What exactly are Dobsonian telescopes? We explain their design and why they have such widespread popularity among astronomers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

A great value all-rounder with the added convenience of alignment by smartphone, this large yet affordable Dobsonian telescope offers sharp and immersive views of galaxies, nebulae but also planets ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Media Platforms Design Team When I set out to build a portable telescope, known as a ...

If you've decided to get into stargazing and are hunting for the best beginner telescope, you'll first need to decide that type of telescope you're after. If your search to the best telescope for ...

The Dobsonian, John Dobson’s sidewalk telescope mount design more commonly referred to as a Dob, has evolved significantly since its first commercial introduction in the 1980s. Many of us remember the ...

This review, “Orion’s IntelliScope XT10,” appeared in the January 2005 issue of Astronomy magazine. I’m often asked, “What’s the best telescope I can buy on a limited budget?” Usually, I recommend a ...

The amateur astronomy world got a tremendous boost during the 1960s when John Dobson invented what is now called the Dobsonian telescope. Made from commonly-sourced materials and mechanically much ...

An obvious problem with the use of a telescope is getting the former to point at the proper part of the sky which you intend to observe, or vice versa when you spot something interesting and wish to ...

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The Celestron StarSense Explorer 8" Dobsonian telescope is a large manual telescope of the sort that's usually out of reach of amateurs in terms of both cost and complexity. However, its use of ...