DOBSONIAN RANKINGS
Simple, powerful, well-built, and low-priced. Heavy and large, as well.
Orion SkyQuest XT4.5 Telescope Review: Unique
We love the Orion SkyQuest XT4.5 Classic Dobsonian because it has perfect optics and great build quality. It is hand down one of the best telescopes for someone who is just starting out with astronomy.
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Orion SkyQuest XT6 Plus Dobsonian Telescope Review: Barely Worth It
Orion SkyQuest XT6 Plus comes with many upgrades, but the most important part is not upgraded.
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SkyWatcher 6" Classic Dobsonian Telescope Review: Near Perfect
SkyWatcher 6” Dobsonian is one of our favorite telescopes in the market. It offers incredible value for the price. We recommend it to almost anyone.
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Orion SkyQuest XT6 Dobsonian Telescope Review: Don't Buy This Great Telescope
It is no surprise Orion XT6 has a special place in the hearts of astronomers who entered the astronomy world with it. It is without a doubt, one of the best telescopes to start out with astronomy.
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Orion SkyScanner BL135 Review by Zane Landers
The BL135 isn’t completely useless, and certainly functions okay.
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Zhumell Z8/Apertura AD8 Dobsonian Telescope Review
Zhumell Z8 is unrivaled.
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Orion SkyLine 6" Review by Zane Landers
The Orion SkyLine 6” is one of the best 6” Dobsonians out there and provides good value for the price and high-quality optics and components.
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Orion SkyQuest XT8 Plus Review: Overpriced Monster
SkyQuest XT8 Plus Dobsonian is slightly overpriced, but it is a mesmerizing telescope.
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SkyWatcher 8" Classic Dobsonian Telescope Review: Runner-Up
SkyWatcher 8” is the best budget 8” Dobsonian. Simply because it has the best optics for the price and great build quality.
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SkyWatcher 8” Collapsible Review: Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee
The Sky-Watcher 8” Collapsible Dobsonian is one of the most portable options available for an 8” telescope without resorting to expensive, complicated custom builds.
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Orion SkyQuest XT8 Dobsonian Telescope Review: Basic Power
SkyQuest XT8 offers maximum power per dollar, but it lacks accessories.
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Orion SkyQuest XT10 Review: Hoped for Better
Orion XT10 provides spectacular images by gathering a ridiculous amount of light, but its doesn't feel well-though-out.
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Orion SkyLine 8" Review by Zane Landers
The Orion SkyLine 6” is one of the best 6” Dobsonians out there and provides good value for the price and high-quality optics and components.
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Celestron StarSense Explorer 8" Review By Zane Landers
Celestron’s StarSense Explorer 8” Dobsonian is the latest entrant in the crowded market of beginner Dobsonian telescopes, offering a relatively basic set of features but with the aid of Celestron’s newest software technology to use your smartphone as a pointing device.
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SkyWatcher 10" Dobsonian Review: Budget Light Bucket
SkyWatcher 10" is optical perfection. Its accessories? Not so much.
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Zhumell Z10/Apertura AD10 Dobsonian Review: If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It.
Zhumell Z10 continues the perfect legacy of the Z8, with more weight and power.
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SkyWatcher Flextube 250 Review by Zane Landers
10” Collapsible is a great scope with a slightly more compact form factor.
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Celestron StarSense 10" Dobsonian Review by Zane Landers
Celestron’s StarSense Explorer 10” Dobsonian is the larger of the two StarSense Explorer Dobs, and the better deal of the two.
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