Posts belonging to Category 'Astronomy Binoculars'

Now is the best time to view Neptune with binoculars

Astronomy & Binoculars: Neptune Many people assume that you need expensive telescopes to enjoy sights in the night sky not visible to the naked eye and whilst it is true that you will get much more detailed views with a quality telescope, there is still a whole lot you can do with a pair of […]


Inspired by the Constellations & Milky Way…

…with just a pair of Binoculars I was recently about to play a round of golf with a few friends and just before we tee’d off, I noticed that in the clubhouse window was a Cassegrain telescope and I made the comment that somebody must be using the relative seclusion of the golf club with […]


Perseid Shower 2010 – Meteor Shower Guide

This year’s display of the annual perseids shower looks like being one of the best for many years and promises to be particularly spectacular over the next couple of days: August 12th and 13th 2010. The last time the Perseid meteor shower occurred during a run of clear moonless nights was back in 2007. This […]


Cheap Binoculars for Astronomy

There are two main complications in relation to optics for those who want to take a closer look at the stars and planets: What you want to see is very, very far away You generally can only see them at night So because most astronomy is conducted at night you need a optical device that […]