5 MYTHS about the DOBSONIAN Telescope

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2 жыл бұрын

5 Myths that prevent people to choose buying a Dobsonian telescope and distort the pleasant reality of having such a wonderful telescope. May this video inspire you and demystify preconceived ideas specially if you're a beginner astronomer.
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@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

And 5 reasons to buy an 8" Dobsonian; kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pdBph9GH2sXacXU.html

@AdirondackAstronomy 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoying your channel. I heard your channel mentioned in a live Nick Nimmin video and had to check it out when I heard about another astronomer. Love my 12" dobsonian scope and highly recommend a dob (6-8" in size) to anyone interested in getting into the visual side of the hobby, or for some beginner imaging such as the moon or planets along with a select few deep sky objects.

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. The 12" is large, capture loads of light 👍💪

@busyb2614 2 жыл бұрын

Just bought my very first scope. 10” Bresser Messier dobsonian. Will be following all your fantastic advice! So glad I found your channel. Thank you

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard Busy B! And congrats for your 10" Dob, a great telescope to have fun with.

@terrystroth3493 2 жыл бұрын

Tiago, I love to watch your videos! I am a subscriber and I am glad I found you. All your videos are produced very well and your English is very good too! Keep it up!

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Terry! I'm glad to have people like you watching my channel.

@harshraj3652 2 жыл бұрын

Your content is FIRE💥

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Raj. 💪

@outtakontroll 2 жыл бұрын

I ABSOLUTLEY LOVE YUOR VIDEOS. I just bought an 8 inch SkyWatcher classic 200p and have got so much information from your channel already. thank you so much for your content.

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You got an excellent telescope. Enjoy it!

@redskelton3775 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos, keep them coming.

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Red, Thanks!

@alphacentauriproxima 2 жыл бұрын

True wisdom!

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@ronm6585 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

@RowanTasmanian 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and I agree that the Dobsonian Telescope is just wonderful. You present the video with very good advice and you don't talk too fast. I appreciate presenters who know their audience. Great work, thank you.

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rowan!

@scandinavian941 2 жыл бұрын

You just got yourself a new abonee/follower ! You have succesfully convinced me to purchase a Dobsonian as a beginner!!

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I really like the Dobsonian telescope and truly believe is the best way to enjoy all aspects of astronomy. Whatever you need just ask. I also do live streams where i can clarify anything in real time. 🙂

@richpr751 2 жыл бұрын

I love your channel. I ordered an Apertura AD 12 and I am fascinated in how you were able to take such great pictures with your DOB. Can you explain what your set up consists of and how you do it. I would love to attempt what you are already doing. Thank you

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats for your 12", you will love it. You may start here, at minute 30: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g95goNt2yMe-j3k.html

@psiddarth3581 2 жыл бұрын

My friend, you are terribly underrated.

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind words Siddarth

@DylanLukeLosasso 2 жыл бұрын

great content and so charismatic!

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dylan 👍

@Viperwon 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Very knowledgeable!

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks👍👍

@nymeriagloves3957 2 жыл бұрын

some parts of collimation took me a long time. took me 3 months to figure out that moving the secondary up and down the telescopes center axis is how you fix leaking past the secondary on the eyepiece side or opposite side.

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

It's not about the time but the number of attempts. Were 3 months 90 days, 90 attempts or once a month, 3 attempts? It's a huge difference for the same period of time.

@quasar9058 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely right. I loved the video👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

Thaaaaaanks!!

@toadsonytwo 2 жыл бұрын

Bought my first telescope a year ago, it's a 12" lightbridge dobsonian. I love it. yes its heavy but i get really good views of the moon and have done some planetary viewing. It doesnt have tracking but im still able to get some pretty good pictures.

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

An Excellent telescope. I would say, it doesn't have tracking, YET ;)

@redriver6541 2 жыл бұрын

That's a beast for a first one.... Love it.

