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10" Classical Dobsonian (S11620)
Sky-Watcher USA
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10" f/4 Imaging Newtonian OTA
iOptron
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10" Flextube 250P SynScan GoTo Collapsible Dobsonian
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10" Flextube Collapsible Dobsonian (S11720)
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10" Quattro Imaging Newtonian (S11220)
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10" Truss Tube Dobsonian - Generation II (DOB1045-00)
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12" f/4 Imaging Newtonian OTA
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12" Flextube 300P SynScan GoTo Collapsible Dobsonian
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12" Flextube Collapsible Dobsonian (S11740)
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12" Quattro Imaging Newtonian (S11230)
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12" Truss Tube Dobsonian - Generation II (DOB1245-00)
Explore Scientific
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14" Flextube 350P SynScan GoTo Collapsible Dobsonian
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16" Flextube 400P SynScan GoTo Collapsible Dobsonian
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- $4,525
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16" Truss Tube Dobsonian - Generation II (DOB1645-00)
Explore Scientific
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208mm Newtonian f/3.9 (BR-N20839)
Explore Scientific
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6" Classical Dobsonian (S11600)
Sky-Watcher USA
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- $515
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6" f/4 Imaging Newtonian OTA
iOptron
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- $458
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6" Quattro Imaging Newtonian (S11205)
Sky-Watcher USA
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8" Classical Dobsonian (S11610)
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8" f/4 Imaging Newtonian OTA
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8" Flextube 200P SynScan GoTo Collapsible Dobsonian
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8" Flextube Collapsible Dobsonian (S11700)
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8" Quattro Imaging Newtonian (S11210)
Sky-Watcher USA
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Advanced VX 6 Newtonian Telescope (32054)
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Advanced VX 8 Newtonian Telescope (32062)
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EPSILON E-160ED REFLECTOR
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Epsilon-130D Astrograph
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- $2,990
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Epsilon-180ED Astrograph
Takahashi
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- $5,510
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Firstlight 10" Solid Tube Dobsonian (FL-DOB1005-02)
Explore Scientific
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FirstLight 114mm Newtonian with Twilight Nano Mount (FL-N114500TN)
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FirstLight 8" Solid Tube Dobsonian (FL-DOB0806-02)
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FirstLight 8" Solid Tube Dobsonian Package
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10" Classical Dobsonian (S11620)Sky-Watcher USA
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- $ 995.00
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10" f/4 Imaging Newtonian OTAiOptron
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- $ 778.00
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10" Flextube 250P SynScan GoTo Collapsible DobsonianSky-Watcher USA
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10" Flextube Collapsible Dobsonian (S11720)Sky-Watcher USA
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10" Quattro Imaging Newtonian (S11220)Sky-Watcher USA
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10" Truss Tube Dobsonian - Generation II (DOB1045-00)Explore Scientific
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12" f/4 Imaging Newtonian OTAiOptron
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12" Flextube 300P SynScan GoTo Collapsible DobsonianSky-Watcher USA
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- $ 2,850.00
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12" Flextube Collapsible Dobsonian (S11740)Sky-Watcher USA
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- $ 1,895.00
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12" Quattro Imaging Newtonian (S11230)Sky-Watcher USA
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12" Truss Tube Dobsonian - Generation II (DOB1245-00)Explore Scientific
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14" Flextube 350P SynScan GoTo Collapsible DobsonianSky-Watcher USA
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16" Flextube 400P SynScan GoTo Collapsible DobsonianSky-Watcher USA
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- $ 5,200.00
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208mm Newtonian f/3.9 (BR-N20839)Explore ScientificSold out
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6" Classical Dobsonian (S11600)Sky-Watcher USA
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- $ 515.00
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6" f/4 Imaging Newtonian OTAiOptron
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- $ 458.00
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6" Quattro Imaging Newtonian (S11205)Sky-Watcher USA
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- $ 665.00
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8" Classical Dobsonian (S11610)Sky-Watcher USA
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- $ 725.00
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8" f/4 Imaging Newtonian OTAiOptron
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- $ 628.00
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8" Flextube 200P SynScan GoTo Collapsible DobsonianSky-Watcher USA
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- $ 1,625.00
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8" Flextube Collapsible Dobsonian (S11700)Sky-Watcher USA
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- $ 850.00
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8" Quattro Imaging Newtonian (S11210)Sky-Watcher USA
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- $ 925.00
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Advanced VX 6 Newtonian Telescope (32054)Celestron
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- Celestron
- Regular price
- $ 1,449.00
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- $ 1,449.00
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Advanced VX 8 Newtonian Telescope (32062)Celestron
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- $ 1,799.00
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EPSILON E-160ED REFLECTORTakahashi
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- Takahashi
- Regular price
- $ 4,660.00
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- $ 4,660.00
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Epsilon-130D AstrographTakahashi
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- Takahashi
- Regular price
- $ 2,990.00
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- $ 2,990.00
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Epsilon-180ED AstrographTakahashi
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- Takahashi
- Regular price
- $ 5,510.00
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Firstlight 10" Solid Tube Dobsonian (FL-DOB1005-02)Explore Scientific
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- Regular price
- $ 849.99
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FirstLight 114mm Newtonian with Twilight Nano Mount (FL-N114500TN)Explore Scientific
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- $ 299.99
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FirstLight 8" Solid Tube Dobsonian (FL-DOB0806-02)Explore Scientific
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- $ 699.99
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FirstLight 8" Solid Tube Dobsonian PackageExplore Scientific
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Also called Newtonians, reflecting scopes are the best bang for the buck. They have fat tubes with a parabolic mirror at the bottom. Light from the sky enters the tube and gets reflected by this mirror back up to the top of the tube where there is a small diagonal mirror that bounces the light out the side of the tube to your eye.
A Dobsonian telescope is an alt-azimuth mounted Newtonian telescope design popularized by the amateur astronomer John Dobson starting in the 1960s. Dobson's telescopes featured a simplified mechanical design that was easy to manufacture from readily available components to create a large, portable, low-cost telescope. The design is optimized for visually observing faint deep sky objects such as nebulae. This type of observation requires a large objective diameter (i.e. light-gathering power) of relatively short focal length and portability for travel to relatively less light polluted locations.

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