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Celestron Echelon 16x70 Binoculars
Description
Keywords: Binoculars Visual Beginner
Currently there are 4 requests to borrow this.
High Power Astronomy Binoculars
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. 16x magnification is sufficient to provide nice views of many deep sky objects, such as the Andromeda Galaxy (M31),, the Orion Nebula (M42), and the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (M13). It will not show Saturn's ring (about 30 power is required to reveal this detail).
Details
| Celestron Echelon 16x70 Binoculars | |
| Objective Lens Diameter (mm) | 70 mm (2.76") |
| Optical Coatings | Fully Multi-coated |
| Magnification (x) | 16x |
| Apparent Field of View | 3.8° |
| Linear Field of View (@1000 yds) | 199 ft/66 m |
| Eye Relief (mm) | 18.6 mm (0.73") |
| Prism Glass (type) | BAK-4 |
| Dimensions LxWxH (mm/in) | 258 mm x 222 mm x 84 mm (10.2" x 8.7" x 3.3") |
| Weight | 65oz (1840g) |
More information about this binoculars can be found from the Celestron website at: http://www.celestron.com/products/echelon-16x70-binocular .
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