Dobsonians
Dobsonians: The King of Alt-Az Mounted Telescopes
The beauty of a Dobsonian telescope is its mount, which is usually made of wooden panels, lowering its cost while maintaining stability, allowing it to support large, heavy scopes. Dobsonian-mounted scopes often used with large reflector telescopes. The inexpensive mount allows for visual astronomers to invest more in the optics itself without sacrificing stability and ease of use.
For a beginner visual observer, we highly recommend the Dobsonian telescopes. They are great value for money if you want a big telescope that will really make those faint galaxies and deep sky objects pop.
“Mini Dobs”, or table-top Dobsonians are some of the cheapest telescopes you can get, but they are no means a toy telescope and you can get a medium-sized aperture tube in a table-top Dob. Table-top Dobsonians also allow the option of using a Cassegrain or Refractor tube, where the height of a table allows the eyepiece at the back of the tube to be used.
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If your requirements for stargazing are reliability and performance, the saxon 8" DeepSky Dobsonian Telescope will not disappoint.
This easy-to-use telescope comes with an amazing aperture of 203mm and a focal length of 1200mm in an 8" optical tube. Assembly of this scope is quick and painless with no additional tools required. See the planets, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies with this quality, affordable scope.
NOTE: to protect your scope optics from dust in storage we recommend the Pegasus 6-8" Dust cover for the bottom of your scope. (Product Number 126685)
For solar observing we recommend one of the following Glass Solar Filters for this scope.
- Astrozap Glass Solar filter 226 - 236 mm (Product No. 124451).
- Astrozap Glass Solar Filter 232 - 238 mm (Product No. 124449).
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150 mm 6″ VIRTUOSO GTi Tabletop Reflector
- Portable tabletop GOTO with WiFi. (Handset optional)
- Telescope can be controlled with SynScan Pro App for iOS and Android
- GOTO via SynScan free app
- Powered by standard DC12V
- Sky Watchers unique Freedom Find dual encoder technology
NOTE: This telescope features a 'mini-Dobsonian' mount and is designed to be set up for use on a table or other elevated surface, rather than on the ground. It does not use a tripod.
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Recommended as a first scope for kids and beginners, or those on a budget. One of our staff favourites! Learn More -
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Recommended as a first scope for kids and beginners, or those on a budget. One of our staff favourites!
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For those wanting a compact and portable telescope, look no further than the saxon 76/300 Mini Dobsonian Telescope with Accessory Pack.
This table top telescope is small in size but packs a punch with its 76mm aperture and focal length of 300mm. The upgraded accessory pack means you get four eyepieces, a moon filter, a finderscope and a carry bag to put the whole lot in.
The pre-assembled saxon Mini Dobsonian Telescope with Accessory Pack means you can simply remove the scope from the box as soon as you get it, attach an eyepiece and start viewing immediately!
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