@stevemacdonald2303 8 ай бұрын

I am getting one in spring

@DobsonianPower 8 ай бұрын

great! let us know then

@debbienewell7453 Жыл бұрын

did you add tracking to your dob? would love to do that to mine! can you share on how to do that? your videos are so helpful!

@DobsonianPower Жыл бұрын

here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/brSZo6Wqm6uaY5c.html

@yomchadash 2 жыл бұрын

Nice car

@user-rn7rr1yn6p 2 жыл бұрын

Are there tracking kits for the Omegon Advanced X Dob‘s? I only know of the Push To kits

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know any. That's why i had my Eq Platform to solve that. And i'm glad i did it.

@donaldkasper8346 2 жыл бұрын

8in Newtonian on my CG-4 is just fine, 3-10lb counterweights. Being tall, I can handle my 10in Newtonian on the mount with some hassle, using 2-10lb and 17lb counterweights. For these, the clutch is turned up tighter. CG-4 is alt-azimuth mount, critical to tracking objects as they move. Turn one knob counterclockwise and it comes back into view. Not sighting with finder scope needed. Dobsonian mount itself is useful to store your telescope but not for viewing if you want high magnification. CG-4 rated for only 20 lbs? Yeah, well, that is their marketing. The shaft determines the counterweight diameter, and all celestron models shafts are the same diameter. Don't confuse marketing with mechanical engineering. We have to test these mounts for ourselves carefully to see what they really do for performance. Celestron charges $72 per pound counterweight rating. This is just a Synta, and the Synta Skywatcher series is $46 per pound counterweight.

@donaldkasper8346 2 жыл бұрын

You get the Dobsonian OTA, put it on a CG-4 and get quality imaging for much cheaper than short tube rig at that diameter and spend at much on a coma corrector as you did on the whole OTA assembly. The long tubes don't have this coma problem.

@yapgideon 3 ай бұрын

I owned a skywatcher 6 DOB and like all the video you shared. I find it difficult to spot the dso. Do we really need to go to a dark place to see the dso?

@DobsonianPower 3 ай бұрын

Visually yes. Only the brighter ones. What we do to watch all the others is to attach an astro camera as i do on the live streams and watch them on the screen. A darker place will allow you to see better, a few more with the eyepiece but with human eyes limitation of course. Worth to do both: try a camera and also go sometimes to a darker place if possible. At home, watch what you can. There still are many visible at least in my bortle 5.

@PafMedic Жыл бұрын

I Really Enjoyed This,Ive Always Loved Astronomy,But My Career Didnt Leave A Lot Of Me Time,I Was Badly Injured About 7 Years Ago,and Could No Longer Return To The Ambulance,Gary Decided To Get Me A Scope For Christmas,and Got The LCM114 Bird Jones Newt.With A Neximage 10 Camera,The Set Of Plossl EP + Filters…All The Bad Things I Hear About The Bird Jones..But Yet It Resparked My Love For The Night Sky,Learned To Use The Camera Via YT,And Off I Was,I Imaged Everything And Anything I Could See😂The Following Year,Santa Surprised Me With A 6se SCT❤ and Has Regretted It Since,lol..I Now Have Along With Those 2,Explorer Scientific AR102/1000,Mak90,The Evoguide50ed,And My Very 1st Telescope Over 40 Years Ago,lol A 76mm Nat Geo Ref.And My Neighbor Has A 10” Dob..I Still Have To Break Everything Down,Due To Limitations,But Love This Hobby..Except For The Last 2 Years The Clouds Have Been Unreal..Anyway..Great Video,Stay Safe,God Bless and Clear Skies❤️🙏🏼🌏✨🔭

@DobsonianPower Жыл бұрын

Nice story👍Lack of time is a huge obstacle to many things. I'm glad you found a spot in your life for Astronomy, it only add good moments to it.

@PafMedic Жыл бұрын

@@DobsonianPower I Was Born 10 Days After We Walked On The Moon For The 1st Time..NASA Couldnt Wait 10 Days On A Girl,lol..I Was Born Destined To Space,And At 53 Y/O Now,and The Way This World Is..Im Moving To Neptune and Learning To Breathe Methane😂

@DobsonianPower Жыл бұрын

@@PafMedic yeah, sometimes it feels like running away from this mess. At least we still have the telescopes to help us to keep our minds clean.

