Celestron Dob

[Sunshine]

Does anyone know a thing or two about this Celestron Dob? i personally didn't know celestron made a dob, have never run into one before, (and i worked at a scope shop!) it is being offered in a local classified.

[johninderby]

Ah one of the old Celestron Starhopper dobs. Decent quality apparently. You’ll find more about them on Cloudy Nights.

Some general info here.

http://www.company7.com/celestron/products/dob.html

[John]

I think thats the 2nd generation of Starhopper. The 2nd gens were made by Synta who make Skywatcher and Orion (USA) dobs. Probably the same optics as the Skywatcher Skyliner 200P. Good, in other words !

Here is one of the 1st gen ones - sonotube tube I believe, rather along the lines of the Meade Starfinders: