Celestron AstroMaster 130 EQ Telescope

Achromatic refractor with a lens diameter 130 mm and focal length 650 mm.

This lenticular telescope collects 345x more light from the human eye at night. It is mounted on a parallax mount, and the whole thing is light enough to allow easy movement to other locations, such as away from artificial light sources that have an adverse effect on night sky observations. The image seen is bright and high-contrast.


The image seen is bright and high-contrast.
Included with the telescope
. Finder: StarPointer
. accessory table
steel tripod
eyepiece 1: 20 mm 1.25", 50° (32.5x)
. eyepiece 2: 10 mm 1.25", 50° (65x)

Technical data
. Telescope series: AstroMaster
Telescope optical system: Newtonian
Eyepiece field of view: 1.5°
Aperture: 130 mm
Objective focal length: 650 mm
Focal length: 5
Focal length of eyepiece 1: 20 mm
Focal length of eyepiece 2: 10 mm
Finder: red dot (StarPointer)
. Mount type: parallactic
Tripod: 1.25 steel
Highest usable magnification: 195
Smallest usable magnification: 19
Stellar range: 12.9 mag
Resolution (Rayleigh): 1.07 angular seconds
Resolution (Dawes): 0.89 angular seconds
Collective capacity (compared to the unaided eye): 345
Tube length: 610 mm
Telescope control: micromotion knobs
Magnification with eyepiece 1: 33
Magnification with eyepiece 2: 65
Eyepiece focuser: rack and pinion
Extractor diameter: 1.25
Manufacturer: Celestron, USA