What exactly are Dobsonian telescopes? We explain their design and why they have such widespread popularity among astronomers. If you're new to astronomy and trying to work out which telescope to ...

It's great for beginners and – crucially – usually reasonably priced. Dobsonian telescopes are another kind of reflector telescope. They're a lot easier to maintain and operate than their ...

The Celestron StarSense Explorer 8" Dobsonian telescope is a large manual telescope of the sort that's usually out of reach of amateurs in terms of both cost and complexity. However, its use of ...

Meanwhile, if do-it-yourself astronomy is more of interest, abandon the idea of a smart telescope and go straight for a Dobsonian telescope like the Celestron StarSense Explorer 8” Dobsonian ...

As the name suggests, this project is based around a Dobsonian-style telescope: Newtonian tube with simple altazimuth base. Aside from the mechanical construction, this system uses an ESP32 as its ...