Trailblazer Binoculars



Are these binoculars decent for stargazing?

I have looked at 3 binoculars and I’d like a person’s opinion who is more experienced in this than I am. I’d like to start stargazing. I’m curious to know if these three binoculars are decent for that. What would I see when stargazing through these binoculars? Are these sufficient to use at night? Thanks yall!!

http://www.amazon.com/Leupold%C2%AE-Rogue-10×50-Binoculars-Matte/dp/B002E3SVJI

http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-8221-Trailblazer-Terrain-Binoculars/dp/B000NK91DE

http://www.amazon.com/NIKON-10X50-ACTION-EXTREME-NKN7245/dp/B000MLZ5WU

I’d recommend the third, the Nikon Action-Extreme. I prefer this design over the roof prism design (second of your three) because it has greater light throughput, important for astronomy. I’d avoid the first because I don’t know the brand and the description is PR puffery, whereas the Nikon is an accurate technical description.

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