Star Gate 18"

Star Gate 18"

Sky-Watcher brings to you the ultimate DOB experience with the StarGate 18 Dobsonian!  Given its remarkable light gathering power, you will be able to catch the most subtle night sky features with your naked eyes. The sturdy giant is reasonably light (110Lb) despite its dimensions, and being easily assembled (30-minute setup time), the whole scope boasts remarkable transportability. If you have the appetite for exceptional planetary and deep space observation, then don't miss out on this high quality Newtonian system. 

  • High quality/precision parabolic mirror
  • Low expansion borosilicate glass for both primary mirror & secondary mirror
  • For visual observing up to 914x practical magnification, 0.25 arcsecond resolving power & 16 stellar magnitude
  • Portable, quick-assemble truss structure

Optical Design

Newtonian Reflector

Diameter / Aperture

458 mm

Focal length

1900 mm

Highest Practical Power

914x

Faintest Stellar Magnitude

16

F/Ratio

F/4

Focuser Diameter

2" Crayford dual speed

1.25" Eyepiece

Super Plossl

2" Eyepiece

LET

Finderscope

8x50

Tube Weight

50Kg

Shipping Weight

31kgs;10kgs;27kgs;23kgs

Shipping Dimensions

79x76x36cm3;71x70x44cm3;

81x75x28cm3;107x50x28cm3