Explore Scientific 10" f/4.7 Dobsonian Telescope

The Explore Scientific 10" f/4.7 Dobsonian delivers the deep-sky reach of a large aperture in a straightforward, ready-to-observe package. Its 254mm parabolic mirror gathers over 1,300 times the light of the unaided eye. At f/4.7, the fast optics serve up wide, bright fields.

Key Features

• Massive 254mm parabolic mirror — gathers over 1,300x the light of the unaided eye, pulling faint galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters out of the darkness
• Fast f/4.7 optics — wide, bright fields ideal for scanning large nebulae and extended objects
• A real step up from 8" — roughly 50% more light-gathering
• 2" Crayford focuser — with a 1.25" adapter for full eyepiece compatibility
• Spring-tension Dobsonian base — maintains balance when you swap eyepieces or add accessories, with smooth manual tracking that lets you follow targets by hand
• Rolled-steel construction — collimation can shift in transport, and a touch-up takes only a few minutes
• Two-piece — under 46 lbs total (a 24.2 lb tube and a 21.5 lb base)
• Smartphone adapter included — start capturing views with your phone camera right away
• Simple two-piece design — tube lifts off the base for transport; no truss assembly, no shroud

Ideal For

• Visual deep-sky observers who want a large aperture in a solid-tube, no-fuss design
• Observers who value simplicity — no GoTo alignment, no truss setup