Dobsonian mount

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf telescope mount
gptkbp:advantage large aperture telescopes
not suitable for astrophotography
gptkbp:category astronomical equipment
gptkbp:characteristic altazimuth mount
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:Newtonian_reflector_telescope
gptkbp:feature low cost
portable
simple construction
easy to build
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dobsonian mount
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:John_Dobson
gptkbp:material gptkb:Masonite
gptkb:Teflon
plywood
gptkbp:movement left-right
up-down
gptkbp:popularizedBy 1970s
gptkbp:usedFor amateur astronomy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Newtonian_telescope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5