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Starter Bino Reccommendation?

Started by spazmagi on 5/21/2026 2:24:45 PM CST

spazmagi

Joined 5/7/2024
Loc: Missouri, USA
Posted 5/21/2026 2:24:45 PM CST

I'm looking for a decent pair of binos to use on a demonstration with young kids (11-16). I'm teaching an Astronomy merit badge for a group of scouts and I thought binos might be easier to use for kids than a telescope. 
Any reccommendataions would be much appreciated. 


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