5 Reasons To Buy an 8 inch DOBSONIAN Telescope
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- Опубликовано: 23 сен 2021
- 💥 ALL MY GEAR AND FREE RESOURCES HERE: 💥dobsonianpower.com Want to buy a telescope? I give you 5 good reasons to choose an 8" DOBSONIAN Telescope. If you have already an 8" Dobsonian Telescope check this video with nice upgrades / mods you can do: • 8 inch DOBSONIAN teles... Usually the right choice for beginners but also experienced astronomers can benefit from its advantages. That's why i bought this GSO 8" f/6 DOBSONIAN to join my 12 inch Dobsonian.
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8" Dobsonian first mods to do: ruclips.net/video/6cvjqBIR7cs/видео.html
You’re filling a huge hole in the community. Thank you for your work with Dobs. Excellent information. Clear skies.
Around 3:20 I totally understand that. Nothing is more immersive than a good Dobsonian. There’s no closer connection to the universe than with that instrument.
You've got the point. And you did it because you feel the same and so, understand what i'm expressing. Hopefully more and more people can try a dobsonian and as us, reach the same connection with the skies, with the Universe and Nature. And be happier! lol
I just want to say thank you for the videos. I just ordered my first telescope, an 8” dob! And I’ve been watching everything I can in anticipation. Your videos have been really informative in helping me ultimately decide on a scope, so many thanks!!
Congrats! Great telescope 👍
Yeah buddy! I so agree! I've got some weird versions of this - a little Coulter 8" f/4 (about as big as a trash can), and a 1960's Criterion RV8 f/8, converted to a dob, and even signed by John Dobson himself! Such a great scope! It's a killer platform. Thanks for the video!
Funny scopes, full of history. You're a lucky guy.
I have owned quite a few telescopes during my life. I would definately recommend an 8" DOB to pretty much anyone! For visual use it is the perfect combination of portability and aperture. Get a few quality eyepieces and an OIII filter and you are set for life.
Yesssss :)))
@@DobsonianPower picking up a zhumell z8 here in a couple days! would a zoom 24mm-8mm clesestron eye peice be a good first eyepiece on a budget?
@@SlickWillie Yes! A zoom eyepiece is an excellent start and it will cover you different magnifications without any effort. Smart move.
I can definitely confirm this comment, just not the OIII filter.
Get a UHC filter instead. Ive compared UHC, OIII and H-beta filters at the eyepiece on around 25 different nebulae and the UHC Filter always came out as the best. OIII always close second. H-beta... yknow everyone says its only useful on a handful of targets? Well not even that is true. H-beta is not a good filter at all. It consistently came in the worst by a long shot.
Everyone says the H-beta is useful to see the horsehead nebula, the cone nebula, etc right?
Wrong. With the H-beta filter i wasnt able to see those most of the time. The best was the UHC Filter. It takes time and patience to see the HH but the H-beta filter removed it from my view everytime. Swapped to the UHC and it immediately came back.
Same applies to the other 2 and both Veil Nebulae and so on.
SVbony UHC is a no brainer, just buy it.
Omegon H-beta... dont even look at it.
Lumicon gen3 OIII... it depends. If your transmission line certificate is above 95% at 500nm, keep it. If not, immediately send it back. There have been a lot of duds.
Its also a narrowband filter so you must be sure if you actually have a use for it. In most cases, same for the H-beta, the answer is no.
If you decide to get a H-beta filter anyways, make sure your aperture is at least 12" or else it will literally ruin your view and you pay 150€ for it.
Thank you for all of your videos!!! I was about to get a Nexstar 6SE to start out with, but after watching your videos and really thinking about it. I want to start more traditional and actually learn the night sky like you said. Just ordered my Dob 8" with some extra lenses since I have some extra money to spare now not going with the Nexstar. Cheers!
