Best for deep sky objects. - Celestron SkyMaster 25x70mm Porro Prism Binocular

I mounted these 25x70s on a hefty tripod early this morning because Jupiter shone down from a perfect spot in my apt. grounds. I expected to see more; he was really so bright the moons were lost in the glare. The seeing was fairly good as other background stars were nice pinpoints - no collimation issues whatever. Yet it seems here the lesson is that 70mm if used for something of Jove's present magnitude is simply too much. I felt as though my dark-adapted eyes were offset by the planet's glowing. But my real conclusion is that the Sky 25x70s would be grand touring champs in a rural setting, hunting down galaxies, various clusters and multiple systems rather than planets, which need instruments of perhaps less of an exit pupil and quite a bit more magnification (you guessed it,telescopes).