The 8″ Dobsonian is a high performance telescope and includes the below features:
Aperture: 8″ (203mm)
Focal Length: 1200mm
Focal Ratio: F 5.9
Optical Design: Newtonian
Eyepieces: (2x) Plossl
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Add to cartThe Saxon 8″ DeepSky (203/1200)Dobsonian Telescope is the perfect partner to begin your astronomy adventure with. This affordable telescope comes with 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.
This telescope comes with an aperture of 203mm and a focal length of 1200mm in a 8″ tube. This scope features quality parts and accessories – the special roller-bearing construction, Crayford focuser, eyepieces and finderscope are all designed to aid with your observing experience. Once assembled and with a little practice, you’ll soon be able to find and view the rocky surfaces of the Moon, planets in the Solar System as well as deep sky objects such as star clusters, double stars, nebulae and galaxies.
The Saxon 8″ DeepSky Dobsonian Telescope requires no additional tools during assembly and is incredibly easy to use, making it the perfect scope for beginner astronomers.
Warranty Information | 5-Years Limited Warranty |
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Optical Design | Newtonian (Parabolic) |
Aperture | 203mm |
Highest Practical Power | 406x |
Focal Length | 1200mm |
Focal Ratio | F/5.9 |
Eyepieces | Plossl 25 and Plossl 10 |
Finderscope | 9×50 |
Barlow Lens | No |
Diagonal | No |
Mount Type | Dobsonian Alt-Azimuth |
Tripod | No |
Optical Tube Dimensions | 20.5 x 112cm |
Optical Tube Weight | 11.0kg |
Shipping Dimensions | Tube: 125 x 46 x 38cm3, Base: 76 x 67 x 13cm3 |
Shipping Weight | Tube: 13kg, Base: 13kg |