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THE STARS
Through your binoculars, stars will appear much as they do to the
naked eye - as tiny points of light against a dark sky. Even powerful
binoculars cannot magnify stars to appear as anything more than
these pinpoints. You can, however, enjoy the different colors of their
glow and locate many beautiful double- and multiple-stars.
Two popular targets are the “Double-Double” in the constellation Lyra
and the two-color double star Albireo in Cygnus.
DEEP-SKY OBJECTS
With dark skies, ideal viewing conditions, and powerful astronomical
binoculars, you can observe a number of amazing objects outside
our solar system - commonly referred to as “deep-sky objects”.
These include star clusters, galaxies, gaseous nebulas, and more.
With primary conditions, your binoculars are well equipped to gather
the light necessary to view these objects, but you will need to find a
viewing site well away from light pollution and give your eyes plenty
of time to fully dark-adapt. As you continue to view, your eyes will
become trained, and more and more subtle details from these objects
will become apparent. Don’t expect to see color, however, as human
eyes are not sensitive enough to distinguish color from faint light.
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ZHUMELL ASTRONOMICAL BINOCULARS
STARHOPPING
Starhopping is the most common and simplest way to reliably track
down objects in the night sky. It uses relative positioning, beginning
at a star with a known location and progressing to other stars closer
and closer to the destination object. It’s been used for hundreds of
years, and - with practice - will never let you down when finding an
object. Starhopping can be very difficult at first, so be patient and
keep trying!
