Caught the full moon the other night under ideal skies, so put the
Nikon 10x70 Astroluxe on the tripod for a closer look. Still amazes me what a difference a
tripod can make when observing very fine detail. When tripod mounted, even a 10x
binocular, such as the Nikon will show that the floor of the various lunar maria are covered with fine feathery rays and even a 7x
binocular will show color variations in these craterless areas. Both binocular magnifications are also enough to show many, many craters and some of the larger mountain ranges. In other words, there is enough on the moon to keep the binocular observer busy for a long time, even observers using relatively low powered
astronomy binoculars.