I enjoyed being the focus of my friends’envy when I had the opportunity to field test StarStructure Telescopes’ 12.5-inch f/4.8 Dobsonian-mounted, truss-tube reflecting telescope.

The Vaonis Vespera II, priced at $1,590, redefines tabletop telescopes with its smart, automated design. Its 50mm aperture ...

Orion’s SkyQuest XX16g GoTo Truss Tube Dobsonian Telescope has an f/4.4 focal ratio. It comes with a 2″ dual-speed Crayford focuser, 28mm and 12.5mm eyepieces, and a 42,000-object database.

The Celestron StarSense Explorer 8-inch Dobsonian telescope ($799.95/£649.99) couldn't come sooner. If you want the most bang for your buck when observing the night sky with a telescope you ...

When you’re looking for a telescope powerful enough to image solar system objects, plus some deep space objects, then the Explore Scientific ED127 might be just what you’re looking for. It ...

Build Your own Dobsonian Telescope Ah, November. Clear dark nights, not too cold. A great month for stargazing — to say nothing of the Leonid meteor shower, which will swing by in a couple of weeks.

Coulter Optical Co. Description Reflecting telescope made in the 1980s as part of the "Dobsonian revolution" in amateur astronomy. John Dobson began developing this form in 1956. At the time he was ...

You, too, can avoid astronomical costs by watching stars through a tricked-out cardboard tube. PM builds one and speaks to John Dobson, the man behind the plans, about the joys of DIY astronomy.

LA SALLE — When Randy Cunningham was 12 years old, he built his first telescope. Even at that age, he knew his future would be somewhere in the stars. He was right. Cunningham, 52, is the owner and ...

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