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IN THE SHOPS: BINOCULARS FOR YOUNG STARGAZERS

Celestron Cometron 7x50

Cost: £59.00 / $56.90 From: Celestron

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1 What most don’t appreciate about children is that they can see a lot better in the dark than adults. That’s because their pupils can dilate wider, which makes their night vision better. Should you give a child a binocular that’s easier to carry and hold, but allows less light in? That’s one option. Another is to go for a binocular like the Celestron Cometron that manages to be both reasonably lightweight and lets as much light in as possible. That way you’re allowing them to see everything in the night

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