Sky-Watcher

6" Classic 150P Dobsonian

SKU: S11600


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  • Regular price $460.00

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$79 Economy shipping for Dobsonian Telescopes Due to their size and bulk, we are not able to offer free shipping on Dobsonian Telescopes, but offer a steep discount off the actual cost.

Not Returnable Please note that due to this product's size and shipping costs, this product is not returnable.

Note: No Longer Stocked.

We instead recommend the Celestron StarSense Explorer 8" Dobsonian or the Celestron Starsense Explorer 150mm TableTop for their integrated Smartphone StarSense system and refined design.

  • 6” (152 mm) Dobsonian-style Newtonian
  • 1200 mm focal length (f/8)
  • 2” single-speed rack-and-pinion focuser with 1.25” adaptor
  • Super 25 & 10mm 1.25” eyepieces
  • 6×30 finderscope
  • Solid rocker-mount with Teflon bearings and tension clutch for altitude
  • Teflon bearing for azimuth

The Sky-Watcher Traditional Dobsonian Telescope 153mm/1200mm (6″) 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 models include a 2″ focuser with a 1.25″ adapter, allowing the use of either eyepiece size. This models also include the new feature-tension control handle.

Specifications

Optical Info
Optical Design Newtonian
Mirror Coatings 94% Aluminum
Glass Type Borosilicate
Primary Aperture (mm) 152
F/Ratio 7.9
Focal Length (mm) 1200
Secondary Diameter 34mm
Secondary Obstruction (by diameter) 16%
Secondary Obstruction by Area 3%
Observational Info
Dawes Limit 0.77
Rayleigh Limit 0.93
Limiting Mag. 13.4
Minimum Magnification 21
Maximum Magnification 295
Light Gathering (compared to next size down) 40%
General Info
Focuser 2" R&P
OTA Length (Retract/Ext.) 44.5"
OTA Outer Diameter 7.125"
OTA Weight (with accessories) 15
Dob Base Weight 25
Dob Base Measurements 29"x20.5"
Zenith Eyepiece Height 45"
Accessories
Included Finder 6x30 Finder
Included Diagonal No
Included Eyepieces 25/10 Super (modified Kellner)
Magnification w/ Included Eyepieces 48x/120x
Included Case No
Corrector No
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