Customer Rating: 
Summary: GARY NEEDS GOD!
Comment: Read Gary Seronik's introduction only if you've been looking for a reason to commit suicide. "When the view is fine...we are transported far from our daily cares and concerns, into the true vastness and AWFUL INDIFFERENCE of the universe." Then he quotes a Frenchman: "The greatest mystery is not that we have been FLUNG AT RANDOM between the profusion of matter and of the stars, but that within THIS PRISON we can draw from ourselves images powerful enough to DENY OUR NOTHINGNESS." A page and a half into the handbook and I almost want to chuck it--and my binoculars--and my life--out the window! Fortunately, my faith informs me that we have value and meaning and purpose, that our existence is not random, so I guess I'll proceed to page three.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Book
Comment: This is a great book for anyone interested in what can be observed with binoculars in the skys above. It list object by the seasons of the year , each has a good sky map to find them. It gives good information about what they are and what they look like. It's brief, but covers the objects well, and the book is made to take out with you. Great buy for the money.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not stellar, but useful
Comment: I have been satisfied, but not overwhelmed with the book. I do like the charts, which always highlight the field of view for typical 10x50s. And the writer sometimes notes nearby objects along with the one on hand. But I agree with a previous reviewer that page space is not always used well. I'd say it's worth the price, especially if you're new to the pastime. I'd also recommend it for anyone using a small "department store" telescope; stay with the low-power eyepiece, and enjoy the sights from this book. Note that some "small telescope" books (say, Consolmagno & Davis) include most of the same objects, and highlight their binocular visibility-.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Binocular Highlights
Comment: Finally a simple to "understand and enjoy" guide for observing the night sky's treasures with my Canon IS binos.
When I see the night sky is clear, I quickly grab the Canon IS10x30's with this book (and red flashlight, of course), sit on a chair on my back deck and check out whatever is in view at that time. Gary does a good job to assist in making binocular observing an enjoyable past time. The book is well thought out and the charts are easy to read with a red flashlight in the dark. Helps make "quick Grab and Go" on a cold night a lot easier - especially on a cold night. Well worth the investment.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great little book for binocular astronomy
Comment: I used this book at the recent Okie-Tex star party to try it out. I was successful in finding every object that appeared above the horizon. OK, I admit, I have done a bunch of binocular work, but I worked hard to follow only the book as if I was a beginner. A nice little book, not exhaustive by any means, but fun and very "workable" under the stars. If you enjoy binocular astronomy, you will enjoy this book, even if you are experienced. If you are a beginner and have the good sense to begin with binoculars, this book will serve you well.
Summary: GARY NEEDS GOD!
Comment: Read Gary Seronik's introduction only if you've been looking for a reason to commit suicide. "When the view is fine...we are transported far from our daily cares and concerns, into the true vastness and AWFUL INDIFFERENCE of the universe." Then he quotes a Frenchman: "The greatest mystery is not that we have been FLUNG AT RANDOM between the profusion of matter and of the stars, but that within THIS PRISON we can draw from ourselves images powerful enough to DENY OUR NOTHINGNESS." A page and a half into the handbook and I almost want to chuck it--and my binoculars--and my life--out the window! Fortunately, my faith informs me that we have value and meaning and purpose, that our existence is not random, so I guess I'll proceed to page three.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Book
Comment: This is a great book for anyone interested in what can be observed with binoculars in the skys above. It list object by the seasons of the year , each has a good sky map to find them. It gives good information about what they are and what they look like. It's brief, but covers the objects well, and the book is made to take out with you. Great buy for the money.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not stellar, but useful
Comment: I have been satisfied, but not overwhelmed with the book. I do like the charts, which always highlight the field of view for typical 10x50s. And the writer sometimes notes nearby objects along with the one on hand. But I agree with a previous reviewer that page space is not always used well. I'd say it's worth the price, especially if you're new to the pastime. I'd also recommend it for anyone using a small "department store" telescope; stay with the low-power eyepiece, and enjoy the sights from this book. Note that some "small telescope" books (say, Consolmagno & Davis) include most of the same objects, and highlight their binocular visibility-.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Binocular Highlights
Comment: Finally a simple to "understand and enjoy" guide for observing the night sky's treasures with my Canon IS binos.
When I see the night sky is clear, I quickly grab the Canon IS10x30's with this book (and red flashlight, of course), sit on a chair on my back deck and check out whatever is in view at that time. Gary does a good job to assist in making binocular observing an enjoyable past time. The book is well thought out and the charts are easy to read with a red flashlight in the dark. Helps make "quick Grab and Go" on a cold night a lot easier - especially on a cold night. Well worth the investment.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great little book for binocular astronomy
Comment: I used this book at the recent Okie-Tex star party to try it out. I was successful in finding every object that appeared above the horizon. OK, I admit, I have done a bunch of binocular work, but I worked hard to follow only the book as if I was a beginner. A nice little book, not exhaustive by any means, but fun and very "workable" under the stars. If you enjoy binocular astronomy, you will enjoy this book, even if you are experienced. If you are a beginner and have the good sense to begin with binoculars, this book will serve you well.
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