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Quick Overview
- 6” (152 mm) Dobsonian-style Newtonian
- 1200 mm focal length (f/8)
- 2” single-speed rack-and-pinion focuser with 1.25” adapter
- 4-element Plössl 25 mm and 10 mm 1.25” eyepieces
- 6x30 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 fine supports (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.
Specifications
Model |
6 inch |
Optical design |
Newtonian reflector |
Mirror diameter |
153 mm (6 in) |
Mirror type |
Standard parabolic |
Focal length |
1200 mm |
F-ratio |
8 |
Finderscope |
6x30 straight-through |
Eyepieces/Power |
25 mm (48x), 10 mm (120x) |
Focuser |
2 inch single-speed Crayford-style with I.25 inch adapter |
Base type |
Standard Dobsonian |
Tube weight (pounds) |
15 |
Base weight (pounds) |
25 |
Assembled weight (pounds) |
40 |
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