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Originally Posted by StutzJr
I'd really like a pair that would be good for planetary viewing on par with my 6" dobsonian scope.
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This sounds like a big ask of binoculars. Most binoculars are good at wide field views and will allow for some planetary observation, but this must be within realistic expectations.
My 7x50's will show Mars as a tiny red/orange disc. Jupiter is a bright disc with its largest moons looking like faint stars. On a night of good seeing, I can just make out that Saturn has something going on besides the disc (at 7x magnification, I can't quite make out the ring system). Venus is so bright (and small), that it is very hard to get an idea of the phase.
I always have my binoculars with me when observing, but the bino's and telescope are used for different purposes.