Sky-Watcher BK DOB 8" SYNSCAN

Sky-Watcher Flextube SynScan 200P (8") GoTo Collapsible Dob Telescope

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Sky-Watcher Black Diamond P203/1200 GoTo collapsible, 2" crayford focuser, Super PL 25, 10,8X50, base, AZ SynScan hand control, GPS

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Sky-Watcher 8" f/5.9 Collapsible GoTo Dobsonian Telescope

"Sky-Watcher’s GoTo Dobsonian
High-tech meets bargain-telescope design. A shotgun marriage or a match made in heaven? We find out!"

"Could the new Sky-Watcher SynScan telescopes really work? ...my doubts were allayed the first night out.Our test telescope,on loan from Pacific Telescope Corp., worked great. Surprisingly so."

- Alan Dyer wrote in his 3-page review of the Sky-Watcher GoTo Dobsonian telescope at SkyNews November/December 2010 issue (www.skynews.ca | review).

Read the 3-page article in PDF (580KB)

Sky-Watcher improves on the often unwieldy standard design of Dobsonians with their 8" f/5.9 Collapsible GoTo Dobsonian Telescope. It features a patented truss tube system that enables the front corrector plate/eyepiece assembly to be moved back and locked against the main rear tube to greatly reduce the size of the OTA for storage and transportation. This open OTA also has the benefit of reducing overall weight versus standard Dobs. To add another level of usability to the scope is a motorized ground-based rocker alt-az mount. Equipped with dual servo motors, they are controlled using the SynScan computer hand controller. This self-contained system features over 42,000 celestial objects with alignment assistance, guided tours and full go-to capabilities. Its dual encoders, coupled with the patented Tension Control Handle, enable users to manually move the scope without having to realign it.

It features smaller 8" aperture parabolic mirror that captures enough light to make detailed observations of the Moon and planets, and still reach out past our solar system to discover brighter deep-sky subjects such as nebulae, globular clusters, and galaxies. Its smaller mirror gives it added portability, and the Crayford focuser's unique focusing mechanism gives it the ability to achieve tack-sharp focusing with zero back-lash that rack-and-pinion focusers generally are unable to achieve.

Optical Performance

8" aperture
f/5.9 focal ratio
1200mm focal length
Efficient, highly reflective mirrors increase image brightness

SynScan System

Motor type: DC Servo Motors
Resolution:
- Motor encoder: 1,620,000 counts per revolution
- Main axis encoder: 11,748 counts per revolution
Slew speeds: 1.0X, 2.0X, 8X, 16X, 32X, 200X, 400X, 600X, 800X, 1000X
Tracking Rates: Sidereal, Lunar, Solar
Tracking Mode: Dual Axes Tracking
Alignment Method: Brightest-Star Alignment, Two-Star Alignment
Database: 25 user defined objects. Complete M, NGC and IC catalog, partial SAO catalogues, total 42,900 objects
Go-To Pointing Accuracy: Up to 5 arc min

Focuser

Crayford-style, single-speed
Accepts 2" eyepieces and accessories
Crayford focusers use a toothless friction system that allows for super-fine precision focusing without backlash
Includes 2-to-1.25" adapter

Mount

Alt-az rocker design
Teflon azimuth bearings
Teflon bearings and tension clutch on altitude axis
Tension control handle allows for smoother rotation to reduce vibrations and limit over-compensation

Eyepiece & Accessories

Eyepieces:
- 4-element Plossl
- 1.25" diameter barrel
- 25mm yields 48x power
- 10mm yields 120x power
Finderscope:
- 8x50 erect-image
- Right-angle viewing

Specifications

Optical Design	Reflector
Aperture	8" / 203 mm
Focal Length	1200 mm
Focal Ratio	f/5.9
Eyepiece Barrel Diameter	2" directly to focuser 1.25" with included adapter
Diagonal	N/A
Finderscope	8x50 right angle erect-image
Tripod	None
Mount Type	Motorized alt-az
Power Source	10 - 15 VDC 1 A 2.1 mm plug
Optical Tube Dimensions	Not specified by manufacturer
Weight	Tube: 24.2 lb / 11.0 kg Base: 33.0 lb / 15.0 kg Assembled: 57.2 lb / 26.0 kg

Packaging Info
Package Weight	85.5 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)	42.0 x 36.0 x 15.0"

In the Box

Sky-Watcher 8" f/5.9 Collapsible GoTo Dobsonian Telescope

8x50 Finderscope

10mm Plossl Eyepiece

25mm Plossl Eyepiece

2"-to-1.25" Adapter

Limited One-Year Warranty

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