Meade 9x63mm Astronomy Binoculars

Comments about Meade 9x63mm Astronomy Binoculars:

With this power of magnification you will need a tripod. My el-cheap-o camara tripod works great. These binoculars are a perfect addition to my Meade LX200 telescope. Our Maker is quite the Artist! So many stars & so little time.

Comments about Meade 9x63mm Astronomy Binoculars:

This is nice pair of binoculars for astronomy. It gives the brightest image you can get (7 mm exit pupil, which is the maximum for the dark adapted eye) and has a 5.8 degree field of view. The image is nice and crisp.

It is relatively heavy though at 44 oz, just 4 oz lighter than the Celestron 15x70 which I also own. This has to be considered a heavy astronomy binocular - the weight difference is so small that it is unnoticeable, i.e. no weight advantage in going down to the 63 mm objective. I bought it for the improved brightness and greater field of view though. I have yet to be compare the two instruments head-to-head to see if a brightness difference is discernible.

A surprising and annoying defect is the impossibility of attaching the strap! The strap attachment points are so narrow it is impossible to thread them through (especially given the high-friction rubberized coating). I even resorted to flattening the webbing with a hot knife, and threading fishing line through the webbing as a leader to pull it though, but nothing has worked. This is a major problem for binoculars this heavy. You need the strap!

Although I have marked this as "would recommend" I would only do so while also noting the weight and strap issues.

Comments about Meade 9x63mm Astronomy Binoculars:

I got these because the Celestron 15x70s were too big and shaky. These are much better. Very good image, wide field of view, not too shaky. You can use these without a tripod. However, the first pair I ordered had a black speck (like paint) on the inside of one of the eyepiece lenses and was obviously visible when looking through the binoculars, so I had to return them. Second pair arrived, and - unbelievably, they also had a very minor speck of dust on the inside of one of the objective lenses. However, it is minor, and you can't see it when looking through, so I will not return these. But beware -- these are made in China, so I guess the quality control is not too great. When I buy a new pair of binoculars, I expect the optics to be perfectly clean! Other than that, they are very sturdy and solid -- very well built. Image is very bright, and clear. I would recommend these to a friend.

Comments about Meade 9x63mm Astronomy Binoculars:

A little heavy but very nice product.

Comments about Meade 9x63mm Astronomy Binoculars:

What an improvement over the 7X35 I was using for the night sky. The Meade 9X63 appears to be well built and very good quality. I am very happy with it. They were very well packed and I would recommend these to a friend.