Description
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, and a finderscope. The two
eyepieces offer different magnifications for low and high powered views. The
20mm has a built-in erect image corrector.
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.
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 DesignNewtonian Reflector
Aperture130mm (5.11″)
Focal Length650mm (25.6″)
Focal Ratiof/5
Focal Length of Eyepiece 120mm (.78″) with built-in erect image corrector
Magnification of Eyepiece 133x
Focal Length of Eyepiece 210mm (.4″) standard
Magnification of Eyepiece 265x
FinderscopeBuilt-on StarPointer
Star DiagonalNone
Highest Useful Magnification307x
Lowest Useful Magnification19x
Limiting Stellar Magnitude13.1
Resolution (Rayleigh)1.07 arc seconds
Resolution (Dawes).89 arc seconds
Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye)345x
Optical CoatingsAluminum
Optical Tube Length610mm (24″)
Mount Info:
Mount TypeCG-3 Equatorial
Tripod1.25″ steel tube legs
SoftwareStarry Night Basic Edition
Included AccessoriesOptical tube| Tripod | Accessory tray | 2 eyepieces – 20mm
with built-in erect image corrector and a 10mm