Binoculars never get enough credit when it comes to stargazing. They don’t have as much light-gathering ability and ...

That fuzzy splotch, visible to the naked eye when it is really dark (and easily seen through binoculars) is the Orion Nebula. Throughout the nebula (which is about 30 light years wide), we see a ...

Deep-sky objects can also be viewed with binoculars. These tend to be the brighter examples of galaxies and nebulas, with classic examples being the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) and the Orion Nebula (M42).

To sweep the magnificent star fields of the Milky Way, or spot the eerie glow surrounding baby stars in the Orion Nebula, binoculars are a great choice. They are compact, portable and need no mount.