Skywatcher 8" Dobsonian Telescope (8 inch)

The Sky-Watcher Classic 200P DOBSONIAN Telescope is an awesome bit of kit to have in your collection of telescopes or if you only ever want one telescope this is it. This telescope in a dark sky site (you can see the Milky Way above you) this telescope will allow you to view galaxies.

To view the Moon and planets this scope will blow you away, clear crisp images of Jupiter, Saturn and the Moon, with details on all of them also the Polar caps on Mars.

The 8" Dobsonian telescope is basically a Newtonian Reflector mounted on a wooden Dobsonian Mount, this mount was conceived by John Dobson, hence the Dobsonian. In the past few years, the manufactures have improved on the original Dobsonian Mount and made it one of the most popular forms of astronomy observing around.

The 8" Dobsonian basically take very little set up and can be up and running in a matter of minutes, no leveling required just a flat surface, it can be on a sloping driveway or the side of a hill, if the ground is flat that is all you need.

The Sky-Watcher 8″ Dobsonian is a large aperture Newtonian reflector telescope with f/6 focal ratio, make it ideal for wide field and deep-sky observation. Big aperture means better light gathering power and with this Sky-Watcher Telescope you are able to see prominent deep-sky object such as nebulae, star cluster and many more. To top it off, the Sky-Watcher Classic Dobsonians are equipped with a 2″ Crayford focuser and focuser locking screw –  to allow easy use of either eyepiece size.

Tension Control System
The Tension Control System allows you to adjust the friction setting; to increase or reduce the amount of resistance when moving the tube on the wooden mount, so you always have the appropriate resistance. The secret of the design is to correctly balance the optical tube with the specially designed handles (found on the base) and this adds enough friction and tension to allow the tube to move easily when nudged or to stay solidly in position.

In The Box:

• Finderscope 6X30 straight version
• Eyepiece 1.25″ Super 25mm (48x)
• Eyepiece 1.25″ Super 10mm (120x)
• Eyepiece adaptor from 2″ to 1.25″ with M42 thread
• 2″ Tube Extension
• User Manual

SPECIFICATIONS