These were purchased as an extra "at home" pair. Low-light capability and motion stabilizers were substituted for a lower price, but they were too heavy and awkward to use for more than a few seconds. Not much more magnification than the 60+ year old 12X magnification it was purchased to replace.

price

Large; heavy; awkward

The range of Celestron SkyMaster binoculars have been synonymous with binoculars for astronomy and for long range terrestrial observation for many years now, but for one reason or another, it has been quite a few years since I last tested and reviewed a pair.

Awesome binocular for both terrestrial and celestial viewing!

My husband uses these a lot, he loves them.

25x magnification is near useless. Everything becomes so blurry you can not see a thing. 10x-15x would be ideal for anything under 100mm. Needs a tripod for astronomical viewing.

Splendid clarity, 70mm allows for stunning views; Light weight and durable.

box was opened when I got it; Looks like they may have been used; There is a white nick in the paint or coating right by 1 of the eye pieces; The coating itself has some sort of defect; It has lighter color lines all over 1 side of it.

I mounted these 25x70s on a hefty tripod early this morning because Jupiter shone down from a perfect spot in my apt. grounds. I expected to see more; he was really so bright the moons were lost in the glare.

These binoculars are well made, the barrels seem the be aluminum with s rubber coating,the frame is also metal. The collimation was good on the set I received and the lenses seem to be clear and made from glass no visiable marks or bad spots in the lenses.

I bought these six months ago to watch the space station pass overhead. My old pair of 10x50's had finally given up the ghost and these were only a little more expensive than what I had been looking at. Wow...I had no idea what I had been missing.

I am very pleased with this binocular, it is very powerful, and have decent optics. At first size seems quite large but ok if looking at magnification and optics diameter. Moon craters are clearly visible and took the first glimpse of surface of moon.

Very happy with product and speed to receive

price; user friendly; Good price; Decent glass; Positive adjustments; great first telescope; Beautifully crisp image

May encourage you to buy a big telescope