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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 ...

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Reflecting telescopes use mirrors to focus light. These tend to be larger and don't suffer from chromatic aberration.

Its Dobsonian design (see our explainer of the different telescope types for an explanation) delivers a lot of light in a reasonably compact package, but what really changes everything is ...

More large telescopes are in use today than ever before. The introduction of Dobsonian mounts is largely responsible for this ...

They’re also comparatively low-cost which is a major key in a hobby whose costs can get high quickly, but not even the telescope needs to be that expensive. A Dobsonian telescope can be put ...

They’re also comparatively low-cost which is a major key in a hobby whose costs can get high quickly, but not even the telescope needs to be that expensive. A Dobsonian telescope can be put ...

Andrew Herzman, of Farmingdale, peers at a distant galaxy through the eyepiece of a 20'' Dobsonian telescope on the lawn at the Custer Institute and Observatory in Southold. Credit: Daniel Brennan ...