"In summary, I really enjoyed the views through the Helios Starfield 2 x 40 and would heartily recommend it to anyone. For a very modest investment, you’ll get a nicely engineered super-wide angle binocular that delivers excellent enhancements over the naked eye."
Dr Neil English
The Helios Star Field binocular is a compact instrument based on a modified Galilean optical system design and is a useful and fun addition to any astronomer’s toolkit, bridging the gap between naked eye astronomy and more traditional binocular astronomy. With its super-wide field of view and low 2x magnification, the viewing experience is more akin to naked eye astronomy but with twice the magnifying power and about four times the light gathering ability than the naked eye alone. As a result so many more stars suddenly become visible, giving the user the feeling of having super enhanced vision. Viewing under clear dark skies is especially rewarding. Stars of magnitudes of between one and two times darker can be revealed. Ideal for viewing the Milky Way, open star clusters and constellations. The field is wide enough for most constellations to be captured in their entirety.
The optics are fully multi-coated and the large eye lenses make for comfortable viewing. The binocular features individual eyepiece focusing and the images delivered are upright and fully corrected. Robustly constructed CNC machined aluminium body. The Helios Star Field binocular is also suitable for use as Theatre/Opera glasses. Supplied with neck strap and semi-hard zipped case. A review by Dr Neil English can be accessed here: http://neilenglish.net/product-review-helios-starfield-2-x-40-wide-angle-galilean-binocular/
- Specification
- Magnification: 2x
- Objective Les Diameter: 40mm
- Fully Multi-Coated Optics
- Eye Relief: 10mm
- Angular Field of View: 24°
- Actual Field of View: 445m@1000m
- Close focus: 2m
- Inter-pupillary Distance Range: 56-72mm
- Dioptre Range : -5 to +3
- Size 122x49x38mm
- Weight: 189g (238g with case)
