8" Classical Dobsonian (S11610)

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Quick Overview

• 8" (203 mm) Dobsonian-style Newtonian
• 1200 mm focal length (f/5.9)
• 2" single-speed Crayford-style focuser with 1.25" adapter
• 4-element Plössl 25 mm and 10 mm 1.25" eyepieces
• 9x50 finderscope
• Solid rocker-mount with Teflon bearings and tension clutch for altitude
• Teflon bearing for azimuth

2-inch Focusers

With their 1.25-inch adapters, these focusers accommodate all popular eyepieces

Easy two-piece assembly

Sky-Watcher Classical Dobsonians quickly disassemble into tube and base for quick transport or storage

Award-winning optics

Sky-Watcher's 94% reflectivity mirrors ensure you get bright and detailed views

Description

A simple, elegant form of an alt-azimuth mount made to carry a Newtonian reflector was popularized by John Dobson in the late 1970's. The Dobsonian mounted telescope is popular among amateur astronomers and telescope makers because of its simplicity and ease of use.

The Sky-Watcher Dobsonian has a “paraboloidal" primary mirror to eliminate spherical aberration and a four-arm, secondary mirror bracket with finesupports (0.5mm thick), to reduce diffraction spikes and light loss. In addition, this model includes a 2-inch focuser with a 1.25-inch adapter, allowing the use of either eyepiece size. This model also includes the new feature-tension control handle.

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