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Welcome to the Telescope Piki, the best place to decide between telescopes. Telescopes allow humans to view objects at great distances through the use of electromagnetic energy. This Piki makes use of more than 3,700 facts about 2 telescopes. Sort and filter these telescopes according to your preferences using the options on the left. Whether you're looking for telescopes with a high maximum useful magnification, telescopes under $1,500 or something else entirely, we have you covered.

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Selected Preferences Mount Type: Dobson (Dobson: Required) Overall: Best

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Orion SkyQuest XX14i IntelliScope Truss Dobsonian (7...

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The Orion SkyQuest XX14i IntelliScope Truss Dobsonian (712 x 356mm) Telescope is expensive. It has a maximum useful magnification of 712 x, an optical diameter of 356 millimeters and an optical finderscope. It has a dobson mount and a dovetail mount.

  • Given that users looking for Best Dobson Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Orion SkyQuest XX14i IntelliScope Truss Dobsonian (712 x 356mm) Telescope achieves 94% performance in this category.

    Price: $1,899.99
  • The Orion SkyQuest XX14i IntelliScope Truss Dobsonian (712 x 356mm) Telescope achieves 87% performance for vision quality.

    Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 712 x, Optical Diameter - 356 mm, Focal Length - 1650 mm
  • The Orion SkyQuest XX14i IntelliScope Truss Dobsonian (712 x 356mm) Telescope achieves 97% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings.

    Composite Score: 98
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Orion SkyQuest XX12i IntelliScope Truss-Tube Dob (61...

97% fit

The Orion SkyQuest XX12i IntelliScope Truss-Tube Dob (610 x 305mm) Telescope is moderately priced. It has a maximum useful magnification of 610 x, an optical diameter of 305 millimeters and an optical finderscope. It has a dobson mount and a dovetail mount.

  • Given that users looking for Best Dobson Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Orion SkyQuest XX12i IntelliScope Truss-Tube Dob (610 x 305mm) Telescope achieves 96% performance in this category.

    Price: $1,299.99
  • The Orion SkyQuest XX12i IntelliScope Truss-Tube Dob (610 x 305mm) Telescope achieves 74% performance for vision quality.

    Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 610 x, Optical Diameter - 305 mm, Focal Length - 1500 mm
  • The Orion SkyQuest XX12i IntelliScope Truss-Tube Dob (610 x 305mm) Telescope achieves 95% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings.

    Composite Score: 96
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