Hi Jeremy and welcome.
What is your budget and what do you intend to do? do you do a lot of hiking and camping? Is this more a backyard hobby?
Binoculars are portable and multipurpose, but at 10x magnification, it can get quite tiring on the arms, esp if you want 70 mm or above.
Many backyard observers go for Dobsonians, but they are not very portable. Once you decide on your answers to above, you will be in a better position to make an informed choice.
Bo
