{"product_id":"like-new-12-flextube-300p-collapsible-dobsonian","title":"Like New SkyWatcher 12\" Flextube 300P Collapsible Dobsonian w\/Telrad","description":"\u003cp\u003eCondition:  Pristine, perfect condition.  This is a used scope, but there's not a mark on it anywhere, and all of the optics are absolutely clean.  This is like getting a new - and already assembled! - scope at a nice discount.  Save over \u003cstrong\u003eFIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS\u003c\/strong\u003e off of the brand new one! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMovement is buttery smooth in all directions.  This one includes a Telrad and has wheels attached to the base for ease of movement - a $50 value!  It includes all of the stock equipment you'd get with a new scope.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe one small exception to there being no marks on the scope is the plate for mounting the 8x50 RACI finderscope (included):  the paint is somehow rubbed off or missing from the plate.  See the photos.  However, this plate is no longer on the telescope.  The previous owner mounted the Telrad right over the two holes in the tube where this plate would attach.  If you'd like to use the 8x50 finder, you can remove the Telrad and reattach the plate to then mount the 8x50 finder there.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe cannot ship already assembled dobsonians, so this is available for in-store pickup only.  There are no returns on this item. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable bgcolor=\"#bbdbff\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12″ (305 mm) Dobsonian-style Newtonian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1500 mm focal length (f\/5)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2″ Crayford-style focuser with 1.25″ adapter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4-element Plössl 25 mm and 10 mm 1.25″ eyepieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8×50 right angle erect-image finderscope\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolid rocker-mount with Teflon bearings and tension clutch for altitude\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAluminum plate with needle bearings for azimuth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEyepiece height at zenith: 55.5”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSky-Watcher 12″ DOB: Deep-Space Hero!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sky-Watcher 12″ DOB is a big gun. If you are shooting for well resolved, elusive 12th-magnitude fuzzies, you now have the power. In fact, a very significant wow-factor extends down to viewing the stuff people usually concentrate on with 8″ and 10″ telescopes. Except they say, “WOW!”, when they view through this super aperture amateur 12″ SW telescope. You can not only be a hero to yourself, but a mystical guru to other backyard astronomers, scout groups, friends, and neighbors. Astronomy is a great hobby to share, and a SW 12″ DOB makes you potentially the hit of any star party. Well, so much for ego satisfaction—the point is—the SW 12″ DOB is a serious telescope that will be purchased by a serious amateur who wants serious deep-sky penetrating resolution. Be advised this Light Chariot is one sweet astronomical ride!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViewing Through the SW 12″ DOB\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything in deep-space appears brighter, and wider in extension with the SW 12″ DOB. Many of the more challenging to resolve objects in smaller diameter telescopes now reveal their essential structure. Objects just within the threshold of a 10″ aperture now appear more prominent and may be worth dwelling upon for extended periods. Comet hunters will delight in the fainter magnitudes that are possible to discern in the SW 12″ DOB. Here at last is a telescope within the threshold to tackle elusive deep-space gems like the Horsehead Nebula in Constellation Orion. Located in Constellation Perseus, M76, is a very faint nebula of 11th magnitude. The SW 12″ will capture this baby like you want to see it. M97, a planetary nebula in Ursa Major is very faint, but as a serious amateur you will want to see it. No worries, the SW 12″ DOB will fulfill your quest. M61, a spiral galaxy in Constellation Virgo, will reveal spiral arms as you would hope to see them, but you will need a SW 12″ telescope to resolve them well. The list goes on, and you will delight in planning your own journey of exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 12″ Sky-Watcher Establishes a New Standard in Large Aperture Ease-of-Use\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObserving with a Dobsonian has been described akin to shooting ducks in a gallery because it is so easy to find your target. Just swing your SW DOB to the quadrant of sky to be searched, and scan the vicinity. An 8x50mm Right Angle optical viewfinder provides both magnification and light-gathering to help narrow your search for those elusive fuzzies when star-hopping. The standard-equipment backlash-free \u003cstrong\u003e2″ Crayford Focuser\u003c\/strong\u003e insures ultra smooth focusing adjustments. Multi-coated, 4-element \u003cstrong\u003ePlossl eyepieces\u003c\/strong\u003e (25mm and 10mm) provide a spacious 52? Apparent Field of View.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo ensure mechanical ease-of-use, SW uses a high performance Teflon bearing system in both axes combined with tension adjustment in altitude to facilitate setting the appropriate amount of friction, assuring smooth vertical and horizontal manual movement without free-play from small bumps or gusts of wind. This also eliminates the need to have a balanced optical tube as in an equatorial mount. Sky-Watcher’s Teflon bearing system is preferable to the use of ball-bearings. Ball-bearings make unintended movement of the optical tube more difficult to control. Fortunately, at low power, deep-space objects leisurely drift through the field of the SW 12″ DOB, so constant mechanical adjustment of the telescope’s orientation isn’t needed to keep objects in the field of view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"shop_attributes\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOptical Design\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDobsonian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"alt\"\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePrimary Aperture (mm)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e305mm (12″)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFocal Ratio\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4.9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"alt\"\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFocal Length 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