SkyWatcher Flex-Goto 250/1200 Dobson

The GoTo range of SkyWatcher Flex telescopes not only excels in visual performance, but also allows for extremely comfortable observing thanks to automatic object search and tracking. To start observing, the telescope is set to two stars and the clockwork is started. Then you can manually find any object and the telescope will follow it. But if you don't feel like manually pushing the telescope around, you can use the handheld controller to automatically lock on to any of the 42900 objects in the database with the touch of a button.

With its 25 cm optics, you can break down star clusters into tiny stars and easily observe the spiral arms of several galaxies. Many interstellar clouds of gas and dust look almost as they do in photographs. Precision-machined (premium quality) low thermal expansion (Pyrex) material is used to make the main mirror unobtrusive for planetary observations. Precise, 2" Crayford focuser allows for a huge field of view.

The telescope's unique folding design guarantees unrivalled space-saving during transport. Special mention should be made of the fact that it can be folded to its transport size without disassembly.

The telescopes come richly equipped: with 25 and 10 mm eyepieces, magnifications of 50x and 120x are available, and a 9x50 viewfinder is also standard. The Teflon pads on the drum shoe provide a stable and smoothly moving bearing, and the CorrectTension system keeps the tube perfectly balanced no matter which eyepiece you use.

The GoTo mounts are powered by 12V with a cigarette lighter socket cable supplied by the manufacturer, but can also be operated from other power sources (e.g. 12V gel battery, PowerTank or 12V mains adapter)