New from Sky-Watcher: 400m (16") Collapsible Dobsonian Telescope
Expected July 2025
- View moon, planets, comets, stars, galaxies and nebulae
- Collapsible truss design – 30 minute setup time
- Built-in Wi-Fi
- Backed by 5 Years Sky-Watcher Limited Warranty
The 18" and 20" Sky-Watcher Stargate Dobsonians were famous as being some of the largest, yet easily to transport large telescopes available. Now the series includes a smaller version with a 400mm or 16" diameter main mirror - although even this new model is larger than many amateur telescopes.
The truss structure is compact for the size, making it a perfect companion for travelling to dark sky sites.
What you'll see through this telescope will be stunning. A lifetime of close up views including:
- Solar System planets including Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and even Uranus and Neptune.
- Whisp of interstellar gas in star forming regions called nebula
- A vast number of open and globular star clusters
- Distant galaxies, millions of light years away
Setting the telescope up is straightforward and the largest component can easily be carried by one person
The outstanding light gathering of the mirror and the superior resolution allow amazing journeys through the universe, offering spectacular observations of tangled gas filaments in nebulae, fine galaxy details and remarkable planet structures. Despite the size of the mirror, the telescope is easy to assemble following the step by step instructions and video.
To top it off, the Sky-Watcher Stargate is equipped with a 2″ Crayford dual speed focuser for smooth and precise focusing, and a focuser-locking screw.
Computerized Synscan
The Stargate Go-To is equipped with the Sky-Watcher SynScan that has in it’s memory 42,900 objects! Once the telescope is aligned, thousands of objects will be visible with a touch of a button; planets, the entire Messier catalogue, bright and double stars and the IC, NGC, SAO catalogues. In addition to this, the Deep Sky Tour function suggests a list of the most interesting deep sky objects so even the inexperienced astronomer can easily observe faint nebulae and galaxies.
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.
Accessories in the Box:
- SynScan hand controller with cables
- 12V power cable with lighter socket plug
- Finderscope 9X50 straight version
- 2″ tube extension
- Collimation Eyepiece
- User Manual
Specifications:
| Model | SWDOB400CGTS |
| Optical Design | Newtonian Reflector |
| Aperture | 16" or 400mm |
| Focal Length | 1650mm |
| Focal Ratio | f/4 |
| Focuser | 2″ Crayford dual speed |
