The 254mm primary mirror collects more than 1,500 times as much light as the naked eye. With this light-gathering power, you can observe many bright star clusters resolved to their core, see structural elements of distant galaxies and have unforgettable experiences viewing sights ranging from the lunar terminator to billowing bright and dark nebulae.

This Dobsonian telescope is easy to operate for amateur astronomers of all skill levels and requires no polar alignment, no complicated setup, and no electronics. Although its size can appear daunting, it has a truss tube structure made from powder-coated aluminum for maximum rigidity and portability with a minimum of mass. It can be easily disassembled and transported — even in small cars — and reassembled within minutes without tools.

Oversized altitude bearings work with the aluminum-sandwich construction to facilitate smooth, small movements even at high magnifications. For fine focusing, the telescope comes with a 2-inch ultra-smooth focuser plus the required extension tubes.

Additional accessories include a 1.3 MP digital eyepiece for viewing and capturing lunar images on a Windows device; a 2X Barlow lens that doubles the magnification of the eyepiece; a Moon map marking major lunar features and spacecraft landing sites; a planisphere for locating objects in the sky based on your current latitude, longitude and time; a red dot finder, a Moon filter and a collimation tool.