ORION SKYSEEKER PORTABLE

This is pretty much the only trade off though when it comes to the specs of SkyWatcher 6 and you have to admit, itвЂ™s not the worst thing the manufacturers could have decided to fall short on.

ORION SKYSEEKER PORTABLE

The SkyWatcher is far from the most portable of 6 inch devices weвЂ™ve come across, then again this makes sense as the manufacturers do have to cut costs somewhere right?ДЄs for the telescopeвЂ™s dimensions and weight, they come in at 124cm x 69cm x 36cm by 24.3kg respectively so, I donвЂ™t doubt that it might be a bit of a pain to move it around or even store.

Start clusters, galaxies, nebulae and the messier catalogue will all be visible through the scope but, mainly as bright spots in the night sky.JupiterвЂ™s features, separation in SaturnвЂ™s rings and MarsвЂ surface can all be seen in pretty solid detail along with some of their moons although, most of their moons wonвЂ™t really come across as anything beyond disc like objects in space.You should be able to make out all of the planets within our solar system until the furthest planet from us in Neptune, although you wonвЂ™t be able to make it out much more than its blue disk like shape.The moon and its craters will come across very detailed.Some of the celestial itвЂ™ll be able to view include the following : Of course in real world use the theoretical magnification will fall short to some degree due to how shaky the image will be at the top end of the SkyWatcher 6вЂ™s power however, I have to say that this SkyWatcher does have the most balanced specs IвЂ™ve seen at the $300 price and will work well when it comes to viewing objects in space. This means the device will be able to achieve a maximum theoretical magnification of around 300x whilst the larger focal ratio means coma wonвЂ™t be as prevalent within the device. The SkyWatcher 6 has some solid specs considering itвЂ™s price, with an aperture of 153mm, a focal length of 1200mm resulting in a fairly narrow focal ratio of f/7.8. What Do The The Skywatcher Dobsonian 6-inchвЂ™s Specifications Mean? I canвЂ™t say that either one of these optics are better than the other however, I can say that the SkyWatcher 6 definitely is not lacking in the optics department, particularly when you take into account thatвЂ™s itвЂ™s generally less that $300 to buy. Refractor optics are generally better for younger kids as telescopes that use these optics are generally built more sturdy and of course the maintenance is much lower than reflectors but, reflectors are almost always better in terms of value for money when it comes to the power of the device and. If weвЂ™re talking about the best overall optical design, from the versatility to the amount of detail a telescope can provide within the lower price range side of things (weвЂ™re talking $500 or under), compound telescopes will generally be better although they are a lot more expensive however, the reflector optics and refractor telescopes are more so a toss up depending on how youвЂ™ll use your device. They canвЂ™t double spotting scopes unlike the other 2 variants.CanвЂ™t view things on earth very well unlike the other 2 variations.Low focal ratio reflector devices tend to suffer a lot more from comatic aberration.YouвЂ™ll regularly need to collimate the device too as theyвЂ™re easy to knock out of alignment.The optics are exposed meaning youвЂ™d need to clean them up regularly.The cons of the reflector optics include the following : These optics donвЂ™t suffer from chromatic aberration unlike refractors again.Reflectors are generally cheaper to manufacture, resulting in cheaper telescopes.The optics are great for viewings faint objects in the sky as all types of light can pass through the lenses (this isnвЂ™t the case for a refractor telescope).The pros the optics within the SkyWatcher provide include the following : The reason I mention them here is to compare and contrast the newtonian reflector optics to them so you understand the pros and cons of the optics found within the SkyWatcher 6. There are also other sub variations of the reflector design but of course thereвЂ™s no point in discussing them here.ДЄlso, if you donвЂ™t know already, there are 2 other optical telescope types too, which include the refractor and compound optical types. The optics used within the Skywatcher 6 is a Newtonian reflector design meaning the mirrors within tube are of a parabolic variant and in turn will not suffer from the spherical aberration the cheaper spehreical mirrors tend to provide. $771.00 Check Price On Amazon How Do The The Skywatcher Dobsonian 6-inchвЂ™s Optics Work?

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