Skywatcher - Explorer-130 EQ-2 Newtonian reflector
The award-winning Sky-Watcher EXPLORER-130 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, this telescope is a highly capable all-rounder for the observation of the Moon, bright planets, nebulae, galaxies and star clusters. Supplied with the EQ-2 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.
Features - Aluminized and overcoated mirrors
- 130mm primary mirror collects 30% more light than the 114mm, resulting better image resolution and brighter image
- Smooth rack-and-pinion 1.25" focuser
Delivery contents
- Optical Tube
- Tuberings
- EQ2 Mount
- Tripod
- 2x Eyepiece 10mm+25mm
- 2x Barlowlense
- 5x24 finderscope or Starpoint red Dot Finder (varies from manufacturer without our knowledge)
Products specifications
| Aperture | 130 mm |
| Focuser | 1 1/4" Rack and Pinion |
| Connection to eyepiece | 1 1/4" |
| Tracking | manually |
| Total Weight | 44.5 lb |
| Designation | Equatorial Mount with slow motion Control in both Axes |
| Included accessories | 2 x Barlow 1.25" |
| Focal ratio | f/6.92 |
| Type of mount | EQ2 |
| Focal length | 900 mm |
| Type of telescope | Newton |
| Eyepieces | 10 mm and 25 mm |
| Weight of mount | 7 kg |
| Tube weight | 4.2Kg |
| Viewfinder | Red dot finder or 5 x 24 finder |
