Dobsonian Telescopes

If you have a young astronomer who would like to take the hobby to the next level, consider buying them a kid telescope . Not a cheap telescope from the local toy store, but an authentic telescope that is made for real stargazing. Be careful to select a telescope that provides for optimal viewing of celestial bodies while providing a clear image of your selected galaxies. This allows the new astronomer to enter the intriguing world of stargazing and take an important step in exploration of their universe . What Type of Kid Telescope Should You Consider? With a less complex and simple, well-crafted ... Read Full Story

The Dobsonian Telescope: A Practical Manual for Building Large Aperture Telescopes Publisher: Willmann-Bell | ISBN: 0943396557 | edition 1997 | DJVU | 475 pages | 6,5 mb This book tells how you can build a state-of-the-art Dobsonian telescope using readily available materials and supplies. Every step of construction is detailedin photographs and diagrams, and the underlying ideas are carefully explained. As a result of this three-year collaboration between authors David Kriege and Richard Berry, experienced and well-known telescope makers, you now have the opportunity to build a high-performance telescope from 14 inches to 40 inches aperture based on the thoroughly tested designs described in ... Read Full Story

Sky-Watcher BK1025AZ3 Short-tube Refractor Telescope forms a part of the Short-tube Refractor series of the brand Sky-Watcher. With the consistent effort in designing and developing the products, all the models become a well-accepted one in the market. It stands to win the competition over the latest and the modern ones. Specially speaking this Short-tube Refractor Telescope has features and functions to impress users at the both ends. With regard to its functionality, it is been capable of performing for both celestial and terrestrial observations. Overview : Sky-Watcher BK1025AZ3 Celestial and Terrestrial Observation Telescope belongs to the Refractor type of design and comes with a ... Read Full Story

With a humble beginning, the brand ‘Konus’ has now grown to be a global leader. Its innovation and the uniqueness have made it achieve the heights. In an interesting, attraction and highly functional manner the brand has put efforts that has been well spoken in the magnification segment. Brand : Konus Konusky-200 Motor 1793 Telescope is the one that is been specially recommended for the planetary observation and along with its astrophotography ability that has become highly acceptable among the intermediary level users. Type : This Konusky-200 Telescope belongs to the Newtonian type of telescope that user optics of multi coated. It has a ... Read Full Story

Overview : This DOB 8” Collapsible Dobsonion Telescope from the brand Sky-Watcher, who has achieved many milestone in creation of finest optical products. They aim to provide a new look of the celestial with the highest magnification possible. Sky-Watcher DOB 8″ Collapsible Dobsonion Telescope consists of a collapsible truss tube with dobsonian design. It is capable of functioning without the requirement of assembling. This being a new form of telescope that is complete with the Crayford focuser brings out the best possible observation. Design : Sky-Watcher DOB 8″ Newtonian Telescope consists of an elegant truss tube that is extremely portable and it is also ... Read Full Story