Dobsonian Telescopes

Dobsonian Telescopes

The Dobsonian Telescope (a.k.a. "Dob") is a great tool for amateur astronomy. It's made up of a Newtonian Reflecting Telescope tube mounted on an inexpensive alt-azimuth mount.

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As a kid, I was an astronomy nut.  I wanted to be an astronomer, and was learning all things space.  As I grew, I got out of that phase, though I still retained my interest.  About six or seven years ago I managed to lay my hands on a serviceable 8″ Meade Newtonian reflecting telescope [...]
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