This is simply not true, the relatively low weight and good balance of these (once you hold them right) means that I was easily able to look through them over fairly long periods using nothing more than my hands during the day.

If they are dropped, they might need collimation, which could involve sending them back to Celestron—an inconvenient process—or attempting to do it yourself by ripping apart the rubber housing and accessing the tiny collimation screws. Ideal For: As I mentioned earlier under the strong points, the fact that they can be hand held for terrestrial use is fantastic.

Indeed, maybe it is just the unique shape of my face that does not fit the larger diameter eyecups, but I did find that by rolling down the eyecups, I was able to get the full view much more easily by just lightly resting the binocular against my face. Professional High Powered Binoculars – 20x magnification and 50mm objective lens ensures wide angles viewing from more than 1000 yards. Each pair of Celestron Skymaster Binoculars feature high quality BAK-4 prisms and multi-coated optics for enhanced contrast, clear, sharp views and ultra sharp focus across the field of view. The Celestron SkyMaster 25×70 binoculars excel in providing astronomy enthusiasts with an immersive and awe-inspiring experience.

Each SkyMaster model features high quality BaK-4 prisms and multi-coated optics for enhanced contrast.Celestron™'s SkyMaster Series of large aperture binoculars are a phenomenal value for high performance binoculars ideal for astronomical viewing or for terrestrial (land) use - especially over long distances. This can pose a challenge when trying to track fast-moving objects, as the limited field of view makes it more difficult to anticipate and capture them within the frame.

Large eyepiece ensures the stability of human imagination, preventing dizziness and eye fatigue after a long time watching. Again with such a comparatively far minimum focusing distance and a much narrower field of view, it was not really possible for me to compare and therefore judge the depth of view between these and my 8x42's.

To be honest I wasn’t expecting it to be viewable above the rooftops and lower down in the murk, but these babies pulled it out of the skies still.