MEADE 0805-05-02 Lightbridge Truss Tube Dobsonian with 8" Aperture

by Meade

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 33 x 15 x 15 inches ; 27 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 65 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000EA1R26
• Item model number: 0805-05-02
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,560 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 12, 2006

Product Description

Lightbridge Truss Tube Dobsonian with 8" Aperture

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Meade LightBridge Dobsonian, March 1, 2008

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Richard M. Caiander "Richard Caiander" (Shelburne Falls, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MEADE 0805-05-02 Lightbridge Truss Tube Dobsonian with 8" Aperture (Electronics)

We purchased the Meade LightBridge (8" Dobsonian) and have used it, albeit, sporadically, as the sky has been so overcast here in New England since early December, 2007. The ease of use is great. Size and portability very good, considering the mount type (Dob). Realize that you'll need other eye pieces for different magnifications. We purchased the Meade kit of 6 eye pieces with a barlow and some filters in a hard shell case..which was the way to go. All in all, we're pretty happy with this telescope. Finding Saturn is easy and it looks great with the additonal eye pieces we bought to complement the original purchase. This scope can realistically obtain magnifications up to about 400x. We had a little trouble with the focuser (Crayford style 2") but resolved it quickly with a call to Meade for technical assistance. I will post again later after we've had more experience with the product. Do keep in mind that this scope does not come with a computerized finder so you'll need to do some homework in order to find objects in the night sky. A lot of telescope for the money!

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars We found Saturn, January 7, 2008

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S. Brooks - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MEADE 0805-05-02 Lightbridge Truss Tube Dobsonian with 8" Aperture (Electronics)

We were skeptical of this telescope, but alas, we found Saturn by accident. It was truly amazing. We were expecting a little bit higher magnification, but it is great!