Binoculars magnify the image of a distant object so that it looks much closer than it actually is. When we use binoculars, we re kind of a four-eyes, aren t we.
Birdwatchers use binoculars to find those fast flying rare birds as they hum through the sky. When you look at objects in the night sky, they are constantly revolving in its path, this makes objects move in the night sky. Binoculars can also come in very large sizes but those are usually used by more professional viewers and need to be steadied by being placed on a tripod for support.
The third- and fourth-generation night-vision binoculars show much clearer images at night, and are priced higher that the previous generation binoculars. So a pair of binoculars that has the number 7x30 stamped onto the casing is a binocular that will magnify any object to seven times its actual size, and has a lens size of 30mm. Since the advent of the original coating, the technique has been refined, and there are several grades of lens coating available.
Looking in the two to five hundred dollar range when buying binoculars is the best for your money. Roof prism binoculars are so much easier to water and fog proof because of internal focusing. My personal experience has revealed binoculars in the two to five hundred dollar range perform well and I ve never missed a sighting because of their quality.
You'll see everything clearer and you won't want to travel without them. If you are going to be a birder, you are going to need binoculars.