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For land use the binocular is definitely your best choice, because it will show an upright imageThe binocular will work well in the sky too, especially for many deep sky objects like nebulae and galaxiesFor small objects like planets where you want higher magnification, a true astronomical telescope would be better, but that would be less useful for looking at things on the ground due to the inverted (upside down) image it would give.
MaybeIt sounds like a lower end 6 refractorA higher end scope would be an ApochromaticYou might as well tell us the modelWe might be able to say something less generalWhat do you want to do with it? If the mount is solid, you might be able to do some astrophotographyNarrow band imaging would be bestMy guess is that a 10 Newtonian dob would be cheaper, and in my opinion, betterAstrophotography is very expensive.
Well first of all if the focal length is 1200mm then it is an F/8 not f/6 focal ratioIt is probably a Meade or Celestron refractorI haven't looked through them but I have heard good things about them, especially from those who are refractor aficionadosIt should have nice contrasty viewsThere are some drawbacks you should be aware of thoughOne is inherent of the design, and that is chromatic aberration (false color) which is a colored fringe or halo around bright objects, especially at high powerIt can mush the details of planets somewhat as wellThis can be mitigated to a degree with filters called minus-violet or fringe killer filtersAnother drawback is that the mount itself may be undersized to support the telescope in a steady manner for high-power viewing or photographyYou state the tripod is aluminum (you don't say what model equatorial mount)A steel tripod would have been preferableRubber vibration pads are available for tripod feet to reduce vibrations from wind or touching the scope, which can only helpIf you haven't already purchased the scope, you might consider getting an 8 reflector which you could obtain for less moneyIt would go deeper and would not suffer from false color, and would likely weigh lessA well cared for refractor would never need re-coating or realignment and that is their major strong pointIf you already own this scope you should replace the 45 degree diagonal with a 90 degree diagonal which would be better quality and more comfortable to use.
