along with a rundown of the best telescopes for kids for younger astronomers. The 16-inch aperture on this Dobsonian scope makes it one of our top picks for deep-sky observation. It offers ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

$725 from Amazon The traditional Dobsonian telescope (a type of instrument sometimes referred to as a “light bucket”) is all about light gathering, and the images we saw through the lens of ...

Simply put, a Dobsonian telescope is a type of large aperture Newtonian telescope design popularised by John Dobson back in the mid 1960s, and from whom it takes its name. Also referred to as a ...

StarStructure basics 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 ...

Why Trust Us? Media Platforms Design Team When I set out to build a portable telescope, known as a Dobsonian telescope, the first step had me stymied—where do you find 6 ft of 8-in.-dia ...

Looking to sell a 6" f/8 Dobsonian reflector (Hardin Deep Space Hunter) telescope. It comes with a few modifications for easier use I made, plus it's 6x36 finder scope, a moon filter for the ...