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ORION 8″ Dobsonian Manuals for Download

If you borrow one of the Orion 8″ Dobsonian telescopes, please download and read the manuals.

[3167]
200mm Explore Scientific Dobsonian
This 8" Dobsonian telescope provides an excellent way to see fainter objects, especially from a dark location. It's a fantastic all-rounder.
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Available for Loan
[3223]
200mm Orion Dobsonian with Push-To Technology
This scope has a 7x50 finder scope, and 2" 28mm, 25, 10, 9mm eyepieces with a 2x barlow to assist members in learning the night sky. It comes with a NexYZ phone camera adapter in a padded case.
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On Loan | Until Sun Apr 28, 2024
[3177]
250mm f/6 Dobsonian
This scope requires an SUV or minivan to transport due to size and includes: 50 mm right-angle correct image finder scope; 4 eyepieces ( 40mm to 5 mm); x2 barlow; 4 filters.
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[3232]
80mm H-Alpha Pressure Tuned Solar Telescope
On Loan | Until Fri Mar 15, 2024
[3236]
Antares 1.25" Cheshire Collimator
Available for Loan
[3240]
Celestron C8 200mm Schmidt-Cassegrain and mount
200mm aperture with good light-gathering ability to provide excellent views of planets and deep-sky objects.
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On Loan | Until Wed Sep 20, 2023
[3245]
Explore Scientific FirstLight MAK127mm
A slow telescope at f/15 but the 1900mm focal length is great for looking at the planets. It is accompanied by a Celestron 8mm - 24mm zoom eyepiece and an AZ mount.
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[3253]
Nikon D3100 DSLR camera with 18-50 mm lens
D3100 can shoot approximately 3 frames per second; the high pixel count of D3100’s sensor produces photos of striking clarity, revealing all the nuance of the original scene with minimum noise
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On Loan | Until Mon Feb 26, 2024
[3258]
Skywatcher 120mm Achromatic Refractor with Bresser Goto Mount
For those looking to do some astrophotography we have a 600mm focal length achromatic refractor with a Goto Mount. Provide your own DSLR or Webcam Camera.
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On Loan | Until Mon Feb 26, 2024
[3263]
Unihedron Sky Quality Meter
The "Sky Quality Meter" measures the brightness of the night sky in magnitudes per square arcsecond.
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On Loan | Until Wed Feb 1, 2023
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