Product Description

Corresponding to the escalating “aperture fever” that has gripped amateur astronomy for several decades, an 8″ diameter is now generally regarded as the minimum entry-level aperture for serious observing. The low cost, large diameter, and fast focal ratio of the 8″ Sky-Watcher Dobsonian make it an ideal dedicated telescope for wide-field, deep-space observation of faint galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters. The low-power dramatically captures wide swaths of sky in a single view. Galaxies and nebula appear to pop out of the heavens as bright, expansive masses of stars, gas, and dust.

Product Features

• Item may ship in more than one box and may arrive separately
• Collapsable Tube Design For Easy Storage and Transportation, 8″ (200 mm) Dobsonian-style Newtonian
• 1200 mm focal length (f/6), 2″ Crayford-style focuser with 1.25″ adaptor, 4-element Plossl 25 mm and 10 mm 1.25″ eyepieces
• 8×50 RA viewfinder, Solid rocker-mount with Teflon bearings and tension clutch