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I voted the 20x80 for serious DSO's hunting but I have both 20x and 11x 80's.
I didn't vote for them for hand holding just the aperature for DSO's.
I find that I can hand hold the 11x steady for quite a while but I am a big guy . The 20x for a minute or two for a quick look but that's it.
I usually find a support to steady either set.
I have a bi pod that I made that works great for a steady.
If your of smaller build stick to 11x60's .
Higher magnification will be too hard to hold steady for DSO's and any smaller aperature will be disapointing.
For any serious DSO hunting use a sturdy mount or lay back chair, even for smaller bino's.
I even just lie down with supports under my arms for over head.
The view through 80mm really is a leap ahead of 50-60mm bino's and suggest trying out different size bino's first and as what I said about a mount you can then go bigger if your budget will allow.
Mark
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