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Product 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, 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.
What can I see with a Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ Newtonian w Motor Drive (31051)?
Here are some simulated views of common objects. Results with your telescope will vary with viewing conditions, obrits, equipment and more.
Jupiter with
20mm Eyepiece - 33x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
Jupiter with
10mm Eyepiece - 65x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
Jupiter with
5mm Eyepiece - 130x Magnification
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Moon with 20mm Eyepiece
33x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
Moon with 10mm Eyepiece
65x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
Moon with 5mm Eyepiece
130x Magnification
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Andromeda with 36mm Eyepiece
18x Magnification
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Andromeda with 20mm Eyepiece
33x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
Andromeda with 10mm Eyepiece
65x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
What's in the Box
Specifications
| 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 |
| Barlow Lens: | Not Included |
| Finderscope: | Built-on StarPointer™ red dot finderscope |
| Star Diagonal: | None |
| 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: | Glass mirrors coated with aluminum and SiO2 |
| Optical Tube Length: | 610mm (24") |
| Optical Tube Diameter: | 160.5mm (6.32") |
| Optical Tube Weight: | 7.7 lbs (3.5 kg) |
| Dovetail: | CG-3 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 (3.44 kg) |
| Slew Speeds: | Manual |
| Dovetail Compatibility: | CG-3 saddle plate |
| Software: | Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition Software and SkyPortal App |
| Total Kit Weight: | 17 lbs (7.71 kg) |
