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Includes:
- Sky-Watcher 6-inch f/8 Dobsonian OTA.
- Rocker Base.
- 6X30 Finder and Bracket.
- 25 mm Plossl 1.25-inch Eyepiece.
- 10 mm Plossl 1.25-inch Eyepiece.
- 2-inch Rack & Pinion Focuser.
- 1.25-inch Adapter
- Magnification w/ Included Eyepieces: 48x/120x
SKY-WATCHER CLASSIC 150P F/7.9 DOBSONIAN TELESCOPE FEATURES
Affordable
This is the perfect telescope for first-time purchases, whether you’re not ready to purchase high-end equipment or just looking to get started in astronomy. Be amazed at what you get back for its price.
Durable
It sits firmly on the ground so you won’t have to worry about it breaking or falling over. The Sky-Watcher Classic is popular among schools and organizations. Designed for easy use of all ages, it’s also the best telescope for kids and teenagers.
Easy to Use
All levels of experience are welcome. Smoothly rotate and point your telescope towards the stars and planets by its lazy-susan base. The tension control handle provides a user-friendly tension adjustment so that the telescope does not need to be balanced to stay in position. Tighten the tension control handle so that the optical tube will stay in the desired position for as long as you’d like. Simply loosen the control handle to readjust.
Ready to Go
All the accessory pieces can easily attach and detach from the telescope for a quick and easy setup.
Featuring large apertures and easy functionality, Sky-Watcher’s Classic Dobsonian is the ideal beginner scope. Often referred to as ‘light buckets’, Dobsonians 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 well known 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.
The Classic Dobsonian uses a parabolic primary mirror design, constructed of borosilicate, then polished and coated with our proprietary Radiant™ Aluminum Quartz (RAQ™), producing a remarkable 94% reflectivity. With a 6-inch aperture, the Classic 150P Dobsonian is 460 times brighter than the human eye! This simple yet effective design is perfect for visual observation of faint objects, such as nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies.
Supporting the Classic Dobsonian is more than just a simple rocker box. The base uses Teflon™ bearings for smooth, easy azimuth slewing and a patented tension control handle to lock the telescope in place. Once locked on an object, the telescope can support both 1.25-inch accessories as well as the heavier 2-inch eyepieces, allowing you to use virtually any eyepiece on the market. The Classic Dobsonian includes two 1.25-inch eyepieces, a 1.25-inch adapter, a 2-inch eyepiece adapter, dust caps and a 6x30 finderscope.
At Sky-Watcher, we stay true to the traditional John Dobson design, using just two mirrors, a metal tube, and a simple rocker box. Although we love computerized telescopes, 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.