Sky-Watcher Explorer-130 EQ2 Telescope

The Sky-Watcher Explorer-130 EQ2 Telescope is ideal for serious beginners. It comes with a stable, aluminium tripod, and a solid EQ2 equatorial mount with slow motion controls for smooth and easy guidance around the night sky. Whether your interest is Deep-Sky, the Moon and Planets, or a combination of both, the Explorer range offers excellent all round Diffraction-Limited performance.

Key Features: Sky-Watcher Explorer-130 EQ2 Telescope

• Magnifications (with optics supplied): x36, x72, x90, x180
• Highest Practical Power (Potential): x260
• Diameter of Primary Mirror: 130mm
• Telescope Focal Length: 900mm (f/6.92)
• Eyepieces Supplied (1.25"): 10mm & 25mm
• x2 Barlow Lens
• Red Dot Finder
• EQ2 Equatorial Mount
• Aluminium Tripod with Accessory Tray
• 30% more Light Gathering than 114mm

About the EQ2 Equatorial Mount:

The EQ2 Equatorial Mount is suited to both beginners and experienced astronomers. It offers very good stability and the tall, fully adjustable aluminium tripod with large accessory tray is a real plus. This mount features 360º slow-motion tracking gears on both the right ascension and declination axes with flexible controls. Dual metal setting circles allow location of objects by their R.A. and DEC. coordinates. A separate latitude adjustment aids in polar alignment. An optional D.C. Motor Drive can be installed to the R.A. axis for auto-tracking purposes.

Reflector Telescopes

Reflectors use concaved mirrors to collect light with the mirror diameter referring to its aperture. As large mirrors are relatively inexpensive to manufacture, reflector telescopes tend to be cheaper than similarly sized Refractor or Catadioptric telescopes giving excellent value for money.