GSO 8 inch DOB Telescope (White)
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The GSO Dobsonian line is particular model serves a very clear purpose, to offer a large aperture and an excellent image quality at reasonable cost.
Set-up is as easy as you can imagine very simple assembly with the rocker box and put it on the ground, insert the telescope tube and put the springs in position and you’re ready to go to navigates through the night sky by simply moving the tube up or down, or side to side, by hand.
All GSO dobsonian use optical quality BK7 glass, cooling fans built into the rear cell to decrease cooling times, also all dobs use a roller bearing on the azimuth surface providing dozens of support points for smooth swivel motion. The deluxe model comes with 2″ Micro 10:1 Crayford style focuser and 1.25″ adapter.
➤ 8” F/6 Deluxe Dobsonian Telescope
➤ Mount Base
➤ 2” 30mm SuperView Eyepiece
➤ 1.25” 9mm Super Plossl Eyepiece
➤ 8X50 Finderscope
➤ 2” Focuser Extension 35mm
➤ 2” To 1.25” Brass Compression Ring
➤ 1 Year Limited Warranty
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Optical Design | Newtonian Reflector |
| Aperture | 8” (203.2mm) |
| Focal Length / Ratio | 1200mm / f/6 |
| Spider Vane | 0.5mm Thickness |
| Optical Quality | Strehl Ratio > 0.95, 1/12 Wave RMS Precision (Diffraction Limited) |
| Mirror Coating | Enhanced Aluminium with 94% Reflectivity, Quartz Overcoated |
| Focuser | 2" Dual Speed 1:10 Caryford Focuser |
| Light Gathering Power | 843x |
| Magnification Range | 29x (Min) – 480x (Max) |
| Resolution (Dawes Limit) | 0.57 arc seconds |
| Central Obstruction | 25% Linear (6.3% by Area) |
| Included Eyepiece 1 | 30mm – 40x Magnification |
| Included Eyepiece 2 | 9mm – 133.3x Magnification |
| Mount Type | Dobsonian with Spring Tension System |
| Tube Material | Metal |
| Base Material | Wood |
| Tube Weight | 13 kg |
| Base Weight | 12 kg |
