Review: Skywatcher 10" dobsonian

[iceman (Mike)]

Anthony S has written a review of the Skywatcher 10" dobsonian.

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Skywatcher 10" dobsonian

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[iceman (Mike)]

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[ColHut (Colin)]

Thanks for the review. If you get a chance maybe you could say a bit more about what works and what does not. How does it move?

cheers

[jadeia (Adam)]

Just bought a 254mm/10" Dob last week and have had a blast learning how to use it.

Construction of the mount was pretty straight forward, took me around 20 mins.

I also bought a barlow lens with it, and having never used a scope before, waited patiently for some time after nightfall and then opened it up.

Very impressed with the results, though the seeing conditions were not great, and no moon in sight at the moment, I was able to find Mars pretty quickly.

Looking forward to learning how to view Nebulae and other objects - and also for taking a close look at the moon for the first time when it comes back.

My Dob cost me around $1000 with everything included - would highly recommend it for a beginner.

[astro_nutt]

I own the Saxon version !0" dob and find it a very capable scope. Ive made a few mods for it. A triangular booster box to lift the scope an extra 200mm higher to save my back. Repalced the finder with a right angled unit. I coated the exposed particleboard sections of the base with some silicone sealant and allow to dry before assembly. I polished the laminate surfaces with a high quality car wax, the pressure surface which contacts the teflon pads on the azimuth part I rubbed dry soap over it and it does make it smoother.
I find it a very easy scope to collimate and a joy to use!