[Travesso]

Just a couple of quick questions from a self confessed noobie. Im ashamed to admit that I had a $2 Tasco telescope that has never seen anything other than the moon, and I think u can see it better with the naked eye. I was gonna get a new telescope but from what I've been reading a good set of binoculars are the go hey?

I was looking at a limit of about $200 and was considering the Andrews 20x80 Lightweight or 20x80 Triplet binocs. Does anybody know if the triplets are worth the extra dollars? I read the review of the 20x80LW binocs and they seem pretty promising. (I assume the AOE binocs are the same as the Andrews ones?)

Anyway, I have a fairly cheap aluminium/plastic camera tripod that I would use for the binoculars if I couldnt handhold them. It is fairly sturdy once u put a weight underneath it. Any guidance would be appreciated. So far I have a 7x50 fully coated hanimex pair that my grandfather bought in the 80s which arent too bad but I'd really like to see some nebulae (particularly the horsehead in orion, that thing has always amazed me!) Would 20x80 binocs on a tripod let me see nebulae? Sorry for the long post... I've been reading the forum for ages before posting hehe... cheers!