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Tips On Finding Binoculars For Bird Watching

A good pair of bird watching binoculars is definitely a must if you are into bird watching. This is because this will help you view and observe birds better. For beginners, a good pair of binoculars is really one of the basic tools they need in order to get the hang of the activity. Aside from helping them see birds closely and clearly, a pair of bird watching binoculars will also help them to adjust in viewing moving birds.

Buying a good pair of binoculars

Bird watching is one of those activities that entail patience and keen observation. This is because you don't need to do anything but to watch avian creatures in the horizon and do the thing they love the most-flying.

If you are new into bird watching, the first thing that you need to pay attention to is having a good pair of binoculars. In buying binoculars for bird watching, the major consideration should be the quality of the lens installed in it. The lens should provide you the best quality of image possible, no any distortions in the viewfinder, and should present the best color of the object being observed.

The average cost of a good pair of bird watching binoculars is around $500 to $1000 depending on the brand, size, and quality of lens installed in it. For starters, you really need not buy so expensive binoculars. To help you get the best binocular for your bird watching, here are some helpful tips for you:

1. Consider its magnification. This is very important because it will enable you to see the birds clearly. When looking for a pair of binoculars, choose those that have minimum magnification of 7x35. But if you can afford to buy binoculars with larger magnification such as those with multiples of 8x, 9x, up to 10x, it is better because these can definitely give you a larger image of the bird being watched.

Always keep in mind that a larger lens gets more amount of light, thus, can provide you an image that is sharper and clearer. (TIP: Binoculars with higher magnification tend to be heavier. It is best to look for a pair of binocular with high magnification but made of light materials so you can carry it.)

2. Check its flexibility. The flexibility of the binoculars can be tested if you move its barrels. This is very important so you won't have difficulties in holding it the way you want to. Make sure that the barrels are not tight so you don't have to worry that it will break easily.

3. Test its focus. Most binoculars will not focus clearly when you test it inside the store because the environment tends to be dim. If you want to make sure that the binocular can focus clearly, try focusing it on a bright side of the room. If it has good focus, it will easily focus on the subject in sight. While checking the focus, you should also check if there are distortions in the image. If there is, don't buy it because it is of poor quality.

4. Pay attention to its exit pupil. This should also be a major consideration because this will determine if you will see things clearly. The exit pupil refers to the diameter seen on the image once it leaves the lens' eyepiece. The exit pupil should always be bigger that the eyes of your pupil because the image will appear dark. The basic exit pupil should at least be 4 mm or higher to get the brightest image possible.

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I want to build a telescope and was wondering if I could use this mirror.?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B000UOHCYS/sr=8-5/qid=1209958432/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=3760901&s=hpc&qid=1209958432&sr=8-5.
It has a 10x magnification. What I'm hoping to do is first see some nice detail on the moon and maybe see a bunch of things I have never seen before (planets). I already have an eyepiece from an old pair of binoculars that I can use along with a small rectangular mirror and plan to build the tube out some strips of wood and fiber glass.
Would the mirror be worth trying? Any other alternatives to a mirror that's not too expensive? Less than $60. Homemade or premade.

No, I don't think so. These cosmetic mirrors have a very poor figure and have their rear surface silvered, rather than the front surface which is required for astronomy. It would give you double images, if you could get it to focus at all. The requirements for even a simple Newtonian telescope for astronomical use are much higher. The least expensive telescope which I recommend is the Orion StarBlast at $180:
http://www.telescope.com/control/product/~category_id=dobsonians/~pcategory=telescopes/~product_id=09814

Orion has their most basic 60mm refractor on sale today only for $75, which might be within your budget. Strangely, it's cheaper to buy a complete telescope nowadays than to try to buy parts and assemble one yourself.

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