Orion SkyQuest XT12g GoTo Dobsonian Telescope Review
Orion SkyQuest XT12g GoTo Dobsonian Telescope Review
Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 July 2010 07:50 Written by Administrator Tuesday, 13 July 2010 07:50
Orion SkyQuest XT12g GoTo Dobsonian Telescope Review
A review of Orion SkyQuest XT12g GoTo Dobsonian Telescope.
Price: 1,599.95 USD
Manufacturer: Orion
Orion SkyQuest XT12g GoTo Dobsonian Telescope – Product Warranty: One year
Type of Product: Telescopes > Dobsonians
Orion Dobsonians have always been known for superb optical and mechanical quality, wonderful ease of use, and remarkably affordable prices. One other thing they – and almost all other Dobs on the market – have had in common: you pushed the telescope to your observing target by hand. Until now. Orion is pleased to herald another giant leap in Dobsonian evolution with the introduction of the SkyQuest XTg series of fully motor driven GoTo Dobsonians. Now, pointing a Dob to even the most elusive of NGC curiosities is as easy as pushing a button or two on the XTg Dobsonians’ illuminated hand controller. High-torque servo motors guided by two pairs of high-resolution encoders then slew the telescope right to your object of interest – any of over 42,000 objects in the GoTo controller?s database. No more nudging the telescope tube continuously to keep the object from drifting out of the field of view, either. The XTg automatically tracks the object’s motion, keeping it centered in the eyepiece while you savor the view. What’s more, the closed-loop electronics of the XTg let you move the telescope manually – or endure the accidental bump – without losing orientation for accurate, automated GoTo pointing!
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I received the Orion SkyQuest XT12g GoTo Dobsonian Telescope a few days ago. Love the fact this light bucket MOVES and TRACKS! wonderful stuff!
Finally a Dob that comes into the new century with technology that allows even city dwellers to find objects! The Orion SkyQuest XT12g really is a marvel of a scope. Great optics, good goto and trackin!