The Skywatcher 12" Collapsible Dobsonian Telescope is designed for astronomers seeking a large-aperture telescope with enhanced portability. Featuring a 305mm (12-inch) parabolic primary mirror and a 1500mm focal length, this telescope provides excellent light-gathering ability for observing a wide range of celestial objects. The f/4.9 focal ratio offers a balance between wide-field views and high magnification, making it ideal for deep-sky and planetary observations.

Features

• Aperture: 305mm (12") parabolic primary mirror delivers excellent light-gathering power for brighter and more detailed views.

• Focal Length: 1500mm provides a moderate focal ratio of f/4.9, balancing a wide field of view with reasonable magnification potential.

• Optical Design: Newtonian reflector offers inherent simplicity and cost-effectiveness while maintaining good image quality.

• Dobsonian (Alt-Azimuth) Mount: Simple and user-friendly, offering intuitive manual pointing towards celestial objects.

• Collapsible Truss Tube: Unique design collapses into two compact sections for effortless transport and storage, overcoming a common portability limitation of traditional Dobsonians.

• Included Eyepieces: 25mm Super (48x magnification) and 10mm Super (120x magnification) provide a decent starting point for exploring various celestial objects.

• 9x50 Finder Scope: Facilitates easy object location with its wide field of view, aiding in navigating the night sky effectively.

• 2-inch Crayford Focuser: Smooth and precise focusing mechanism accommodates a wide range of eyepieces for versatility.

• Parabolic Mirror Design: Improves image quality by minimising off-axis aberrations compared to spherical mirrors.

The most amazing aspects of this telescope is the wide 12" parabolic newtonian mirror that delivers excellent light-gathering power and its long focal length of 1500mm, balancing a wide field of view with reasonable magnification potential. With its collapsible truss-tube design, a unique design collapses into two compact sections for effortless transport and storage, overcoming a common portability limitation of traditional dobsonians. With these features, the Skywatcher 12" Collapsible Dobsonian Telescope excels at showcasing various celestial wonders, including planets, deep sky objects and double stars. 

• Planets: Observe the intricate details of Jupiter's Great Red Spot, Saturn's rings, and the phases of Venus with clarity.

• Deep-Sky Objects: Explore the grandeur of nebulae, the intricate dust lanes of galaxies, and the sparkling clusters of stars.

• Double Stars: Resolve close binary systems and witness the contrasting colors of individual stars within them.

Full Specifications

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About Sky-Watcher

Contemporary telescope-making has advanced the simple optical designs early scopes to revolutionary, state of the art. The Sky-Watcher company believes Telescopes of quality make should no longer be expensive, but accessible to everyone. Sky-Watcher philosophy has always been to bring the vast wonders of the skies within reasonable reach of anyone with enough curiosity and courage to look up and imagine. Sky-Watcher scopes come in a large range of observational applications - from 10"Dobsonians to spotting scopes for land use. 

Product Code: SWDOB300C