It's long been known that binoculars make a great first telescope for beginning astronomers, but a bit less known that even a low power
astronomy binocular can be used for that ever popular beginner's astronomy target, the
moon! Even at the relatively low magnification of 7x or 8x, you can identify the dozen or so maria and many dozens of large craters. It's just a matter of grabbing a
binocular, any binocular, and a star map, such as the one on the
Sky& Telescope site and head out into the backyard. All the headaches that plague the modern astronomer, such as light pollution and poor seeing conditions are not an issue when observing the moon with a binocular. Best of all, there's always something new to see each night as the changing light conditions and the moving shadow bring out new detail each night. Next time the moon is up, grab a binocular, any binocular, and take a look.