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Outside Magazine, December 2008

Gift Guide 2008
Explore: Orion's SkyQuest XT10 Classic Dobsonian

Explore Orions SkyQuest
(Photograph by Mark Wiens)
Orion's SkyQuest XT10 Classic Dobsonian telescope is like HD for the night sky. The ten-inch aperture pulls in more light than most intermediate-level telescopes, so the otherwise blurry arms of distant galaxies, dust lanes of the Milky Way, and colorful nebulae appear in sharp contrast. And with its simple mount and easily pointed swivel, you don't need to be a rocket scientist to use it. Go ahead, check up on the neighbors ($480; telescope.com).