CHF 1'279.00incl. Swiss VAT
Reference SCOPE-0023
Will be ordered for you
Timeframe: 10 days to 3 weeks
Estimated shipping: Between November 21 and 26, 2026
The Dobson StarSense 250mm, featuring innovative StarSense technology, transforms your observing sessions into an interactive and intuitive experience. Designed to deliver exceptional optical performance, this telescope is ideal for serious amateurs and ambitious beginner astronomers. I personally started my journey with a 254mm model! And I still have it—it’s an excellent and optimal aperture. With its 250mm mirror and sturdy mount, it opens a window to the universe like never before.
Side reinforcements enhance stability, guaranteeing a smooth experience even for objects requiring frequent adjustment.
Even under light-polluted city skies, the Dobson StarSense 250mm is capable of revealing planets, bright nebulae and star clusters. Transport it to darker skies to explore hundreds more celestial objects, offering a truly immersive experience.
The Dobson StarSense 250mm is much more than a telescope: it's a gateway to the universe. Whether you're a novice or an experienced observer, it offers exceptional performance and a rewarding observing experience, perfectly suited to all levels.
The Moon in great detail and the planets: Jupiter’s bands and moons, Saturn’s rings. With a diameter of 254 mm, it captures a great deal of light: under a very dark sky, bright galaxies and nebulae become visible. Its maximum useful magnification is approximately 508× (2 × the diameter in mm); in practice, atmospheric turbulence often limits observation to lower magnifications.
Included eyepiece: 25 mm. With a focal length of 1,200 mm, it provides 48× magnification. To calculate the magnification of an eyepiece, divide the telescope's focal length by the eyepiece's focal length.
It can still be transported by car: the tube weighs about 13.24 kg and is about 111.8 cm long, and the mount weighs about 11.6 kg. The tube and the base can be separated for transport.
Yes, just like any Newtonian telescope. A quick check every now and then is enough, especially after transporting it. With a collimation laser, it’s quick and easy. At f/4.7, it’s more demanding: precise alignment is clearly visible at high magnifications.
The included smartphone adapter lets you take souvenir photos of the Moon and the planets—but that's all. Deep-sky photography isn't possible: the mount doesn't track the sky's movement.
Optical tube, Dobsonian mount, 25 mm eyepiece, 2″ Crayford eyepiece holder, StarPointer red-dot finder, StarSense Explorer smartphone mount, StarSense Explorer app unlock code, eyepiece holders, collimation cap, Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition software.
Here are a few accessories we've selected for this model, depending on your needs.
1.25-inch filter designed to screw onto a compatible eyepiece.
Barlow Tele Vue 2×; magnification limited by the sky and the telescope.
An alternative to the eyepieces already included in the kit.
Baader 8–24 mm zoom lens (sold separately); the dedicated Barlow lens is sold separately.
2.25× Barlow lens, designed to be used with the Baader zoom lens (sold separately).
Nagler 13 mm, our favorite; an alternative to other eyepieces.
Zoom 3–8 mm: Adjust the magnification to suit the conditions and check the focus.
