S&T Test Report by Rod Mollise A Tabletop Go To Dobsonian Sky-Watcher's Virtuoso GTi 150P adds a computerized mount to this capable 6-inch Newtonian. Sky-Watcher Virtuoso GTi 150P U.S. Price: $470 skywatcherusa.com What We Like Excellent optics Accurate Go To Freedom Find keeps alignment What We Don't Like Helical focuser rough motion Manual doesn't cover control app WHEN I REVIEW a telescope, I like to look at the manufacturer's ads to see what they think deserves mention. What's special about the instrument? Sky-Watcher's advertisement for the Virtuoso 150P Tabletop f/5 Dobsonian reflector leads off with " These ain't no toys. " Which (despite the double negative) started me thinking. The past 40 years of amateur astronomy has been the age of huge telescopes - a time when a 12-inchaperture instrument is considered " small " by some. When I was a young astronomer, however, the 6-inch (150-mm) Newtonian reflector was the norm, and amateurs did amazing work with it. A scope of this size is both " portable and powerful, " as SkyWatcher's ad also states. The Virtuoso Package I hadn't used a 6-inch reflector in a long time and was hopeful this one might be worth coming home to, but I was skeptical. The manufacturer makes a lot tThe Virtuoso 150P is a 6-inch, f/5 Newtonian reflector on a compact Go To mount controlled with either the manufacturer's SynScan or SynScan Pro smartphone apps. 64 JULY 2023 * SKY & TELESCOPE ALL IMAGES COURTESY OF THE AUTHORhttp://www.skywatcherusa.com