Apertura AD8 Dobsonian 8" Telescope with Accessories

Make your Dobsonian a breeze to move with the Roll Easy Kit. With two way locking casters, increased eyepiece height by 7 inches and mounting bars proudly made in the USA, the Roll Easy Kit is the best way to increase the portability and overall value to an already amazing telescope.

Protect and carry your Apertura AD8 Dobsonian optical tube in this quality soft case! The interior is heavily padded and the finely woven nylon exterior is made to last! Other features include industrial zippers and carry straps that help balance the load.

Replace the collimation screws on the secondary mirror of the AD8 with these longer, no wrench needed collimation knobs for quick and easy tweaking of the telescope’s optical alignment. It'll be worth the price after just one use!

If you like the idea of watching solar eclipses or observing sunspots and other solar detail through your telescope, a safe solar filter is required. This one is designed to fit over the front end of the Apertura AD8. Make sure you read up about how to observe the Sun safely and heed the warnings well. Solar astronomy can be very exciting and educational, but you must take precautions to protect your eyes as well as the eyes of others.

A 2X Barlow is one of the most popular telescope accessories available because it doubles the magnification of any eyepiece with the same barrel size! Since this is a 2” 2X Barlow, it will work great with the AD8’s included 30 mm eyepiece! Without the Barlow, the 30 mm eyepiece will produce about 40X magnification, and with the Barlow, you'll enjoy 80X views. 1.25” eyepieces can also be used in this Barlow with the addition of a 2” to 1.25” Adapter, included with the scope!

This water resistant sky map does double duty! On the front is a northern hemisphere planisphere that rotates so you can figure out what constellations are up for a specific date and time. Inside are seasonal star maps that display where bright stars and celestial objects are located, with info broken down by constellation. Recommended for anyone who wants to know what's up in the sky at any given time, this guide will serve you well for many years to come!

Cover your Apertura AD8 when not in use and keep dust, dirt, and pollen from gathering on the optics, finder, and other parts. This cover is for indoor use or for short stints outdoors, such as when you set up early to acclimate your optics to the outside temperature or are waiting for darkness to fall.