor) since I like the binos enough.  But with some more time on my side I've been researching a bit.  I came across the current sale for the Athlon Cronus 20-60x/86mm @ $999. Haven't found an awful lot of info and reviews on them.So, hoping to revive this thread and see what the OP thinks after a couple of years with them.  And also open to any other advice on spotters @ the $1k mark.For context, I have a Jeep and an expedition trailer I haul to remote places.  While I do hike, I don't need the spotter to be especially light weight as my main use would be from my base camp.  I am inclined toward the ~85mm objectives vs the ~65mm for additional light gathering as I would also use it for very casual stargazing.That's about it... Thanks!</blockquote>

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