With this model, we easily spotted Saturn’s rings and Jupiter and its moons. The traditional Dobsonian telescope (a type of instrument sometimes referred to as a “light bucket”) is all about ...

STURDY DOBSONIAN BASE: The durable Dobsonian base ... 12” PRIMARY MIRROR: Our Newtonian reflector telescope is equipped with a large, 12-inch primary mirror for stunning views of planets ...

Its Dobsonian design (see our explainer of the different telescope types for an explanation) delivers a lot of light in a reasonably compact package, but what really changes everything is ...