Bresser Messier 10'' Dobsonian Telescope

This telescope system is versatile: if you need to use this telescope for astrophotography, you can remove the altitude wheels from the tube rings, attach a dovetail, and it is ready to go. Moreover, the focuser handles even heavy cameras tilt and shifting-free. Assemble and disassemble this telescope easily and quickly: the parts of the rocker box are connected with the standard metal furniture fasteners. That is practical for compact storage or transportation of the telescope.

• Newton optics with parabolic primary mirror made from H-PZ33 low expansion glass material
• 2.5" HEX focuser with rack & pinion drive
• Large altitude wheels provide smooth and precise movement even at high magnifications
• 6x30 finder and SPL 25 mm eyepiece included
• 9-point flotation system mirror cell for the for primary maximizes optical performance
• Tube rings facilitate the use of the optics on equatorial mounts
• The parts or the rocker-box are connected with metal furniture fasteners for easy assembly and disassembly
• Diffraction limited optics: Strehl > 0.8

Features:

• Primary mirror with a 254 mm diameter
• Focal length: 1270 mm
• 2.5" HEXAFOC-Focuser
• Primary mirror made of low expansion glass
• Shifting-free focusing even with heavy accessories
• Tube can be shifted in the rings for easy balancing
• Decomposable rocker box
• Altitude bearings are connected to tube rings
• Optics can be used on other mounts
• Adjustment and locking screws come with different diameters

The kit includes:

• Newtonian optical tube assembly
• 6x30-Finder
• 25 mm Super Plössl eyepiece (Ø 31.7 mm/1.25")
• 1 Tube extender 37.5 mm for 2.5" Hexafoc
• 1 Reducer 50.8 mm to Ø 31.7 mm
• 2 Tube-rings
• 2 Altitude bearings
• 1 rockerbox with 2 ground boards and assembly material