The Sky-Watcher Dobsonian Flextube 12" Go-To & Wi-Fi collapsible combines the great light gathering of the Dobsonian telescope with the convenience of the computerised system SynScan. Once the telescope is aligned, the Go-To system allows the user to slew the telescope towards planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies, clusters and much more.

Now available with either the traditional hand controller or Synscan Wi-Fi for smartphone and computer control.

NOTE: The Wi-Fi version does not include the hand controller.

The SynScan has 42,900 celestial objects in its memory, allowing for an amazing journey of the night sky. The Deep Sky Tour function suggests a list of the most interesting deep sky objects so even the beginner astronomer can easily observe faint objects with a touch of a button. Now it is even easier to control SkyWatcher go-to Dobsonian thanks to the embedded wi-fi system. Download the SynScan App on your iOS, Android or Windows device and control your telescope remotely.

The patented collapsible system is the ultimate in technology and portability and is ready for night sky action in seconds; the spring loaded system enables an easy, single handed extension of the tube.

The Freedom Find technology (dual-encoder) allows the telescope to be moved manually whenever the user wishes, but without losing any of the pre-set alignment.

To top it off, the Sky-Watcher Collapsible Dobsonians are equipped with a 2″ Crayford focuser and focuser locking screw.

SkyWatcher Dobson 12"

The SkyWatcher Collapsible 12" under the sky of Cowra (NSW).

SkyWatcher Dobson 12"

Specifications

Optical design	Newtonian
Aperture	305 mm
Focal length	1500 mm
Focal ratio	f/4.9
Secondary mirror	69 mm (minor axis)
Obstruction	22.7%
Resolving power	0.39 arc seconds
Stellar limiting magnitude	14.4
Max magnification	610 x
Light gathering power	1898 times the human eye
Focuser	Crayford 2"
Max tube length	1390 mm (extended)
Min tube length	923 mm (collapsed)
Tube outer diameter	360 mm
Tube weight	21 kg
Base size	825 mm x 646 mm
Base weight	25 kg
Max eyepiece height	1486 mm
SKU	SWDOB300CGT ; SWDOB300CGTI

Included items

SkyWatcher Flextube 300 collapsible Go-To
SynScan hand controller V. 5with cable (RJ45 to RJ12) (only with Hand Controller model)
12V power supply cable
2" tube extension for 2" eyepieces
Finderscope 9 x 50
Eyepiece adapter from 2″ to 1.25″ with M42 thread
Eyepiece 1.25″ Super Plossl 25mm (48x) – apparent field of view 52°
Eyepiece 1.25″ Super Plossl 10mm (120x) – apparent field of view 52°
User and SynScan Manual

SynScan

The SynScan go-to system is a computerized system supplied with the professional SkyWatcher mounts and telescopes.

It features:

9 speeds 1x, 2x, 16x, 32x, 64x, 128x, 400x, 500x, 600x, 800x (3.3°/sec)
42,900 objects including planets, the moon, the sun, named stars, double stars, variable stars and the most famous catalogue that are Messier, Caldwell, NGC, IC & SAO
Sidereal, moon and sun tracking speeds,
Pointing Accuracy Enhancement feature (PAE)
Unknown Object Identification feature
Permanent Periodic Error Correction (PPEC) for mounts only
One, two and three stars or brightest star alignment (alt-azimuth telescope need at least 2 stars for the alignment)
Telescope parking feature
Polar allign procedure
Deep Sky Tour function that suggests a list of the most interesting deep sky objects currently visible.

SkyWatcher SynScan 5

Download the SynScan user manual

SKYWATCHER COLLAPSIBLE GO-TO DOBSONIANS