Our 56mm Lightweights pull in significantly more light than standard 50mm designs, making them a great choice for amateur astronomy - yet they're still easily used freehand. The GeminiŪ series are an affordable way to build memories under the stars with family and friends. They're also an excellent choice for long-range hunting, birding, marine and surveillance applications.

The lightweight Gemini LW versions provide the most bang-for-the-buck of any binoculars around. Every Gemini big binocular features prisms polished from high-index BaK4 glass and our best-quality Broadband Multi-Coatings on every air-to-glass surface (including the prisms). It's features like these that make Gemini giant binoculars such a great choice for amateur astronomers, hunters, and birders. Binoculars excel at deep space observation - viewing objects such as star clusters and nebulae. Quick looks at solar system objects are also rewarding - Saturn will appear elongated, the moons of Jupiter will be in evidence, and Earth's own moon will reveal intense detail.

At under $100, the 8x56 LW and 11x56 LW models are an excellent choice for affordable hand-held astronomy and long-range observation. The 7mm exit pupil of the 8x56 is best suited to individuals observing under dark skies or low-light terrestrial conditions, while the smaller 5.1mm exit pupil of the 11x56 model provides higher contrast for those with light-polluted skies or brighter terrestrial conditions. Fields of view are 6.0° and 5.8°, respectively. The 56mm diameter objective lenses of both models gather about 25% more light than binoculars with 50mm lenses. Each binocular is covered by our two-year warranty and 30-day return policy.

Every Garrett Optical binocular must pass a rigorous 14-point inspection that insures a high degree of both optical and mechanical performance, including accurate collimation. Any necessary adjustments are performed by a highly experienced technician on a U.S. Navy Mark V Collimator. 

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