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Greetings from Texas USA. Thank you very much for sharing your experience and information. I have just purchased an 8” Dobsonian as my first 🔭 telescope. I have not been able to use it yet due to cloudy skies, but am very excited to start! Thank you again for helping me decide on what to get. I have subscribed to this cool channel. Take care and stay safe
Thanks John and congrats for your new 8" journey!
True wisdom, Tiago - and exactly my equipment: 8" Dob on an EQ-platform. Loving to follow your adventures.
i couldn't resist to buy an 8" too lol
Thanks 👍
@@DobsonianPower Thx for all your great work, Tiago. Sold my 16" Truss Dobson due to age (62) and back-aches. Now happily revisiting all the gems in the night-sky with my 8" Dob - and loving it.
Yeah i think a lot on the age issues. I'm 50 but now is like down the hill. Yesterday doing a job on the ground gave me back pain for today. I need to plan something for my 12" to be fixed in the future...
One great point is also the cost. Bang for your buck. The power of magnification, aperture is amazing for what you spend on a Dobsonian. keep up the great work and I look forward to more videos.
Thanks Manny!
That's what he mentioned in point nr. 3 :)
Thanks for your clear and psoitive explanations related to the exciting world of investigating the sky with the Dobsonian telescope 👊!
Thanks for watching Jan!
Good morning Tiago,
I received my Stella Lyra 8” Dob two days ago and I can confirm it’s exactly the same as what you have (rebranded GSO) so we are both on the same journey here I will also be doing some videos for my journey so congratulations I learnt a lot from your older videos with the 12” so look forward to seeing your opinion on this smaller brother 😀 best wishes from the Uk 🇬🇧 🔭🇬🇧
Hi! Thanks. Yes, they are the same. Let's see what we can do with them. Greetings from Portugal.
Can't wait to get my 8 inch dobsonian
Fantastic video Tiago!! Very Nice Info! I have a 6 inch Newtonian!! It Still gives me Great Views of DSOs and Planets!! Nice Video!
Clear Skies!!🔭
I was in doubt and almost bought a 6". At the end i bought this 8" from the moment i realized i could handle it well, storage, transport, etc. If i didn't have a Van i would bought the 6". One of this days if you want i'll make a simple video with you where we can show people what they can expect buying one or another. Should be interesting. If you want we can plan that easy, just tell me if you're interested and i prepare it all.
@@DobsonianPower Sounds Great!! Im in then!! Definitely I would Be Hounoured!! Thanks You!!!
@@avt_astro206 Great! Just send me an email to keepitsimpleastronomy@gmail.com telling me that it's you and we plan that.
My first scope was an Orion xt8 dobsonian that I got pretty much by chance because it was the cheapest one at the only store in seattle that sells used ones. I had the mirror re coated for about 120 dollars with up graded aluminum. The views I got of Saturn were spectacular and at star parties everyone said mine was the best and there were teleview refractors there. I could see the gap in Saturn's outer ring.
That's a nice story John
If mirrors aren't coated, will it give the same performance ?
Rajanya all the dobsonians have coated mirrors to reflect the maximum possible light and give nice views.
@@DobsonianPower thanks for replying, I am confused between 8" and 12" dobsonian. I am interested in DSO and planets as well, but portability is an issue too. Can advice which one to buy ?
@@rajanya7408 Yes. If it's to use always in the same observing site, the 12" but if you've planned to travel with it, the 8". It's all about portability.
Proud to have a Gso 8" Dob👍
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This video was the reason why I bought my 8inch Dobsonian. Still, could only see the moon so far, even with a 2x and a 5x barlow lens. Will digest more of your content before bothering you with my 100 questions.
👍👍take your time
I just bought an 8" Skywatcher Dob after seeing this video....my journey begins ❤✨✨
Congrats! And welcome to the beautiful Dobsonian Power World!!
@@DobsonianPower Thank you 😎
@@blackie75
just ordered my 8" dob.
