Solid and powerful

I love these binocs.

I spend my time looking at the moon through these binocs; which looks like you can reach out and touch it.

There are no caps for the lenses and the caps for the oculars do not stay on very well.

Best handheld binocs for the power

Unrivalled powerful stable image, just needs strong hands to hold for long periods. Can't be beat for tripod free viewing of moving subjects.

Stable image for the super power; rugged for outdoors; good low light optics

Too big and heavy for small hands; eats batteries; IS image can drift

Canon 15x50 IS Binoculars

If you are an astronomer, especially if you are one without a go-to scope, and you are in to looking at the ‘faint fuzzies' or deep sky objects, such as the Messier objects, you are also into star-hopping.

Canon 15x50 IS vs Fujinon Technostabi 14x40 IS Binoculars

I had for some time been thinking about getting a good quality set of binoculars for astronomy and last year decided that the Canon 15x50 IS would be very suitable for my needs.