You really can. It's an easy and quick way to get to know the night sky, but a pair of dedicated binoculars, such as the Celestron SkyMaster 25x100 or Canon 18x50 IS AW, represent the next step.

In recent years, if we’ve been shopping for a pair of high-quality image-stabilized binoculars then pretty much only Canon had such an offering. With little or no competition, that meant a ...