Sky-Watcher’s new Stargate truss-tube Dobsonian telescopes offer serious aperture for those looking to sail farther into the depths of the cosmos in big – and even bigger! – deep-sky-gobbling apertures of 18 and 20 inches. For those stepping up from the 12-inch instruments, the 18-inch Stargate captures more than twice […]
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Skylight Telescopes Offers One-Off 85-mm f/9 Refractor Telescope
Richard Day of Skylight Telescopes is offering a one-off 85-mm f/9 refractor in Candy Apple red with a polished brass dew shield. The vintage-style scope weighs 3.5 kilograms (7.7 pounds). The telescope is supplied with a high-quality Crayford-style focuser and an integrated Vixen-style dovetail rail, but the dovetail can be […]