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Orion - SkyQuest XT8 Classic Dobsonian
w/ FREE Starry Night w/ Bonus Accessory Pack
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$ 369.95
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XT8 Classic Is Easy to Use, Offers Great Views, & Now Features An Upgraded Crayford-Style
Focuser
NEW! Right-angle, correct-image finder scope included!
Our classic XT8 isn’t just great bang for the buck, it’s a veritable explosion of telescope
value. It combines powerful parabolic optics with the ultimate in mechanical stability.
The SkyQuest XT8 features an 8” parabolic primary mirror that will tease out detail in nebulas,
resolve stars in globular clusters, and reveal subtle structure in galaxies. The enameled steel
optical tube sports an upgraded 2” Crayford-style focuser that accepts both 2” and 1.25”
eyepieces. The tube moves effortlessly on Teflon/UHMW bearings for point-and-view simplicity.
Comes complete with navigation knob, two 1.25” Sirius Plössl eyepieces, eyepiece rack,
quick-collimation cap, and hard dust cap.
You’ll also receive a Bonus Accessory Pack with LaserMate Deluxe collimator, and DeepMap 600
star chart.
Our classic SkyQuest XT8 Dob isn’t just good bang for the buck. It’s a veritable explosion of
telescope value. In a review of six 8” Dobsonian telescopes, Sky & Telescope (1/00) pronounced it
the ”best of the batch.” Astronomy magazine (5/03) said it ”brought easy enjoyment to deep-sky
observing.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves.
The classic XT8 combines powerful optics with the ultimate in mechanical simplicity and
stability. It features a precision 8” (203mm) parabolic primary mirror, center-marked at the
factory for precise collimation and mounted in a cast-aluminum support cell that provides maximum
ventilation. The mirror pulls in 73% more light than a 6”, enough to tease out dust lanes in
nebulas, resolve the cores of prominent globular clusters, and reveal subtle structure in elusive
galaxies.
You’re in total control as you point the scope effortlessly to your target object anywhere in the
sky. The 46”-long enameled steel tube glides on its sturdy Dobsonian base. A gentle push or pull
on the navigation knob puts you right in the observing pocket.
The CorrecTension spring system applies just the right amount of friction on the altitude
bearings to ensure proper tube balance.
The SkyQuest XT8 now features an upgraded 2” Crayford-style focuser that accepts both 1.25” and
2” accessories.
The XT8 comes with a host of great accessories. You get two 1.25” Sirius Plössl eyepieces, 25mm
(48x) and 10mm (120x), and aluminum eyepiece rack, an Orion quick-collimation cap, and a snap-on
dust cover. Now, for a limited time, when you buy the SkyQuest XT8 Classic, you’ll receive a
Bonus Accessory Pack with a 9x50 right-angle finder scope, LaserMate collimator and DeepMap star
chart.
For the intrepid beginner to the veteran skygazer, the classic SkyQuest XT8 lives up to its
billing by Astronomy magazine as a “work of art.” Get this masterpiece now at its new lower
price! One-year limited warranty.
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