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Celestron SkyMaster Pro ED 15x70 binoculars

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Price £319.99
Optics ED glass, fully multicoated
Aperture 70mm
Magnification 15x
Prisms Porro, BaK-4 glass
Angular field of view 4.4º
Focusing Centre and diopter
Eye relief 15.7mm
Interpupillary distance 56–74mm
Weight 2.1kg
Supplier Wex Photo Video
Tel 01603 486413
www.wexphotovideo.com

Celestron might be best-known for its telescopes, but it also produces a wide selection of well-regarded, good-value astronomy binoculars. Its popular SkyMaster 15x70s have recently been updated to include extra-low dispersion (ED) glass lenses. With an aperture that allows plenty of light-gathering that's contained in a portable frame, we were keen to see how the SkyMaster Pro ED

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