Part Number: 10668 Sky-Watcher Dobsonian telescopes provide excellent all round performance for the observation the Moon, Planets, Deep Sky Objects and Nebulae. I am looking into using a small trolley to move in and out of my shed onto my decking. This makes it one of the best, if not the best telescope for the money when observing deep sky objects. The most beautiful thing I have seen was probably when there was a double moon transit on Jupiter. So far I have been able to find the Leo Triple galaxies, Andromeda galaxy, Beehive Cluster and a few other deep sky objects. 907 2895 01, First Light Optics Ltd All rights reserved © 2020, We use cookies on this website. I ordered the scope on Tuesday at about 2pm and it was with me the next day (just a shame the clouds seemed to come with it too! The lenses that are included are ok but not brilliant. With this scope I have seen the moon in great detail and with the explore scientific 4.7mm eyepiece I have resolved craters with a diameter down to 3km.The planets I have observed are Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. When I say kid I mean about ten years and below. I bought this last week and got to use it properly for the first time on Monday and then again yesterday. I have only had the chance to view Venus and a rather full Moon since my purchase. It is really easy to use being on the dobsonian mount and is not to big to lug around. You could also tell a difference in the size of the two shadows. I have had this scope for almost a year, and I have had many good times with it, even tho I hav only had the opportunity to observe from my light polluted flat. on using the scope; collects alot of light and very clear views although the lenses that come with this scope are not that good, so I would set aside a few pounds for some decent ep's..I have looked at Jupiter and the light gathered from it is excellent!! You will find the 10 inch is heavy and not that easy to move around. Observing Jupiter with the 8.8mm eyepiece the cloud bands are as clear as day, and the moons of Jupiter can be seen as bright stars. You do have to learn how to use a Dobsonian moving the telescope to keep the image in the eyepiece, with practice you get good at it. The Sky-Watcher Classic Dobsonian Telescope 254mm/1200mm (10") has a "paraboloidal" primary mirror to eliminate spherical aberration and a four-arm, secondary- mirror bracket with fine supports (0.5mm thick), to reduce diffraction spikes and light loss. and observing the planets and our moon.This is a very large scope so if you are considering to buy this for you kid, I would only do so if you can be there to carry it outside for him/her. If you're into visual astronomy and basic astrophotography (e.g. Sky-Watcher Dobsonian telescopes provide excellent all round performance for the observation the Moon, Planets, Deep Sky Objects and Nebulae. The FLO price was the best for a suitable 10 ich telescope over other makes offering the same type . With its patented collapsible tube design, these Dobsonians are truly the ultimate in portability and performance. Sky-Watcher - The worlds largest telescope manufacturer. The instructions with the telescope are well written with good illustrations and technical detail. You will find the 10 inch is heavy and not that easy to move around. The setting up was very straight forward Everything fitted together very well. The tube fits perfectly across the back of my peugeot 306 with the base easily going in the boot. This scope is excellent if you want to observe both the planets and DSO's (deep sky objects). I am 15, and every time I am going to observe, I carry the telescope out in two parts, the base and then the tube itself. It collects so much light which has allowed me to see over 400 galaxies! I have had the sky-watcher 250xp dobson now for about three weeks, only had chance to use it a couple of times.
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