Description
The Sky-Watcher Classic Dobsonian Telescope 254mm/1200mm (10″) has 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. In addition, this model include a 2″ focuser with a 1.25″ adapter, allowing the use of either eyepiece size. This model also include the new feature-tension control handle.
| Optical Info | |
|---|---|
| Optical Design | Newtonian |
| Mirror Coatings | 94% Aluminum |
| Glass Type | Borosilicate |
| Primary Aperture (mm) | 254 |
| F/Ratio | 4.7 |
| Focal Length (mm) | 1200 |
| Secondary Diameter | 64mm |
| Secondary Obstruction (by diameter) | 25% |
| Secondary Obstruction by Area | 6% |
| Observational Info | |
| Dawes Limit | 0.46 |
| Rayleigh Limit | 0.55 |
| Limiting Mag. | 14.5 |
| Minimum Magnification | 36 |
| Maximum Magnification | 500 |
| Light Gathering (compared to next size down) | 57% |
| General Info | |
| Focuser | 2″ Crayford |
| OTA Length (Retract/Ext.) | 45″ |
| OTA Outer Diameter | 11.375″ |
| OTA Weight (with accessories) | 28 |
| Dob Base Weight | 25 |
| Dob Base Measurements | 29″x20.5″ |
| Zenith Eyepiece Height | 48″ |
| Accessories | |
| Included Finder | 9×50 Finder |
| Included Diagonal | No |
| Included Eyepieces | 25/10 Super (modified Kellner) |
| Magnification w/ Included Eyepieces | 48x/120x |
| Included Case | No |
| Corrector | No |
