Orion Skyquest XT8 Dobsonian Telescope (Pre-Owned)

Key Features:

• 8" Aperture Reflector: With a large 8" (203mm) parabolic primary mirror, the XT8 gathers a tremendous amount of light, revealing impressive details of celestial objects. You'll experience sharp, contrast-rich views of planets, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies.

• Dobsonian Mount: The easy-to-use altazimuth Dobsonian base provides smooth, manual motion for effortless tracking of objects as they move across the night sky. Its simple point-and-view operation makes the XT8 a joy to use, especially for beginners.

• Wide Field of View: The XT8’s wide field of view makes it excellent for deep sky observing, allowing you to explore large objects like the Orion Nebula, Andromeda Galaxy, and the Pleiades star cluster with ease.

• Sturdy Base: The durable wooden base ensures stable performance during long observation sessions, keeping vibrations to a minimum, even when adjusting the telescope to follow objects.

• Crayford-Style Focuser: The 2" Crayford focuser provides smooth, precise focusing and can accommodate both 1.25" and 2" eyepieces, giving you flexibility with your accessories.

  Performance:

  The Orion SkyQuest XT8 excels at deep-sky and planetary observations. Its large aperture gathers plenty of light, making faint celestial objects appear in greater detail than smaller telescopes can offer. Explore everything from Saturn’s rings and Jupiter’s moons to distant galaxies and nebulae. The Dobsonian design allows for smooth, manual tracking, ensuring you stay locked onto your target.