@vermavlog5570 2 жыл бұрын

Hii bro

@predattak Жыл бұрын

Sir, you convinced me to go buy one, I am really close but i really have no idea what to buy. I got down to 2 options but i have some doubts. Should i buy this: Sky-watcher N 254/1200 Skyliner FlexTube or should i buy the normal non foldable tube version? I like the flextube because of the space and it is probably easier to transport (since i will have to move between 2 locations) but i'm afraid that the folding mechanism will break after some time. I have no idea what to do pls help. Also if you think i should buy other brand please do give me alternative examples.

@DobsonianPower Жыл бұрын

Buy the flextube. With goto ti track the sky. Then you only have to cover it to avoid straight light. Good telescope

@predattak Жыл бұрын

@@DobsonianPower Thx for the advice, i will try to get the goto mount also but it's very expensive compared to normal mount. Also, what material should i use for cover? Do you have a video about how to make a good cover for this type of telescopes?

@DobsonianPower Жыл бұрын

@predattak that i don't know. I used cheap foam for a smaller telescope. Join us on discord. There's people there with your telescope, they help

@zoomcomir 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! I consider buying a Skywatcher 254/1200 Dobson "FlexTube" as I need do fit it in the car along with wife and kids... :) Can I ask you opinion on the "FlexTube" version?

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

I always prefer solid tube however to your purpose the flextube is a better option.

@zoomcomir 2 жыл бұрын

@@DobsonianPower a FlexTube allows to change the focal length... isn't that even an advantage?

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

@@zoomcomir yes it is. It gives you flexibility using different stuff.

@GregWilson635 2 жыл бұрын

I am thinking of buying a Dobsonian telescope. I have always been interested in astronomy and now my 9 year old grandson is also interested. I can afford a 10" Dobsonian , would this give good views of the planets? or would you recommend something else? thanks

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

It will give wonderful views of the planets. The bigger the aperture the better and 10 inch is very nice and easy to handle.

@GregWilson635 2 жыл бұрын

@@DobsonianPower thanks very much :)

@marcioa.f.1016 2 жыл бұрын

I have a doubt. Is it possible to see the colors of the nebulas with one 11 inches telescope? I'm not talking about photos. Thank you.

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

Visually you see almost all black and white even with an 11".

@marcioa.f.1016 2 жыл бұрын

@@DobsonianPower Do you know the minimum telescope aperture that permit to see the nebula colors? Thank you again, my best wishes.

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

@@marcioa.f.1016 the problem is not the telescope. It's our human eyes that can't see. Nothing to do until we are humanoids.

@EleanorPeterson 2 жыл бұрын

Aww... I'm in the grey, gloomy north of England, and my excuse for not having a telescope has always been the weather ☁️🌦️🌨️🌩️☹️. Portugal looks wonderful with its beautiful Mediterranean skies. Where's all the fog, cloud, storms, mist, sleet, hail and rain? I do a bit of viewing with 10x50 binoculars (sweeping for comets), but it means sneaking a quick peek between the clouds. Owning a telescope here would be sooooo frustrating; we get about twelve clear nights per year. As the song says, 🎵 "The rain in Spain (and Portugal!) falls mainly on 🌧️ ... ...Elli in England." 😁

@DobsonianPower 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that. When you get out of England take your binoculars with you.

@goose300183 Жыл бұрын

I'm in Scotland, and it's pretty grim here as well! But I do still own and use telescopes. There are some nice clear nights, you just need to check the weather and plan in advance. You become much more aware of it once you actively start to plan observation sessions. It can be frustrating, but it makes it worth it when we do get some clear weather. I use a website called clearoutside, it's an astronomy forecast for the UK that tells you about the sky conditions and has forecasts per hour. We do have certain advantages being so far north - the nights last much longer here in winter, and it gets dark much sooner. But yes, the weather is our constant enemy!