Before the introduction of this telescope type by john dobson the vast majority of amateur telescopes were small inadequate refractors on shaky mounts just good enough to show the polar regions on mars or.
Explore scientific ultra light dobsonian 406mm test.
The dobsonian telescope design was created by john dobson for an affordable way to get big aperture in an easy to use telescope design.
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Truss dobson in full aluminium construction handcrafted in hungary and germany quarz.
Details on planetary surfaces stand out even to inexperienced observers and countless deep sky objects show details.
A telescope with 406mm aperture gathers more than 3300 times more light than the naked eye.
Explore scientific ultra light dobsonian 406mm generation ii 2 490 00 on short call.
Ultra light dobsonian 500mm generation ii telescope mechanics handcrafted in hungary and germany.
Explore scientific dobsonians are built on high quality mirrors with smart design features that makes them surprisingly portable.
Ultra light dobsonian 406mm generation ii with completely redesigned and improved construction.
The unit felt very responsive with no image shift in use with a range of eyepieces.
Explore galaxies and nebulae in minutes.
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Explore scientific 16 inch truss tube dobsonian the dual speed 1 10 rack and pinion focuser is well made and can easily support heavier eyepieces.
Explore scientific ultra light dobsonian 406mm generation ii modern secondary mechanics the collimation is easily achieved without tools and keeps collimation well during transports modern primary mirror cell the telescope mirror can be collimated from the front while looking through the eyepiece and is supported by a modern floatation system with radial roller bearings.
No telescope type has influenced amateur astronomy as radically as the dobsonian telescope.