Originally posted by RIPtotse
Please post telescope/high poeer binoc suggestions.
You don't want high power binoculars for Astronomy unless you have them on a mount. Low power widefield binos are best as far as binoculars go.
High power is only useful for planetary and lunar observation...for general astronomy you want a low power eyepiece.
Mistake #1 when getting a telescope/binos is assuming the X Power is more important...it's not, the aperture size and focal length is more important.
If you see a telescope for sale that says something like 500X magnification...it's a bullshit telescope/toy.
"The theoretical limit of useful magnification for a telescope is 50 or 60 times the telescope's aperture in inches, or two times the aperture in millimeters. So, for a 60mm refractor, the maximum useful power is 120x "
...and bear in mind the above is BEST case scenario...you generally don't get maximum useful magnification.
So if you get a Celestron C8 for example (8" Mirror) you have theoretical max resolution of 400-480. In reality you'll likely want to stay around 250-300x...which is plenty enough to observe the moon and planets (and splitting double stars).
Again, for Stars, galaxies, nebula etc you want a low power eyepiece.
You can figure out the magnification an eyepiece delivers by deviding it by the focal length of the telescope. so for example if you have a 25mm eyepiece and the focal length of the telescope is 1000mm you have 1000/25 = a magnification of 40x.
40x or lower is a good magnification for viewing deep sky objects. Take the Andromeda Galaxy for example...its size is the sky is 6 or 7 times the width of the moon...you can't really see that though with the naked eye because it's so defused and faint...learn astrophotography though (which is another rabbit hole of discovery), then you can produce spectacular images of it.
A good beginners scope is an Orion XT8 8" dobsonian....check craigslist/offerup for a used one
https://www.telescope.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=102005&gclid=Cj0KCQiA8aOeBhCWARIsANRFrQHeCYmYzv-GXVP8XjxeY1CMNL2oHKn6-LVbsSiKQhpb5fR9dZTXz-QaAoyXEALw_wcB