Congrats!!! 👍💪
Best telescope for beginners I am very glad for having one but i have a question, if i want GOTO mount i need to buy whole new GOTO mount or i can buy GOTO engine without mount, because my 8 Dobsonian is without GOTO, only normal mount.
Skywatcher has a goto mount if it fits yours otherwise a complete goto telescope skywatcher.com/product/dob-12-synscan-upgrade-kit/
I have purchased new 8 inch DOB recently. Can you please guide me what eyepieces are good to observe the deep sky objects + planets. Thank you 👍
Usually the best to do is to stick with the eyepieces that came with your telescope for a while instead of buying more immediately. At least with my 8" they were decent eyepieces. But if you really want to spend right now, the one i like very very much is this one i have from ES: ruclips.net/video/6Eulm0qze3I/видео.html
Hi friend, how did you manage to install the altitud system? I would like to get one for my telescope. Did you do by yourself the mount? I would like to upgrade mine because this one seems much smoother
It comes already with the telescope
do you use a go to mount or tracking for your live shots with cameras? I have an 8in dob, and thinking of getting a camera to help my friends and family see these objects and not sure if i need a goto mount or tracking. Family doesn't like sitting for hours outside in total darkness so when i find stuff, they haven't let their eyes adjust (staring at phones) and can't see things like the Veil nebula.
You need an equatorial platform ruclips.net/video/8NipBy6E63c/видео.html
Hey bro, how much is the EQ motorized platform?, I'm looking at a goto dob mount for 800 euros Love you videos!, Your videos made me make the decision to buy an 8 inch dob
Mine, 1k. You can get an Asterion for half of the price, not so good though
@@DobsonianPower Thanks man!
Sir, reflector telescope & dobsonian telescope which best?
A dobsonian is a reflector
Gso 8 inch deluxe dobsonian telescope is best for deep sky?
Dobsonian, the bigger the better. Tracking needed for better pictures
Hello Tiago! Since I have the same TS-GSO 8" dob just like yours, I'd like to ask: can you get a clear focus on the 2" 30mm Superview eyepiece (the default ep) without using the 35mm focus extender (also came with the telescope)? I'm my case, the Crayford's 41mm max. protrusion lenght is just not enough, an extra 2 or 3 mm is needed to get focus. So I have to use the extender, or else (since the 30mm SV's neck is quite long) I just don't insert the eyepiece fully into the focuser and leave an extra 8-10 mm out. Is it normal, or my 30mm SV has some issues? The views are O.K. once I get focus btw. I didn't find any peculiarities with my 1,25" eyepieces, they just work well when fully inserted into the focuser.
Yes i can. No problem with your focuser. You can do this: 1-screw more your collimation screws to move the primary mirror down and it will move the focal plane down or/and 2-use a M48 spacer permanently in that eyepiece so you don't need to use extension or adjust the eyepiece. I use those spacers in my eyepieces to have them parfocalized.
@@DobsonianPower Thank you sir! I didn't know the primary mirror has that much play to move up and down and the collimating screws has the lenght to do this. (It's like focusing a Cassegrain - haha - well almost...) I think, I'm going to go with the parfocalizer ring first, I don't feel myself confident enough to fiddle with the primary mirror that much yet. I'm just before my first collimating, so I think I'd better get some experience first.
@@user-hn1gw1gt7d That's fine! Yes it may have some play as long as we don't allow the screw to touch the primary mirror but we can see that easy wit the eyes or/and the fingers.
Hello Tiago , I 'm between your TS (GSO) and product number : 65759 from the place you bought your scope (GSO too). Any advice which one is better to get !! Thanks in advance !
The photon is nice for astrophotography but you have to buy the eq mount. Mine is nice for visual and EAA and basic astrophotography as long as you have an eq platform. It depends on your purpose. I always prefer dobs but we are all different.
