£3,999.00 Including VAT and Warranty SkyWatcher StarGate 500P SynScan 20 Inch Goto Dobsonian Telescope. He enabled the average Amateur Telescope Maker “ATM” to create a large and very stable telescope with common workshop tools. Go to wish list Or click close to return to your product. It consists of a Newtonian reflector with an alt-azimuth (altitude-azimuth or alt-az) mount. Thank you for making such a great telescope. Joe Meyer of the Chicago Astronomical Society presenting Brian and Traci Carlson with $4000 first prize raffle check at Astrofest '04. Popular models include the Meade LightBridge 10-inch truss tube, Revelation 10-inch Dobsonian and Sky-Watcher Skyliner-250PX. At Sky-Watcher USA we’re bringing a whole new experience to owning a telescope. Orion 10110 4.5 to 10-Inch Dob Pod for Dobsonian Telescopes. The yellow Optical Tube Assembly is a 6-inch f/7.5 Newtonian. There are no short cuts in construction or performance. Mikael Svalgaard. by Johannes Brachtendorf, Jupiter - by Greg Salton from light polluted Chicago, SKETCH by Rick Angell in Golden, Colorado - The Trifid M20 - Weekend Under the Stars 2011, Wyoming - Conté Crayon and White Pencil on Black Paper - Nagler 17mm Type 4 (121x), SKETCH by Rick Angell in Golden, Colorado - The Crab Nebula - Conté crayon, pencil and ink on black Canson paper, Rick Angell from Golden, Colorado with Classic 18". The New generation Dobsonians offer you great portability and large aperture optics. This is not a Japanese Joke!. by Javier Beltran Jovani, Perseus Clusters by Johannes Brachtendorf, NGC-4656 Contact Details. 63,03 EUR* * excl.Shipping costs. TS-Optics 12" f/5 truss-type Dobsonian telescope - made in Germany : Celestron : CE822030. DOB 6" Traditional. The plywood Dobsonian mount is simple to build and very functional. Almir G., Brazil, Bruce Whitson & 18" #257 at William Herschel Observatory, La Palma, Canary Islands, Don Wyman with his 18" at the Northwoods Starfest in Wisconsin, Javier Beltran Jovani This shop uses cookies that are necessary for its correct function and, if necessary, also uses cookies from third party providers. Crockett park in Virginia. ", Students with 18" Classic at Woodward Academy - College Park, Georgia, Ron Marvin's 18 Classic at Crisp Point on Lake Superior, NGC-6781 If there is too much friction, the telescope is difficult to move to center an object in the field of view. They’re easy to manufacture or even build yourself. Heritage P130. The Orion SkyQuest XT12g Dobsonian is perfect for the advanced viewer that wants to see details on the Moon and planets as well as faint deep-sky objects. $1,999.99. The Orion SkyQuest XT12g Dobsonian is perfect for the advanced viewer that wants to see details on the Moon and planets as well as faint deep-sky objects. £4,999.00 Including VAT and Warranty Wishlist × Item added to your wishlist. 63,03 EUR* * excl.Shipping costs. Plus Shipping & Crating . Our Dobsonian sits in the garden at dusk cooling down for the nights observing. A Dobsonian telescope is a popular type of telescope. Thank you for this wonderful telescope. Get it Sunday, Nov 29. DOB 8" Traditional. A night to remember. Close. Fully computerized GoTo system finds and automatically tracks any of 42,000 celestial objects. Heritage 76. by Johannes Brachtendorf, NGC-4631 Usually dispatched within 2 to 3 days. The disc and scope rotate together. Watch for his next S&T article on exploring the Virgo-Coma galaxy cluster which will appear in the May 2011 issue. Hideaki Tezuka in Tsuruga, Japan. They used the prize money towards the purchase of an 18" Obsession telescope. Skywatcher 18-inch Dob . 18" f/4.2 Classic $7,649. But now I want to say "It is a work of art!" See photo below, Gary F. in Canmore, Alberta "My 5 year old 18" Classic is still working perfectly. It's a big scope! by Javier Beltran Jovani, NGC-1023 Ted Forte is chair of the Astronomical League's Planetary Nebula Club. NGC-7331 FREE Delivery by Amazon. The telescope is named after John Dobson who popularized the design in the 1960s. It's not just a big telescope. by Javier Beltran Jovani, NGC-7479 "When I heard "It is almost a work of art", I thought this is an American joke. They are portable and easy to use – and therefore ideal for children. 3.8 out of 5 stars 10. TSD300. The Dobsonian mounted telescope is popular among amateur astronomers and telescope makers because of its simplicity. Mars by Mikael Svalgaard in Lyngby Denmark - visit website, Obsession 18" f/4.5 with 4x Televue powermate (f/18), Lumenera Skynyx 2-2M (with Schuler Ix infrared filter) and Lumenera Skynyx 2-2C (with IR reject filter) cameras. Uranus was especially good, presenting a beautiful blue disk and 2 moons at 400x on a background of pinpoint stars. It came out way better than he thought possible with that scenario! The scope performed beautifully, as always, and there must have been a hundred people that came by to observe with it this evening. John Dobson really started something with his Dobsonian “Dob” telescope design. by Javier Beltran Jovani, NGC-2903 FREE Delivery. £111.56 £ 111. instead 1.895,69 EUR only 1.723,28 EUR* * excl.Shipping costs. This page provides detailed plans and instructions how to build one. Fully computerized GoTo system finds and automatically tracks any of 42,000 celestial objects. If there is too little friction, the telescope will not stay where it is positioned. This was the first time I used the big Dobsonian for imaging from my own back yard. It's a big telescope that goes anywhere. DOB 12" Collapsible. Andrew Salthouse in uniform with his 18" in Millington, NJ. Obsession 18" f/4.5 with 4x Televue powermate (f/18), Lumenera Skynyx 2-2M (with Schuler Ix infrared filter) and Lumenera Skynyx 2-2C (with IR reject filter) cameras. UPS arrives with Greg Salton's 18" Obsession. Carl M., Hays, North Carolina Note homemade drive system. 1.706,90 EUR* * excl.Shipping costs. Uranus by Ron Harris instead 1.895,69 EUR only 1.723,28 EUR* * excl.Shipping costs. Yasuhiko Tsukuda and friends with his 18" at 1300 meters by Mt Fuji. This site is located near the site of the planned Discovery Telescope, southeast of Flagstaff, Arizona. He has written "Flowers of the Night Sky" in the June 2010 issue of Sky & Telescope magazine. 3 easy payments of $666.66 With payment plan. Since then Dob’s have evolved from a heavy boxy structure to elegant lightweight designs with truly excellent optics. In this section we will show you how to build a complete Dobsonian Telescope. In stock. Ted Forte in Virginia Beach, Virginia with his 11 year old 18" (May 2010). Approximation of what we saw - it was actually this well defined. $1,999.99. Hi Dave, Amazing machine. Just fit into Nissan wagon. I just had to share this picture of my 3 1/2 year old son Rigel at his very first star party tonight with our 18" Obsession Classic at C.M. TS-Optics 12" f/5 truss-type Dobsonian telescope - made in Germany : Celestron : CE822030. Over 600X mirror is good. 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