After more than a week of frustratingly poor nights here in SE QLD, I grabbed the 12x50 Leupold binoculars tonight to try looking for it in the suckerholes.
Found it without much hassle. NICE and bright, larger than I expected, with a definite visible tail even in Light Pollution central.
This was my real first light with these binos, and I am impressed! Turned them on Jupiter, and CLEARLY saw 5 visible moons and some banding, all against a perfectly inky sky. Tried M42 next, and was NOT disappointed!
These were on trial-purchase from a shop friend of mine, and will most assuredly be keeping them. At only 12x50, they aren't ideal astro binos, but they are LIGHT, perfectly balanced and have SUPERB clarity (as only I would expect from Leupold, even if made in China - probably Synta
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