![]() His past expertise shines through in the polish on the mirrors found here. This is fitting since the founder of Sky Watcher was allegedly a polishing technician at the lab where he hatched the idea for these telescopes. This level of near-perfection is not present in every reflector telescope. The image quality and light gathering ability is bolstered by mirrors which have been highly polished to be 94% reflective. ![]() For anyone who has a love for the farther reaches of space, this telescope has the chops to reveal them. ![]() The farther you peer into dark skies and deep space, the more stars that appear from farther and farther distances. Distant galaxies have defined arms and structures to admire. You don’t realize how colorful nebulas truly are until you get a great look at them with a telescope like this. This means you are going to be able to get some spectacular views of objects that smaller telescopes just won’t be able to locate and see. This is double the size of smaller reflector and refractor telescopes on the market and that means you are getting exponentially more light potential than those basic telescope models. It has a full 8” diameter aperture which allows for a ton of light gathering capability. The specifications are good, if not a little basic, for a Dobsonian of this design. This is a Dobsonian that is designed to be placed under a dark sky and feast on deep space objects. Shipping issues aside, what you get with the Sky-Watcher Classic 200 Dobsonian 8-inch Aperature Telescope is a classic light bucket telescope. However, if you manage to get the telescope shipped to you properly, there is a great scope to be had. Whether one is getting lost or damaged or not, there have been many reports of only receiving half of their order. This is because, due to the size and weight, this telescope ships in two boxes. It seems convenient to leave out the most prominent part of the kit over and over again. This is alarming because, obviously, the tube is the most expensive part and this has happened enough to cause me to raise an eyebrow. Many people have reported getting only the base or two bases rather than the tube and the base. I did not experience the issues described but I thought I would bring them up first. These issues have generated a lot of complaints and for good reason. The only downside I have seen, in doing my research, is there seems to be a lot of shipping issues. It does not try to be flashy, it just tries to work and it does work. The founder says he was inspired to create Sky Watcher while working in a lab in Taiwan and that kind of academic and Spartan design shows through, in a good way. ![]() The tubes are utilitarian white with simple knobs. They have a unique aesthetic that reminds me of the old college equipment I used to use and see on campus all the time. I am not super familiar with Sky Watcher USA as a company but from my limited experience, they seem to make solid, well priced, equipment. Not the biggest Dobsonian on the market. ![]()
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