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Specification:
Optical Design Newtonian (Parabolic)
Diameter 153mm (6")
Focal Length 1200mm
Scondary Mirror Diameter 34.5mm
F/ratio F/7.8
Highest Practical Power 306x
Faintest Steller Magnitude 13.6
Resoving Power 0.74
Finderscope 6x30*
Focuser diameter 2” with 1.25” adapter
Eyepiece(s) 1.25” Super 25mm and 10mm
My Review on the Telescope:
I tested the telescope under the stars on different nights, exploring a wide range of objects. I was unable to resist the lure of using the telescope on Jupiter and Saturn, currently in the night sky.You could easily see Saturn's Ring system and some of it's moons. Jupiter displayed it's magnificent red spot and equatorial cloud bands easily, and a couple of it's moons could also be seen, including the four famous Galileo moons. I also spent time looking at the Moon, Mars, and Venus, favourite double stars like Alpha Centauri & Acrux (split easily at 120x), and deep sky showpieces like the Ring Nebula and the Orion Nebula. All were well shown, as one would expect in a good quality 150mm telescope. The supplied eyepieces, 25mm and 10mm "Super" modified achromats with 50° fields, performed quite well, yielding magnifications of 48x and 120x. This scope showed that it can handle much higher powers easily; I found myself using a 6mm eyepiece (200x) on the Moon and planets most of the time. Fans of deep sky objects will probably want to add a 2" eyepiece to take in the wide field of view this scope is capable of.
The Dobsonian mount, consists of a box which allows the optical tube assembly to pivot in altitude, while the box itself is swivelled on a base in azimuth. Normally such mounts are moved by hand rather than motor driven. Their main advantages are low cost, fast easy setup and ability to make a mount big enough for larger tubes.
There may not be a perfect telescope for the beginner, but the closest thing to it is the 6-inch Dobsonian-mounted Newtonian reflector.
Highly recommended telescope for the: Beginner or intermediate Amateur Astronomer!
Great for starhoping and learning the night sky!
*The telescope still has all it's original packaging and boxes, and is currently boxed in its origional state as when I received it.
Reason for Selling:
The money will be used to assist me in buying a larger telescope!
