Orion 2x54 Ultra Wide Angle Binoculars for Astromers from Beginners to Advanced - Massive Field of View Brings Constellations & Meteor Showers to Life

I admit I was somewhat underwhelmed on the first use, but have steadily grown to greatly appreciate these binoculars particularly for viewing the constellations. Here’s what I can say:1) the binoculars gather ample light to see the next level of stars normally not seen by my "naked eye",completing the constellation stars I could not see from the star charts.2) they perform at a magnification that I can hold steady (without a tripod), unlike my highermagnification binoculars. If you are looking for details on planets, deep sky objects, etc…. these arenot what you are looking for. They seem to be designed for constellation observation.3) they offer a wide field of view, so you can see the whole constellation in most cases.4) these binoculars are solid and offer quality optics. They are compact and easily carried.5) they are short profile - one must be careful not to touch the surfaces of the lens. I hold them withthumb, index and middle fingers only - leaving my ring and little fingers to block out unwanted lightwhen needed.6) with the included strap, they tend to want to rest with the 54mm lens to my chest – I do not likethat and tend only to let them “rest” there with lens caps on. Also, if you do purchase - consider theadditional purchase of a set of rubber eye cups - they make viewing more comfortable for me.7) I do not wear glasses so cannot comment on that aspect. Please read others valuable commentsshould you wear glasses.8) C’mon, they are just plain fun to use! No worries about transporting all that telescopic equipmentto your viewing site. Besides, it was “naked eye” observation that got me into astronomy in the firstplace. They do a very good job of bridging the gap between “naked eye” and higher power binocularobservation.To sum it up, I am very pleased with this purchase and will be using these binoculars to view the constellations for years to come. I grab these before I do my telescope most nights. They are quality built – and for me, money well spent.Hope that helps you in your decision whether or not to purchase. HAVE FUN!!!

I live in suburbia and we have mild light pollution. With these, I'm able to see exponentially more stars than with my naked eye. They're great for meteor showers too. My only bit of advice is skip the eye cups Amazon recommends with them. They do not fit.

Looking through these at my Bortle 5 skies, let's me see almost exactly the entire range of magnitude that is presented in the Sky & Telescope Pocket Sky Atlas. The wide field of view allows me to view many constellations/asterisms in their entirety, such as Gemini and The Big Dipper. They are exactly what I expected, and I am extremely pleased with them.The image quality seems very good to me, when focused. The outer 10% or so of FOV has some aberration, but is great for focusing at center and scanning the sky.I purchased the rubber eyecups mentioned in another review that fit fairly well, but they cause fogging issues for me, so I don't really use them.Overall, I love them and am extremely glad that I purchased them. Nothing else will give you the view that you get with ultra wide FOV low power binoculars.

As soon as I put them to my eye, it seemed that stars magically appeared. At first I was like 2x?, but then understood their magic. The large lenses gathered light, while the low magnification allowed a wide field of view and the appearance of not using an optic... ie less shake. I could always recognize Orion's belt, but wow, now the other stars around the belt are so much more visible. Then while looking at Taurus, aided by my Sky Guide app, I saw Taurus and at the tail end, Pleiades. While faintly visible without it, I was able to see all seven sisters of the cluster. Mine are well aligned and seem very well built. More fun that I thought they could be.

I have owned a smaller aperture Galilean binocular and wanted more aperture with more power so I purchased this Orion labeled bino. The optical coatings are very good and contstruction is first rate. Very similar to a friend's Vixen Galilean bino. I can focus each eye piece to an "almost" pinpoint star but not quite for each lens. That is okay as my smaller bino does not provide pinpoint stars either. It is close, though and provides a wonderful experience viewing the night sky at such wide field of view. I can see all of the important stars in each constellation and that is what these are designed for. They are a bit heavy due to their all metal frame construction. The padded case and caps included are of very good quality.For the price paid, I received a very good product. Minus one star only due to the lack of pinpoint stars in both eyepieces. (I expected pinpoint stars as my other high quality binoculars provide, but they - in all fairness - are not of this Galilean design).