Sky-Watcher EXPLORER-130P Parabolic Newtonian Reflector Telescope

Sky-Watcher EXPLORER-130P EQ2 Telescope is a fantastic choice for the serious beginner and also receives high marks from more seasoned astronomers. With an extremely useful 130mm of light gathering aperture and a superb parabolic primary mirror, this telescope is a highly capable all-rounder for the observation of the Moon, bright planets, nebulae, galaxies and star clusters.

Sky-Watcher EXPLORER-130P EQ2 Telescope is supplied with the EQ2 equatorial mount, which when polar aligned, will allow you to easily track objects as they move across the night sky via its slow motion control cables. There also motor upgrades available for this mount.

Sky-Watcher EXPLORER-130P EQ2 Telescope feature premium-quality Parabolic Primary Mirror, normally found in larger more expensive telescopes, to eliminate spherical aberrations, producing even sharper, higher-contrast images which are full of detail. A parabolic or more accurately a "paraboloidal" mirror, is ground to a shape which brings all incoming light rays to a perfect focus, on axis. In addition they feature 0.5mm Ultra-Thin secondary mirror supports, to reduce diffraction spikes and light loss.

Specifications: 

• Magnifications (with Eyepieces supplied): x26 & x65
• Highest Practical Power (Potential): x260
• Diameter of Primary Mirror: 130mm
• Telescope Focal Length: 650mm (f/5)
• Eyepieces Supplied (1.25"): 10mm & 25mm
• Parabolic Primary Mirror 
• 0.5mm Ultra-Thin Secondary Mirror Supports
• Red Dot Finder
• EQ2 Equatorial Mount
• Aluminium Tripod with Accessory Tray
• 30% more Light Gathering than 114mm

”The quality of the star images cannot be faulted, and a higher magnification of Mars showed surface detail well"

Sir Patrick Moore 1923 to 2012
Endorsed and recommended by Sir Patrick Moore CBE FRS

"I was most impressed by the views revealed by the ‘scope during tests…Despite a phase of nearly 96 percent, the waxing gibbous Moon revealed a seemingly inexhaustible amount of fine detail... Highly recommended!"

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