STARMUS VI - Explore Scientific - Generation II - 16-inch Truss Tube Dobsonian Telescope

Description Used at the STARMUS VI Star Party at the historic Temple of Garni, and at the STARMUS Camp Star Party, this is a rare opportunity to own this high-performance telescope. Note that this is only available in Yerevan, Armenia and is sold as is.  The STARMUS VI Star Party Hosted by Explore Scientific Includes:  Two eyepieces: 52 Deg 30mm WP;  52 Deg 15mm WP This is a Generation II telescope. All updates have been performed on this telescope. No telescope type has changed the hobby quite as much as the Dobsonian. Before the popularization of the Dobsonian by John Dobson, the vast majority of amateur telescopes consisted of small telescopes with primitive mechanics - barely enough to see the polar caps of Mars or the rings of Saturn. Larger telescopes, such as the Schmidt-Cassegrain were reserved for the wealthy. The ingenious combination of simple yet effective mechanisms with the greatest possible opening gives the Dobsonian telescope a unique triumphant march around the w