Looking for a good astronomy binocular, but also on that can serve as a hunting binocular or wildlife binocular? A
10x50 binocular has become something of a standard in a binocular for astronomy that does not need a tripod. Once you past the 10 for a first number, you need to mount the binocular on a tripod due to image unsteadiness and once you move much past 60 or 70 for a second number, you need to put the binocular on a tripod for the sake of weight. That's why the 10x50 is so popular for astronomy - no need to hassle with a tripod, though even a 10x50 can benefit from an astronomy tripod for some very fine detail work, but at least you have the option of going both ways. More good news - a 10x50 astronomy binocular is definitely cheaper than a giant astronomy binocular. The
Nikon Action Extreme 10x50 and
Bushnell Legend 10x50 are two excellent values in a 10x50 astronomy binocular.