The saxon 8″ DeepSky CT Dobsonian Telescope 203/1200 features a powerhouse telescope with amazing light-gathering capabilities that’s easy to use and transport.

This beginner telescope is the retractable twin to the full-tube saxon 8″ DeepSky Dobsonian Telescope and comes with the same specs of 203mm aperture and a focal length of 1200mm. Featuring a collapsible truss-tube dobsonian design, the optical tube can be retracted into a shorter length and locked down to ensure secure and easy transportation. This scope also comes with a paraboloidal primary mirror to eliminate spherical aberration allowing you to see wide-field views of the Moon, constellations and deep sky objects such as the Great Orion Nebula.

Assembly of the telescope requires no additional tools. You’ll be pleased with how easy it is to use the saxon 8″ DeepSky CT Dobsonian Telescope with its Dobsonian mount. Simply swivel the telescope to the direction of your intended object and look through the eyepiece. This scope’s Teflon bearing system in both axes with tension control handle means you’ll be able to smoothly move your telescope to a precise location.

The DeepSky CT Dobsonian Telescopes series comes in three sizes – 8″, 10″ and 12″.