@@DobsonianPower Thanks for your reply ! I'm looking mainly for astrophotography (prefer f6 than f5 due to the coma ) and will get a mount. I'm mainly confused for the mirror quality since the second scope has a quartz coated mirror with Resolving capacity 0,69 vs 0,58 of your scope(possible using BK7). Ideally one with 1/10 pv waveform ... 😂 Just kidding !!
@@Keysersoze30 yes you better use a coma corrector with it. I don't think the mirror is a plus. It's more about the set up differences. But you can send them an email to know further details.
Salve. Complimenti per il video, io voglio comprare un dobson come primo telescopio, ed ero in certo quale scegliere tra l'8", 10" o il 12", ora con questo video so la mia decisione, 8", grazie mille. E cieli sereni.
Grazie!!
Is there a protective travel bag for this telescope?
for the tube yes. Here: www.highpointscientific.com/?rfsn=6630302.f4ea67&High%20Point%20Scientific&
@@DobsonianPower thank you for the link!
With this telescope, can you look into the eyepiece while wearing glasses?
yes :)
@@DobsonianPower thanks!
Sir celestron powerseeker 127eq vs gso 8 inch deluxe dobsonian telescope which best?
The 8 inch is much better 👍
@@DobsonianPower Thank you for your suggetion
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Can we do astro photography using this
Planets and moon. For more you need tracking.
im trying to decide at moment between skywatcher mak 150 refractor 150 0r flexitube 250or300 for 99% moon watching and make the odd video!!! please advise
The bigger the better 💪
@@DobsonianPower just been watching your modding videos! excellent and have rleif me if my fears of buying a dob!!! im sure im going to be in contact again! i very much like the sky watcher 12inch flexi tube! is there any loss of image quality due to the flexi construct??? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP! i was afraid to buy a dob/reflector before watching your channel! (my channel is ufonaughts & use 102 mak at present! BUT would love too see a video of the moon with your 12inch!)
@@ufonaughts8814 thanks. No you'll not have image quality loss. 👌
What is the prize of this 8" scope?
8" GSO Dobsonian telescope:
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12" GSO Dobsonian telescope
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hello i have a 8 ‘’dobsonian but i cant see anything other than star clusters,moon and a star on my photos but i can see way more with my eyes can you tell me how to get very good photos
You need an astro camera
@@DobsonianPower can you send me a link of a good one but not expensive
@@ArashNoorani what's your budget?
@@DobsonianPower max 100
@@ArashNoorani you need more. At least for this bit.ly/3I7AjsA?HPS%20%F0%9F%87%BA%F0%9F%87%B8%20ZWO%20ASI224MC%20camera&
Are you on Cloudy Nights?
Yes i am. Tiago Ferreira
gso is the best!!!
Yes it is!!
What’s gso ? Sorry for my ignorance
@@fabiancurto6484 Guan Sheng Optical out of Taiwan. They are rebranded under many names such as Apertura and Zhumell. The new Orion dobs seem to be GSO now.
Indeed. And GSO mirrors are very nice.
@@lornaz1975 , thank you ! I was looking for the Apertura brand , they look really nice too .
Yeah buddy In this case I'm lucky
Lol😌
eheheheh ;)
@@DobsonianPower but i have a spring tension one not this professional one
Tiago? 8" or 10"? I can't make ny mind up please anybody help
Shalabazer, the bigger the aperture, the better but any of them will make you happy.
@@DobsonianPower I was afraid you'd say that because I'm shure that with the 8" my wife would be much happier than with the 10" 😂
@@shalabazertheboltstruck8645 because of the price? Or the size?
@@DobsonianPower the size. The price difference is not too bad at the shop that I'd order them. But I'm starting to think she wouldn't know the difference cause I guess they're both big in person 😀
By the way: nice channel real fun content 👍
@@shalabazertheboltstruck8645 thanks. The 10" tube is fatter but the difference is not too much noticeable. If it was the 12" then yes, it's quite larger but the 10" it's ok.