Now, viewing galaxies. Unless it is the Milky Way, the Large and Small Magellanic clouds that you want to see in widefield and low magnification, you will do better with a telescope. Yes, you can see galaxies in a pair of binoculars, but you will always get more light, more resolution and more magnification with a 6" or more reflector than you will with any affordable binoculars.
You can get down to 30 magnification in a small reflector which is fine to see a galaxy in perspective, or a grouping of galaxies. It is seldom that you would want less magnification when galaxy hunting.
And if you want to observe galaxies, you need a reflector with the greatest diameter mirror that you can afford, transport and handle.
My two cents' worth
