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- Manual German equatorial mount with setting circles – to accurately 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, a finderscope, and a motor drive
- Motor drive automatically tracks celestial objects as they appear to move across the night sky
- Download Starry Night Basic Software with a 36,000 object database, printable sky maps and enhanced images including 3D renderings of stars, exoplanets, and galaxies
Discover our Solar System with the Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ! You’ll 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, a finderscope, and a motor drive. The two eyepieces offer different magnifications for low and high powered views. The 20mm has a built-in erect image corrector.
Motor Drive -Turn your manual German equatorial mount into a tracking mount by adding the included RA motor drive to your telescope. This easy-to-install RA motor drive compensates for the Earth’s rotation, so the telescope tracks a star’s movement through the night sky from east to west. When the telescope mount is properly polar aligned and the RA drive is attached and running, the user need only make occasional adjustments in declination (Dec) to keep an object in the eyepiece for long periods of time. The Celestron single-axis motor drive runs on a 9V battery, so there are no cords to get in the way. The drive can be used in either the Northern or Southern Hemisphere. To change hemispheres (reverse the motor’s direction), simply by flip the N/S switch on the face of the motor drive. It is also simple to change the speed of the motor. A “Speed Rate Regulator” knob is located just under the power indicator and can be turned in either direction to slow down or speed up the motor. Since solar system objects like the Moon and planets move through the sky at different rates than deep-sky objects do, this gives you the ability to match the motor’s speed to the particular type of object you are observing.
Starry Night Software
Download Celestron’s 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.
SPECIFICATIONS:
| OPTICAL TUBE INFO: | |
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| Optical Design | Newtonian Reflector |
| Aperture | 130mm (5.11″) |
| Focal Length | 650mm |
| Focal Ratio | f/5 |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 1 | 20mm with built-in erect image corrector |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 1 | 33x |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 2 | 10mm standard |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 2 | 65x |
| Barlow Lens | Not Included |
| Finderscope | Built-on StarPointer™ red dot finderscope |
| Star Diagonal | NA |
| Optical Tube | Aluminum |
| 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 |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction | 44mm (1.73″) |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter | 34% |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area | 11% |
| Optical Coatings | Yes |
| Optical Tube Length | 610mm (24″) |
| Optical Tube Diameter | >130mm |
| Optical Tube Weight | |
| Dovetail | CG-5 Dovetail bar |
| MOUNT INFO: | |
| Mount Type | CG-3 Equatorial |
| Height adjustment range (includes mount and tripod) | 812.8mm – 1295.4mm (32″ – 51″) |
| Tripod Leg Diameter | 31.75mm (1.25″) steel |
| Accessory Tray | Yes |
| Tripod Weight | 7.6 lbs (3447.3 g) |
| Slew Speeds | Manual |
| Dovetail Compatibility | CG-5 saddle plate |
| Software | Starry Night Basic Edition | SkyPortal App |
| Total Kit Weight | |
| Included Items | Optical tube | Tripod and mount (preassembled) | 20mm eyepiece with built-in erect image corrector | Standard 10mm eyepiece | Red-dot finderscope | Manual |
Download manual here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/celestron-site-support-files/support_files/AstroMaster-EQ_Telescope_Series_Manual_Web.pdf
Telescope basics: https://celestron-site-support-files.s3.amazonaws.com/support_files/Telescope_Basics_Manual_Web.pdf
Important information to be read prior to purchase:
| Country of Origin: | |
| Sold and Fulfilled By: | Huligun (Bengaluru, Karnataka) |
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| Other terms and conditions: | All general terms and conditions as per website policies contained in footer section and as discussed over email/ whatsapp. No Return, No Exchange. |
Note for Reflectors:
Reflectors have 2 mirrors. The alignment between the 2 mirrors (collimation) is of utmost importance! The new telescopes come collimated form the factory, however, if you make any changes or adjustments in any of the screws around/ behind the primary mirror and and those behind the secondary mirror or those holding the spider, the mirrors will go out of alignment with each other and the telescope will require collimation again. Note that collimation is a DIY process, no other persons or dealers will do it. Although it is part and parcel of using a reflector telescope, it can be quite a tedious process. If you are a beginner/ first time telescope user, please refrain from turning/ opening/ adjusting any screws on the telescope other than those controlling the mount and the focuser. Note that sometimes opening up parts of the telescope may also lead to voiding the warranty of the product!
