Description
Discover our Solar System with the Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ! Youll be ready to observe in minutes thanks to the quick and easy no-tool setup. The 130EQ provides bright, clear images of the Moon, planets, star clusters, and more for great nighttime viewing.
Manual German Equatorial telescope
The AstroMaster mount comes with two slow motion control knobs that allow you to make fine pointing adjustments to the telescope in both Right Ascension and Declination axes, also referred to as RA and DEC.
Accessories Included
Accessories include a 20mm and 10mm eyepiece, and a finderscope. The two eyepieces offer different magnifications for low and high powered views. The 20mm has abuilt-in erect image corrector.
Starry Night Software
Download Celestrons Starry Night Software and learn about the night sky, celestial objects, and how to plan your next observing session. Celestron Starry Night Software is the premier astronomy software package on the market, providing resources and knowledge to view our solar system and beyond.
- Manual German equatorial mount with setting circles to locate and track sky objects
- Adjustable, full height steel tripod with deluxe accessory tray
- Quick and easy no-tool setup
- Accessories include a 20mm and 10mm eyepiece, and a finderscope
- Download Starry Night Basic Software with a 10,000 object database, printable sky maps and 75 enhanced images
| Optical Tube Info: | |
|---|---|
| Optical Design | Newtonian Reflector |
| Aperture | 130mm (5.11) |
| Focal Length | 650mm (25.6) |
| Focal Ratio | f/5 |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 1 | 20mm (.78) with built-in erect image corrector |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 1 | 33x |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 2 | 10mm (.4) standard |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 2 | 65x |
| Finderscope | Built-on StarPointer |
| Star Diagonal | None |
| Highest Useful Magnification | 307x |
| Lowest Useful Magnification | 19x |
| Limiting Stellar Magnitude | 13.1 |
| Resolution (Rayleigh) | 1.07 arc seconds |
| Resolution (Dawes) | .89 arc seconds |
| Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye) | 345x |
| Optical Coatings | Aluminum |
| Optical Tube Length | 610mm (24) |
| Mount Info: | |
| Mount Type | CG-3 Equatorial |
| Tripod | 1.25 steel tube legs |
| Software | Starry Night Basic Edition |
| Included Accessories | Optical tube| Tripod | Accessory tray | 2 eyepieces 20mm with built-in erect image corrector and a 10mm |
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