Stormbringer

i have the action ex 8x40 and 12x50 and they are superb but for astronomical use i have them mounted as i cant hold them steady enough handheld the optics are superb imho if you do go for the action ex 16x50 i dont think they will dissapoint they are nitrogen purged and waterproof to 1m for 5 minutes next to my Helios Appollo 22x85 the 12x50 are my most used bin

Cheers and thx again mate

Cheers again mate

Yeh the Nikon Actions are a tad bigger and heavier than some other brands but i do think it adds to the overall feel of quality in them after using them handheld under the stars or looking at moon you really will notice a diference when tripod/monopod mounted enjoy em mate i really enjoy my Actions

if they are all similar weight then i would go for the 11x version just a slightly larger image and will probably show more DSO's

I think you will enjoy the Action EX bins mate Steve really enjoyed reading that comparison mate

The Nikon Action EX 12x50 and 7x35 have aspherical eye pieces the 10x50 dont this helps to keep a less distorted image towards the edge of the field of view and the 12x50's are my most used binoculars I dont know the price diferance between the 10x50 and 12x50 in your area but may be worth considering I just love the bright clear image i get with them

it is really amazing the diferance when you mount binoculars on a monopod/tripod the view is just so much better have fun using the Nikons they are a good binocular

Holy binoscope Batman wow that is some set up And you were right about the drool bag

Cheers again mate Happy new year to you and your family

AAHRGH still cant see it here from home in partly cloudy Queensferry

Still not saw it from my garden in Queensferry with the 12x50's but will persevere Weather here not playing nice been getting nice clear days over weekend and the sun starts to sink then the clouds roll in so not been worth taking 22x85's out

Very nice

I use this https://www.firstlightoptics.com/adapters/celestron-nexyz-3-axis-universal-smartphone-adapter.html To be fair only used it couple of times but did get some decent pictures of the moon and you can use the smart phone zoom function to enlarge image

I know what you mean mate I use the Apollo 22x85's and the Moon is just awesome through them