Description
The Sky-Watcher 10 Inch Flex Tube Dobsonian Telescope has an improved design with a collapsible system which allows the Telescope to be easily transported.
The Sky-Watcher 10 Inch Flex Tube Dobsonian Telescope has an improved design with a collapsible system which allows the telescope to be easily stored or transported.
Key Features
- Collapsible Dobsonian with 3-Points Tube Locking System
- No Disassembling or Collimation is required between uses
- Dobson Wooden Mount with Tension Control System and Accessories Tray
- Diffraction Limited Parabolic Mirror
- Ultra Thin Secondary Mirror Support (only 0.80 mm)
- Eyepiece 1.25″ Super Plossl 25mm (48x)/ Eyepiece 1.25″ Super Plossl 10mm (120x)
- Eyepiece adapter from 2″ to 1.25″ with M42 thread
- Collapsible design for easy storage or transport
- 3 metal bars with auto-lock spring-loaded system
- Rigidity keeps mirrors collimated and tension control system balances Telescope
The 3 metal bars, used to fully extend the Tube, have an auto-lock spring-loaded system that simplifies the set up of the Telescope so only one person is required to fully extend the Tube.
The rigidity of the Telescope keeps the mirrors collimated, and the tension control system keeps the Telescope balanced, so it is not necessary to move heavy counterweights.
To top it off, the Sky-Watcher Collapsible Dobsonian‘s are equipped with a 2″ Crayford focuser and focuser locking screw.
The Sky-Watcher 10 Inch Flex Tube Dobsonian Telescope has an improved design with a collapsible system which allows the Telescope to be easily stored or transported.
All Flextube Dobsonian‘s come with a slew of accessories, including: two 1.25-inch eyepieces, a 1.25-inch eyepiece adapter, a 2-inch eyepiece adapter, dust caps, and an 8×50 Finderscope.
Often referred to as ‘light buckets’, Dobsonian‘s provide users with the highest possible aperture for their money when compared to Telescopes of a similar size, such as Schmidt-Cassegrains or refractors.
Developed in the 1970s, the Dobsonian-style Telescope is an inexpensive solution for bright, detailed visual observing using a simple design.
The name ‘Dobsonian comes from the Telescope’s inventor, John Dobson, a Vedanta monk who popularized sidewalk astronomy and dedicated his life to astronomy outreach.
Dobson was notorious for constructing large aperture-reflecting Telescopes capable of deep-sky viewing, using low cost materials.
These were often made with found materials, heavy cardboard tubes, recycled porthole glass, and plywood mounts.
Dobson, who literally wrote the book on how and why to make amateur Telescopes, encouraged other astronomers to assemble their own Telescopes and taught workshops on Telescope making.
For decades, the Dobsonian stood as a DIY staple of amateur astronomy, usually constructed with two mirrors, a Tube, and a base.
Sky-Watcher stays true to the traditional John Dobson design, using just two mirrors, a metal Tube, and a simple rocker box.
Using a Star chart to find objects by hand can be far more fulfilling and will improve your knowledge of the night sky.
Unplug your electronic devices, step outside, and become immersed in the wonders of the universe.
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