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great scope for a budget dobsonian - Review by statton broxham
Well, what can I say? I love my Dobsonians, so I bought this scope for my cousin to try and get him into astronomy. I also thought that I would test it out first,and I've found that the quality is awesome and the views are nice and crisp. The 2 eyepieces that come with the scope are of good quality, but I do suggest you purchase additional eyepiece when you purchase this telescope.
10'' is a good starting area for beginners to astronomy and this scope wont dissapoint; for the price this is a great scope and will give you years of awesome views.
P.S scope arrived completely collimated there was no need to adjust anything.
(Posted on 3/03/11)
10'' is a good starting area for beginners to astronomy and this scope wont dissapoint; for the price this is a great scope and will give you years of awesome views.
P.S scope arrived completely collimated there was no need to adjust anything.
(Posted on 3/03/11)
Pros: price, Accurate, user friendly, Good price, Decent glass, Cheap, quality +++, Beautifully crisp image!
Cons: May encourage you to buy a big telescope!, Size; it's not small. But that's because it's a Dob; it's expected
This telescope won't disappoint - Review by Adam Sederkenny
I've only had this scope for a short time but I have been able to get some observing done and the results were great.It may have been a minor challenge to take it outside but once its out there you will find that it was worth it! The telescope brings beautiful images and it is easy to use.I checked out Jupiter and it was stunning and I also love how smooth the focusing mechanism is. Sure it might be a little problem if you want to take somewhere less light polluted but once you got everything set up your in for a very good night of observing. I love this telescope and I'm sure you will to. Thanks OZScopes!!! (Posted on 14/12/09)
Frequently Asked Questions
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Just wondered how the telescopes were delivered? I live out of town and only have a PO Box so will that be sufficient to recieve the parcel or will it be sent by courier?
Also - I was looking at getting the SAXON 10" Dobsonian - are the supplied eyepieces good enough to see clear views of Saturn and jupiter or do I need to purchase ones with greater magnification?
Also - I was looking at getting the SAXON 10" Dobsonian - are the supplied eyepieces good enough to see clear views of Saturn and jupiter or do I need to purchase ones with greater magnification?
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Our telescopes are delivered via courier (Australian Air Express) and yes, they will deliver to PO Boxes. With PO Boxes the staff at the counter will usually sign for it and assign you a card for pick up. If your PO box is not a staffed post office they will leave a card and send it to the nearest post office. Once the item ships you will also get a tracking number so you can track the delivery online. You'll know which depot/location it's at each time.
The 10" Dob's highest useful magnification is 508x, so the smallest eyepiece you can get that will achieve that high a magnification is a 2.3mm. For viewing the moon and planets, 75-200x magnification is best. Anything more than 200x you'll need really steady skies to make the additional magnification work for you. The Saxon 10" Dobsonian comes with two 10mm and 25mm eyepieces, which gives the telescope a 120x magnification and 48x magnification respectively. With a 10" aperture you should definitely be able to see Jupiter and Saturn clearly.
The clarity of what you can see is more dependent on the aperture of the telescope and the seeing conditions rather than the magnification. The large 10" aperture will let you see a lot of detail under good seeing conditions (clear, still night sky from a dark sky site), whereas magnification is just about how big the planet looks through your eyepiece. I generally recommend using the eyepieces that you have first and getting a grasp of how to use the telescope and what you can see before deciding on what extra eyepieces to get.
The 10" Dob's highest useful magnification is 508x, so the smallest eyepiece you can get that will achieve that high a magnification is a 2.3mm. For viewing the moon and planets, 75-200x magnification is best. Anything more than 200x you'll need really steady skies to make the additional magnification work for you. The Saxon 10" Dobsonian comes with two 10mm and 25mm eyepieces, which gives the telescope a 120x magnification and 48x magnification respectively. With a 10" aperture you should definitely be able to see Jupiter and Saturn clearly.
The clarity of what you can see is more dependent on the aperture of the telescope and the seeing conditions rather than the magnification. The large 10" aperture will let you see a lot of detail under good seeing conditions (clear, still night sky from a dark sky site), whereas magnification is just about how big the planet looks through your eyepiece. I generally recommend using the eyepieces that you have first and getting a grasp of how to use the telescope and what you can see before deciding on what extra eyepieces to get.
