saxon 1309-EQ2 Velocity Reflector Telescope with Motor Drive
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$799.00
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$699.00
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Keep objects firmly in your sights with thesaxon 130/900 EQ2 Velocity Reflector Telescope with Motor Drive System.
This telescope comes with an aperture of 130mm and a focal length of 900mm, giving you great views of the Moon, planets and deep sky objects. The inclusive accessories, sturdy German Equatorial mount and motor drive system makes tracking sky objects easy. This scope is easy to set up and use - with a little practive you'll be out observing in no time!
Thesaxon 1309EQ2 Velocity Reflector Telescope with Motor Drive System gives you an amazing observation experience without the hefty price tag.
Keep objects firmly in your sights with the saxon 130/900 EQ2 Velocity Reflector Telescope with Motor Drive System.
This telescope comes with an aperture of 130mm and a focal length of 900mm, giving you great views of the Moon, planets and deep sky objects. The inclusive accessories, sturdy German Equatorial mount and motor drive system makes tracking sky objects easy. This scope is easy to set up and use - with a little practive you'll be out observing in no time!
The saxon 1309EQ2 Velocity Reflector Telescope with Motor Drive System gives you an amazing observation experience without the hefty price tag.
Keep objects firmly in your sights with thesaxon 130/900 EQ2 Velocity Reflector Telescope with Motor Drive System.
This telescope comes with an aperture of 130mm and a focal length of 900mm, giving you great views of the Moon, planets and deep sky objects. The inclusive accessories, sturdy German Equatorial mount and motor drive system makes tracking sky objects easy. This scope is easy to set up and use - with a little practive you'll be out observing in no time!
Thesaxon 1309EQ2 Velocity Reflector Telescope with Motor Drive System gives you an amazing observation experience without the hefty price tag.
Description
If you're fascinated with the night sky and want an upgrade from a beginner scope, thesaxon 130/900 EQ2 Velocity Reflector Telescope is for you.
Featuring a large aperture of 130mm which gives plenty of light to help capture views of star clusters, nebulae and galaxies, these intermediate-level telescopes also comes with a good combination of acccessories to help you get started on your observing session.
The saxon 1309EQ2 Velocity Reflector Telescope with Motor Drive Systemhas the following features:
130mm aperture
900mm focal length (f/6.9)
5.2" aluminised & overcoated mirror
Motor drive with clutch, hand control and battery case
5x24 finderscope
German Equatorial EQ2 Mount
Smooth rack and pinion 1.25" focuser
Super 1.25" eyepieces
1.5x erecting prism for terrestrial use
Aluminium tripod with accessory tray.
Why would I need a motor drive?
A motor drive helps by keeping the telescope "on target" by controlling the telescope's tracking speed to compensate for the earth's rotation during long exposure of celestial objects. This will help correct the problem of vibration when viewing a celestial object.
For bright, clear views everytime you'll want the saxon 1309EQ2 Velocity Reflector Telescope with Motor Drive System.
Specifications
Warranty - 5-Years Limited Warranty
OPTICAL DESIGN
Newtonian Reflector
APERTURE
130mm
LOWEST PRACTICAL POWER
No
HIGHEST PRACTICAL POWER
260x
FOCAL LENGTH
900mm
FOCAL RATIO
F/6.9
EYEPIECES
Super 25, Super 10 and SR4
FINDERSCOPE
5x24
BARLOW LENS
No
DIAGONAL
No
MOUNT TYPE
German Equatorial EQ-2
TRIPOD
Aluminium
OPTICAL TUBE DIMENSIONS
17 x 90cm
OPTICAL TUBE WEIGHT
4.50kg
SHIPPING DIMENSIONS
102 x 51 x 26cm3
SHIPPING WEIGHT
19.9kg
What's In The Box
saxon 4mm/10mm/25mm 1.25’’ super Eyepiece
Featuring a 3-element design, these fully-coated eyepieces provide outstanding field correction and long eye-relief. Stray light is eliminated by the fold back rubber eyecups; standard with every Super eyepiece.
It provides upright, correctly-oriented images for land observations. To use, simply insert this eyepiece into the focuser.
saxon Single Axis Motor Drive with Hand Controller and Battery Case EQ2
It compensates for the earth's rotation, allowing you to continuously observe objects in the night sky without adjustment. Additional speed settings allow you to quickly scan the night sky and track moving objects such as planets with the push of a button.
saxon 5x24 Finderscope with bracket
The 24mm aperture with 5x magnification can provide a wide field of view to help you locate objects and align your telescope before you look through the telescope. It’s perfect for beginner telescopes.
saxon EQ2 Mount with Tripod
saxon German Equatorial EQ2 mount with aluminium tripod & accessory tray and 3kg counterweight.
The scope is very good and the mount works, but you need to do some learning and purchasing extra accessories to get the most out of this telescope.
To get a decent view of the planets, you need to buy a 2x barlow and/or 10mm plossl eyepiece, the stock 25mm eyepiece is great but the magnification is only for deep-sky objects like the Orion nebula. The stock 10mm and 4mm aren't very good. The telescope itself usually needs a bit of collimating to get the details on planets. Otherwise everything is clear and intuitive to use.
The mount is expected for the price; it works just fine. However at high magnifications it gets very shaky from any vibration, attaching and getting the motor to work was tricky (don't overtighten it), and you can't accurately polar align the mount so expect to use the dec. knob to manally track one axis from time to time. All of this isn't a huge deal but takes time to get the most out of this telescope.
Overall good for the price.
Great scope but the view of the planets it’s no where near what it says it is, so I need to buy a separate Barlow lens. But other than that great and motor drive is great. Easy assembly
