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10" f/6 PDHQ pictured, split-tube design shown in inset

Discovery PDHQ Dobsonian Telescopes

   The finest hand-figured optics in the business, which are manufactured in Discovery Telescopes' own state of the art facility. Every set of optics are pain-stakingly tested over and over until they pass the criteria for "diffraction-limited." Every PDHQ telescope is star tested and fully assembled at the Discovery Telescopes factory to check for fit and finish, prior to shipment. They are hand-crafted and masterfully built, you will never find them sold in department stores, ever!

Included Features:

  • Enhanced Aluminum coatings
  • 2" Crayford focuser with 1.25" adapter
  • Telrad viewfinder
  • Dust cover
  • 25mm Plossl eyepiece
  • Adjustable bearings for proper balance
  • Aluminum mirror cell
  • Fine quality Birch construction
  • Ebony-Star formica bearing surfaces

Scope: 8" f/7 10" f/6 12.5" f/5
Primary mirror: 8" x 1.25" c.t. 10" x 1.25" c.t. 12" x 2" c.t.
Secondary mirror: 1.52" minor axis 2.14" minor axis 2.60" minor axis
Focal length: 56" (1422mm) 60" (1524mm) 62.5" (1587mm)
Tube length: 57" 64" 64"
Tube diameter: 9.5" 12.75" 14.875"
Eyepiece height: 61" 54" 62.75"
Tube weight: 17 lbs upper 14 lbs, lower 38 lbs upper 17lbs, lower 54 lbs
Mount weight: 24 lbs 24 lbs 28 lbs
Mount dimensions: 16"x19"D x 26"H 16"x19"D x 26"H 26"D x 25"H

Please note: Discovery PDHQ models are shipped prepaid from Discovery Telescopes, Inc.

Description Item # Price Add to Cart
Discovery PDHQ 8" f/7 Dobsonian DPDHQ8 $999.00 
Discovery PDHQ 10" f/6 Dobsonian (Split-Tube) DPDHQ10 $1349.00
Discovery PDHQ 12.5" f/5 Dobsonian (Split-Tube) DPDHQ125 $1699.00


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