Really hate to put an
astronomy binocular on a
tripod. That's why I usually stay at 10x in an astronomy
binocular, but, still, I find that for some types of objects - double stars, very small globulars like M15 and some tiny open star clusters, a higher magnification is a plus, even though you need to add a tripod. Nothing will ever replace my Nikon 10x70, but the same binocular in the Nikon 18x70 would be a great addition. Guess that would make it a
pair of binoculars for
double stars. Nice balance, don't you think?