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Skywatcher 12" Dobsonian Telescope
The Skywatcher Classic 12" Dobsonian Telescope features a 305mm aperture, 1500mm focal length, and f/4.9 ratio, delivering bright, detailed deep-sky views. Its smooth Dobsonian mount ensures easy use, perfect for all astronomers.
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Featuring a massive 305mm (12-inch) aperture and a 1500mm focal length with an f/4.9 focal ratio, this telescope excels at wide-field views and deep-sky observations. Its large aperture allows for remarkable light-gathering capabilities, making it ideal for viewing faint celestial objects like nebulae, star clusters, and distant galaxies in great detail.
This telescope is designed with simplicity in mind. The classic Dobsonian mount makes it incredibly easy to set up and use, perfect for both beginners and seasoned hobbyists. There's no need for complex alignments – just point and observe. The Tension Control System lets you smoothly adjust the resistance when moving the optical tube, ensuring smooth tracking and precise positioning of celestial objects.
Equipped with a 2-inch Crayford focuser and a 1.25-inch adapter, the Sky-Watcher Classic 300P allows you to easily switch between eyepieces. It includes two eyepieces – a 10mm (150x) and a 25mm (60x) – providing a range of magnification options for observing various targets in the night sky.
Full Specifications
| Optical Tube Assembly (OTA) |
| Optical Design | Newtonian |
| Aperture | 305mm (12-inch) |
| Focal Length | 1500mm |
| Focal Ratio | f/4.9 |
| Included Eyepiece | Super 10mm (150x), Super 25mm (60x Magnification) |
| Finderscope | 6x30 |
| Focuser | 2" Crayford with 1.25" Adapter |
| Highest Useful Magnification | 610x |
| Limiting Stellar Magnitude | 14.4 |
| Mount |
| Mount Type | Dobsonian |
| Warranty | 5 Year Warranty |
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About Sky-Watcher
Skywatcher make telescopes with the intention of bringing the treasures of the sky within reach of anyone curious enough to look up and wonder. The company has been making telescopes since 1980. Skywatcher Telescopes optics are of the highest quality, and any telescope is available for a wide range of observing applications, from 50mm spotting scopes right up to 150mm (6") refractors, 200mm (8") reflectors, and 250mm (10") Dobsonians.
Product Code: SKW-SWDOB300
| Optical Design | Newtonian Reflector |
|---|---|
| Aperture | 305mm |
| Focal Length | 1500mm |
| Focal Ratio | f/4.9 |
| Highest Practical Magnification | 610x |
| Mount Type | Dobsonian mount |
| Motor Drive | No |
| Eyepiece 1 | Super 25mm - 1.25" |
| Eyepiece 2 | Super 10mm - 1.25" |
| Finderscope Make | 6x30 Finderscope |
| Autoguide Port | No |
| Electronic Hand Control | No |
| Warranty Information | 5 Years |