SkyWatcher StarGate 450P SynScan 18 Inch Goto Dobsonian Telescope

Product Description

SkyWatcher Stargate 450p Dobsonians with their huge light gathering capabilities provide the ultimate WOW factor experience for aficionados of visual astronomy, delivering outstanding performance on both Planetary and Deep-Sky objects. The elegant and rigid all metal truss tube design is easily transportable when unassembled, and can be assembled and ready for use in about 20 minutes. This latest version has an improved primary mirrors fused at high temperature for strength and accurate figure.

The mount provides motorised operation in both Alt and Azimuth axes, and can slew the telescope automatically to, and track over 42,900 night sky objects from the Synscan handset's extensive computerised database. Features Freedom-Find Dual-Encoder technology, which also allows the telescope to be moved manually in either axis without losing it's alignment or positional information, giving the user enormous convenience and flexibility during observing sessions. Simply push the telescope close to the object and let the computer do the rest of the work!

Please note these are a pallet delivery normally taking around three days from ordering

Magnifications (with Eyepieces supplied): x68 & x190
Highest Practical Power (Potential): x916
Diameter of Primary Mirror: 458mm
Telescope Focal Length: 1900mm (f/4.1)
Eyepieces Supplied: 10mm (1.25") & 28mm (2”)
Collimating Eyepiece (1.25")
Dual-Speed 2" Crayford Focuser with 1.25” adaptor
Parabolic Primary Mirror (Patented weight saving design)
120mm Secondary Mirror
9x50 Finderscope
Direct SLR Camera Connection
Fabric Light Shroud
Alt-Azimuth Go-To mount (Metal construction)
Transmission: Worm + Timing Belt + 64 Micro-step/0.9º Stepper Motor Drive
Patented 'Freedom-Find' Dual-Encoder design allows manual movement without losing positional information
Pointing Accuracy: Up to 5 arc-minutes (RMS)
Gear Ratio: Azimuth 400, Altitude 1523.796
Synscan Computerised Handset with 42,900+ Object Database
Power requirement: DC11V/5A ~ 15V/3A
31% more Light Gathering than 400mm
Max Height: 2100mm, Base Diameter: 590mm, Max Horizontal Radius: 1900mm
Overall Weight 80kg