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Epsilon-180ED Astrograph
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Firstlight 10" Solid Tube Dobsonian (FL-DOB1005-02)
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FirstLight 114mm Newtonian with Twilight Nano Mount (FL-N114500TN)
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FirstLight 8" Solid Tube Dobsonian (FL-DOB0806-02)
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FirstLight N130mm White Tube Newtonian with Twilight I Alt/Az mount (FL-N130600MAZ01)
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FirstLight N150mm White Tube Newtonian with EXOS-2 GoTo Mount (FL-N150750EXOS2GT)
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FirstLight N203mm White Tube Newtonian with EXOS-2 GoTo Mount (FL-N2031000EXOS2GT)
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Firstscope Signature Series Moon by Robert Reeves (22016)
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Generation II - 20-inch Truss Tube Dobsonian Telescope - DOB2036-00
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Heritage 130 Tabletop Dobsonian (S11705)
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Heritage 150 Tabletop Dobsonian (S11710)
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Omni XLT 150 Newtonian Telescope (31057)
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Optiques Fullum Folded Newtonian 30" f/3.5
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Optiques Fullum Folded Newtonian 32" f/3.5
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Optiques Fullum Folded Newtonian 36" f/3.5
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Optiques Fullum Folded Newtonian 40" f/3.5
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Optiques Fullum Folded Newtonian 45" f/3.5
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Optiques Fullum Folded Newtonian 50" f/3.5
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Optiques Fullum Folded Newtonian 55" f/3.5
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Optiques Fullum Folded Newtonian 60" f/3.5
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Optiques Fullum Folded Newtonian 65" f/3.5
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Polaris 114mm Reflector Telescope
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Polaris 127mm Reflector Telescope
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PROMO PACK: eVscope eQuinox
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Short Focal Length TeleKits
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StarSense Explorer 10" Smartphone App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope (22471)
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StarSense Explorer 114mm Smartphone App-Enabled Table Top Dobsonian Telescope (22480)
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StarSense Explorer 12" Smartphone App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope (22471)
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StarSense Explorer 130mm Smartphone App-Enabled Table Top Dobsonian Telescope (22481)
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StarSense Explorer 150mm Smartphone App-Enabled Table Top Dobsonian Telescope (22482)
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StarSense Explorer 8" Smartphone App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope (22470)
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Starsense Explorer DX 130AZStarSense Explorer™ DX 130AZ Smartphone App-Enabled Newtonian Reflector Telescope (22461)
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Epsilon-180ED AstrographTakahashi
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Firstlight 10" Solid Tube Dobsonian (FL-DOB1005-02)Explore Scientific
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FirstLight 114mm Newtonian with Twilight Nano Mount (FL-N114500TN)Explore Scientific
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FirstLight 8" Solid Tube Dobsonian (FL-DOB0806-02)Explore Scientific
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FirstLight N130mm White Tube Newtonian with Twilight I Alt/Az mount (FL-N130600MAZ01)Explore Scientific
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FirstLight N150mm White Tube Newtonian with EXOS-2 GoTo Mount (FL-N150750EXOS2GT)Explore Scientific
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FirstLight N203mm White Tube Newtonian with EXOS-2 GoTo Mount (FL-N2031000EXOS2GT)Explore Scientific
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Firstscope Signature Series Moon by Robert Reeves (22016)Celestron
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Generation II - 20-inch Truss Tube Dobsonian Telescope - DOB2036-00Explore Scientific
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Heritage 130 Tabletop Dobsonian (S11705)Sky-Watcher USA
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Heritage 150 Tabletop Dobsonian (S11710)Sky-Watcher USA
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Omni XLT 150 Newtonian Telescope (31057)Celestron
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Optiques Fullum Folded Newtonian 30" f/3.5Optiques Fullum
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Optiques Fullum Folded Newtonian 32" f/3.5Optiques Fullum
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Optiques Fullum Folded Newtonian 36" f/3.5Optiques Fullum
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Optiques Fullum Folded Newtonian 40" f/3.5Optiques Fullum
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Optiques Fullum Folded Newtonian 45" f/3.5Optiques Fullum
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Optiques Fullum Folded Newtonian 50" f/3.5Optiques Fullum
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Optiques Fullum Folded Newtonian 55" f/3.5Optiques Fullum
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Optiques Fullum Folded Newtonian 60" f/3.5Optiques Fullum
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Optiques Fullum Folded Newtonian 65" f/3.5Optiques Fullum
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Polaris 114mm Reflector TelescopeMeade
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Polaris 127mm Reflector TelescopeMeade
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PROMO PACK: eVscope eQuinoxUnistellar
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Short Focal Length TeleKitsAstrosystems
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StarSense Explorer 10" Smartphone App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope (22471)Celestron
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StarSense Explorer 114mm Smartphone App-Enabled Table Top Dobsonian Telescope (22480)Celestron
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StarSense Explorer 12" Smartphone App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope (22471)Celestron
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StarSense Explorer 130mm Smartphone App-Enabled Table Top Dobsonian Telescope (22481)Celestron
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StarSense Explorer 150mm Smartphone App-Enabled Table Top Dobsonian Telescope (22482)Celestron
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StarSense Explorer 8" Smartphone App-Enabled Dobsonian Telescope (22470)Celestron
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Starsense Explorer DX 130AZStarSense Explorer™ DX 130AZ Smartphone App-Enabled Newtonian Reflector Telescope (22461)Celestron
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Also called Newtonians, reflecting scopes are the best bang for the buck. They have fat tubes with a parabolic mirror at the bottom. Light from the sky enters the tube and gets reflected by this mirror back up to the top of the tube where there is a small diagonal mirror that bounces the light out the side of the tube to your eye.
A Dobsonian telescope is an alt-azimuth mounted Newtonian telescope design popularized by the amateur astronomer John Dobson starting in the 1960s. Dobson's telescopes featured a simplified mechanical design that was easy to manufacture from readily available components to create a large, portable, low-cost telescope. The design is optimized for visually observing faint deep sky objects such as nebulae. This type of observation requires a large objective diameter (i.e. light-gathering power) of relatively short focal length and portability for travel to relatively less light polluted locations.
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