what will the image look like in 10×50 binoculars?

10 Responses to what will the image look like in 10×50 binoculars?

1. poorcocoboiboi says:

   April 6, 2011 at 1:23 am

   Wiggly, if you don’t have steady hands.

   Your 7×35s will actually be brighter, because their power-to-aperture ratio is higher. Since aperture (light collecting power) is the most important factor in the quality of an astronomical instrument, there will likely be little improvement from your 7×35s. That’s assuming the quality of the optics is the same, of course.
2. Ice L says:

   April 6, 2011 at 1:48 am

   the 10 x 50 binoculars have:

   High-performance features

   * Extra-large field of view with crystal clarity from edge to edge;
   * BaK4 prisms for excellent light transmission;
   * Fully Multi-Coated Optics
   * Ultra-smooth center focus that’s easy to operate, allowing you to pinpoint your subject.
   * Right diopter adjustment so you can fine-tune your viewing.

   Jupiter is the fourth brightest object in the sky (after the Sun, the Moon and Venus). It has been known since prehistoric times as a bright “wandering star”.
   Jupiter has rings like Saturn’s, but much fainter and smaller (right).

   check it out here
   http://www.nineplanets.org/jupiter.html
3. eelfins says:

   April 6, 2011 at 2:28 am

   The benefit of binoculars for astronomy are mainly light-gathering, not magnification. You can’t resolve planets with 10x, but with a bigger objective lens (such as 50mm), you can see more stars than you normally can, and possibly comets that are too dim to see normally (but that’s rare). You can also see some messier objects (nebulas and galaxies), and star clusters. Most comets are discovered with binoculars, not telescopes (with objective lenses up to 100 mm or so).

   I have a 16×80 binoculars, it’s awesome (I think I paid about $400).
4. heywood J says:

   April 6, 2011 at 2:38 am

   They will look about 33% larger.
5. snakhide says:

   April 6, 2011 at 2:50 am

   just a little bit better,
6. sparviero says:

   April 6, 2011 at 3:47 am

   The magnification is 10,so you will see the image 10 times larger than with nude-eye, 50 is the diameter of the optic, and larger it is, bighter will be the image, but this is true if the magification is the same, 10×35 has a darker image than 10×50, but 10×50 is darker than 10×50.
   so respect the other binocular you will see the planet larger, but I don’t know if the image is darker or lighter…
7. campbelp2002 says:

   April 6, 2011 at 4:00 am

   7X35 binoculars have 35mm diameter lenses and 7 times magnification. 10X50 binoculars have 50mm diameter lenses and 10 times magnification. 10 power is not enough to see the rings of Saturn, but it is enough to see the moons of Jupiter, but then 7 power is probably enough for that too. Binoculars are good for large, dim objects, like comets or large galaxies, but not for planets. For planets you need high resolution and magnification, which means you need a big telescope.
8. skepsis says:

   April 6, 2011 at 4:47 am

   Jupiter will look like a bright star, with no detail. You will be able to see its larger moons as tiny dots on either side of it. Saturn will be another star. You won’t be able to see the rings. To see any kind of a disk, you’ll need at least 200 x magnification.
9. Tim C says:

   April 6, 2011 at 5:31 am

   in 10 x 50 binocs i was able to see Jupiter’s moons, but no details on jupiter itself. the actual difference between your smaller ones and the bigger oens will be pretty minute.

   you could save up for a telescope.
10. nynyyankee says:

    April 6, 2011 at 6:31 am

    …just a weeeeee bit better then 9X49’s !!!!