SK15075PEQ3-2- Diameter/Aperture: 150mm- Focal Length: 750mm-

1. May 27, 2008

Ignition

SK15075PEQ3-2

- Diameter/Aperture: 150mm
- Focal Length: 750mm
- Diffraction-limited secondary mirror support
- Paraboloidal (parabolic) primary mirror
- 150 primary mirror gathers enough light to reveal deep-sky luminaries. 33% more light gathering power than 130mm, 73% more light than 114mm
- 6x30 achromatic finderscope for easy location of objects
- Smooth rack-and-pinion 1.25" focuser
Four-arm, secondary-mirror bracket with fine supports

The Sky-Watcher paraboloidal (parabolic) mirror reflectors and all Dobsonian models feature a four-arm, secondary-mirror bracket with fine supports (0.5mm thick), to reduce diffraction spikes and light loss.

Optical Design Newtonian (Parabolic)
Lens Material
Diameter 150mm
Focal Length 750mm
Scondary Mirror Diameter 47mm
F/ratio F/5
Highest Practical Power 300x
Faintest Steller Magnitude 13.6
Resoving Power 0.8
Finderscope 6x30*
Focuser diameter 1.25”
Diagonal
Eyepiece(s) 1.25” Super 25 and 10*
Mount Type Equatorial
Slow-motion Control RA & DEC
Counterweight(s) Total 5.2Kgs (2pcs)
Piggyback Bracket Yes
Accessory Tray Wall-to-wall
Ground Board Diameter
Ground Board Weight(s)
Motor Drive Single & Dual Axis (Optional)*
Go-to
Tube Weight 4.93Kgs
Tube Dimension(dia. x length) 18cm x 67.3cm
Tripod Height 71-123cm
Shipping Weight 20.2+8 Kgs
Shipping Carton Dimensions 88 x 44 x 26.5 cm3 / 80 x 40 x 37 cm3

2. May 27, 2008

Staff: Mentor

3. May 28, 2008

Ignition

4. May 28, 2008

_Mayday_

Have you purchased the telescope yet?

5. May 29, 2008

Ignition

No, i want to decide for a good telescope with a good price.

6. May 29, 2008

cristo

Staff Emeritus
I've deleted all offtopic comments from this thread, in order to encourage discussion on the topic in hand.

7. May 29, 2008

I don't know much about telescope purchasing, I am still trying to get the hang of it. But, a lot of people suggested to me getting something from Orion at telescope.com

They seem to have the best prices for beginner scopes. And if you're not set on an eq mount, their Dobsonians are on sale right now.

Also, you might want to PM a moderator and ask them to change the title of this thread to something less vague. There are are a lot of extremely knowledgeable people on this forum when it comes to scopes. But, they might not even bother to look at the thread because of the title. I almost didn't

Good luck! And if you are new to astronomy like I am, don't overlook a sweet set of Binoculars. I got http://www.telescope.com/control/pr...iant/~pcategory=binoculars/~product_id=09324" for Christmas from my girlfriend and they are AMAZING.