Amazon Prime Day 2017: Celestron SkyMaster DX 8x56 Binoculars

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Amazon's Prime Day 2017 sale for Amazon Prime members can be a great time for skywatchers looking to boost their skywatching gear. Case in point: These Celestron SkyMaster DX 8x56 binoculars, which are on sale for $144.57. That's 28% off their normal price of $200.28 on Amazon. The deal expires at 12:45 p.m. EDT or when it is 100% claimed.

Why it's a good deal: Celestron's SkyMaster DX 8x56 are fantastic medium-size binoculars for both stargazing, as well as daytime outdoor activities like birding, boating or even watching your favorite sports team from the bleachers. In fact, we picked the Celestron SkyMaster 8x56 binoculars as our best pick for medium-size astronomy binoculars when we reviewed them. [The Best ISO-Certified Gear to See the 2017 Solar Eclipse]

The SkyMaster DX 8x56 features 8x magnification with its Porro prism binocular, is nitrogen purged to make it waterproof and fogproof, and has multi-position twist-up eyecups for comfort. And if its 38-ounce weight becomes a chore, the binoculars can be mounted on a tripod for more steady observing. 

The Celestron SkyMaster DX 8x56 on sale for Prime Day comes with a rain guard, carrying case, nexk strap, lens cloth and manual. 

You can see Space.com's complete Prime Day Space Deal Picks here throughout today's sale events. 

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Tariq Malik
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Tariq is the Editor-in-Chief of Space.com and joined the team in 2001, first as an intern and staff writer, and later as an editor. He covers human spaceflight, exploration and space science, as well as skywatching and entertainment. He became Space.com's Managing Editor in 2009 and Editor-in-Chief in 2019. Before joining Space.com, Tariq was a staff reporter for The Los Angeles Times covering education and city beats in La Habra, Fullerton and Huntington Beach. In October 2022, Tariq received the Harry Kolcum Award for excellence in space reporting from the National Space Club Florida Committee. He is also an Eagle Scout (yes, he has the Space Exploration merit badge) and went to Space Camp four times as a kid and a fifth time as an adult. He has journalism degrees from the University of Southern California and New York University. You can find Tariq at Space.com and as the co-host to the This Week In Space podcast with space historian Rod Pyle on the TWiT network. To see his latest project, you can follow Tariq on Twitter @tariqjmalik.