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10" Classical Dobsonian (S11620)
Sky-Watcher USA
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10" Flextube Collapsible Dobsonian (S11720)
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10" Flextube SkyScan GoTo Collapsible Dobsonian (S11810)
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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" Flextube Collapsible Dobsonian (S11740)
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12" Flextube SkyScan GoTo Collapsible Dobsonian (S11820)
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12" Quattro Imaging Newtonian (S11230)
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- $1,815
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12" Truss Tube Dobsonian - Generation II (DOB1245-00)
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14" Flextube SkyScan GoTo Collapsible Dobsonian (S11830)
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16" Flextube SkyScan GoTo Collapsible Dobsonian (S11840)
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- $4,680
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16" Truss Tube Dobsonian - Generation II (DOB1645-00)
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- $3,599.99
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208mm Newtonian f/3.9 (BR-N20839)
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6" Classic Dobsonian (S11600)
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- $460
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6" Quattro Imaging Newtonian (S11205)
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8" Classical Dobsonian (S11610)
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8" Flextube Collapsible Dobsonian (S11700)
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8" Flextube SkyScan GoTo Collapsible Dobsonian (S11800)
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- $1,450
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8" Quattro Imaging Newtonian (S11210)
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- $830
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Advanced VX 6 Newtonian Telescope (32054)
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- $1,329
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Advanced VX 8 Newtonian Telescope (32062)
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Aesthetic Scuff - LightBridge Mini 114
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EPSILON E-160ED REFLECTOR
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- $4,070
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Epsilon-130D Astrograph
Takahashi
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- Takahashi
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- $2,680
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Epsilon-180ED Astrograph
Takahashi
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- Regular price
- $4,940
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Explore FirstLight 130mm Newtonian with Twilight I Mount - FL-N130600MAZ01
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- $579.99
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Firstlight 10" Solid Tube Dobsonian (FL-DOB1005-01)
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- $849.99
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FirstLight 114mm Newtonian with Twilight Nano Mount (FL-N114500TN)
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Firstlight 8" Solid Tube Dobsonian (FL-DOB0806-01)
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FirstLight N130mm White Tube Newtonian with Twilight I Alt/Az mount (FL-N130600MAZ01)
Explore Scientific
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FirstLight N150mm White Tube Newtonian with EXOS-2 GoTo Mount (FL-N150750EXOS2GT)
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FirstLight N203mm White Tube Newtonian with EXOS-2 GoTo Mount (FL-N2031000EXOS2GT)
Explore Scientific
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- $1,099.99
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10" Classical Dobsonian (S11620)Sky-Watcher USA
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- $ 910.00
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10" Flextube Collapsible Dobsonian (S11720)Sky-Watcher USA
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- $ 1,020.00
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10" Flextube SkyScan GoTo Collapsible Dobsonian (S11810)Sky-Watcher USA
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10" Quattro Imaging Newtonian (S11220)Sky-Watcher USA
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- $ 1,180.00
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10" Truss Tube Dobsonian - Generation II (DOB1045-00)Explore Scientific
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- $ 1,089.99
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12" Flextube Collapsible Dobsonian (S11740)Sky-Watcher USA
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- $ 1,715.00
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12" Flextube SkyScan GoTo Collapsible Dobsonian (S11820)Sky-Watcher USA
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- $ 2,560.00
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12" Quattro Imaging Newtonian (S11230)Sky-Watcher USA
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- $ 1,815.00
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12" Truss Tube Dobsonian - Generation II (DOB1245-00)Explore Scientific
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- $ 1,999.99
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14" Flextube SkyScan GoTo Collapsible Dobsonian (S11830)Sky-Watcher USA
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- $ 3,615.00
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16" Flextube SkyScan GoTo Collapsible Dobsonian (S11840)Sky-Watcher USA
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- $ 4,680.00
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16" Truss Tube Dobsonian - Generation II (DOB1645-00)Explore Scientific
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- $ 3,599.99
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208mm Newtonian f/3.9 (BR-N20839)Explore ScientificSold out
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6" Classic Dobsonian (S11600)Sky-Watcher USA
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- $ 460.00
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6" Quattro Imaging Newtonian (S11205)Sky-Watcher USA
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- Regular price
- $ 595.00
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8" Classical Dobsonian (S11610)Sky-Watcher USA
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- Regular price
- $ 655.00
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- $ 655.00
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8" Flextube Collapsible Dobsonian (S11700)Sky-Watcher USA
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- Regular price
- $ 755.00
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8" Flextube SkyScan GoTo Collapsible Dobsonian (S11800)Sky-Watcher USA
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- $ 1,450.00
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8" Quattro Imaging Newtonian (S11210)Sky-Watcher USA
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- $ 830.00
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Advanced VX 6 Newtonian Telescope (32054)Celestron
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- Celestron
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- $ 1,329.00
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- $ 1,329.00
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Advanced VX 8 Newtonian Telescope (32062)Celestron
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- Celestron
- Regular price
- $ 1,629.00
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Aesthetic Scuff - LightBridge Mini 114SaleMeadeSold out
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EPSILON E-160ED REFLECTORTakahashi
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- Takahashi
- Regular price
- $ 4,070.00
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- $ 4,070.00
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Epsilon-130D AstrographTakahashi
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- Takahashi
- Regular price
- $ 2,680.00
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- $ 2,680.00
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Epsilon-180ED AstrographTakahashi
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- Takahashi
- Regular price
- $ 4,940.00
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- $ 4,940.00
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Explore FirstLight 130mm Newtonian with Twilight I Mount - FL-N130600MAZ01Explore Scientific
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- Explore Scientific
- Regular price
- $ 579.99
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Firstlight 10" Solid Tube Dobsonian (FL-DOB1005-01)Explore Scientific
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- Explore Scientific
- Regular price
- $ 849.99
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FirstLight 114mm Newtonian with Twilight Nano Mount (FL-N114500TN)Explore Scientific
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- Explore Scientific
- Regular price
- $ 229.99
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- $ 229.99
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Firstlight 8" Solid Tube Dobsonian (FL-DOB0806-01)Explore Scientific
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- Regular price
- $ 699.99
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FirstLight N130mm White Tube Newtonian with Twilight I Alt/Az mount (FL-N130600MAZ01)Explore Scientific
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- Explore Scientific
- Regular price
- $ 499.99
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- $ 499.99
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FirstLight N150mm White Tube Newtonian with EXOS-2 GoTo Mount (FL-N150750EXOS2GT)Explore Scientific
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- Explore Scientific
- Regular price
- $ 949.99
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- $ 949.99
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FirstLight N203mm White Tube Newtonian with EXOS-2 GoTo Mount (FL-N2031000EXOS2GT)Explore Scientific
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- Explore Scientific
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- $ 1,099.99
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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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