


The relatively compact SpaceProbe 130ST EQ weighs just 27 pounds once assembled. The adjustable-height aluminum tripod is strong yet lightweight and includes an accessory tray so you can keep eyepieces, flashlights, and other accessories close by while using the reflector telescope. After a simple polar-alignment procedure, the EQ-2 mount allows you to easily track celestial objects as they appear to migrate across the night sky, so you can observe them in detail.

The Orion SpaceProbe 130ST telescope comes on a sturdy and precise EQ-2 equatorial mount with dual setting circles and slow-motion hand controls. With a 130 millimeter parabolic primary mirror, the 130ST provides great views of deep-sky objects on the included EQ-2 mount and stable tripod. The Orion SpaceProbe 130ST reflector telescope is perfect for the more serious beginner or intermediate stargazer. Orion SpaceProbe 130ST Equatorial Reflector Telescope These features combined with the included 25mm (26x power) and 10mm (65x power) Sirius Plossl telescope eyepieces and quick-release 6x30 achromatic finder scope make this one sweet optical system for astronomy! The SpaceProbe 130ST EQ reflector telescope also includes a collimation cap and center-marked primary mirror for easy optical alignment. Moreover, the secondary mirror is held in an advanced holder with thin 0.5mm metal vanes, to reduce diffraction spikes and light loss. On a short-focal-length design like this one, a parabolic mirror is a must for focusing incoming light to a point and delivering sharp, detailed images. The 130mm aperture primary is a diffraction-limited parabolic mirror, the same type used on much larger reflector telescopes costing many times as much. The focal length of the ST's 130mm (5.1inch) primary mirror is 650mm (f/5), yielding a wider field of view and brighter images for a given telescope eyepiece focal length. The 130ST reflector telescope's optical tube measures 24 inches long compared to 33 inches on the standard 130. This ST, or Short Tube, version of the SpaceProbe 130 reflector is indeed more compact than the standard model. Just what's so nifty about the Orion SpaceProbe 130ST Equatorial Reflector Telescope? The answer is best described as short and sweet. The Orion SpaceProbe 130ST EQ Reflector Telescope is a step up from the standard SpaceProbe 130 EQ for the more serious beginning or intermediate stargazer who wants additional performance, particularly for targeting deep-sky objects. We'll also send you a booking confirmation with payment options and details and a short hire agreement form for you to complete.Our largest aperture SpaceProbe reflector telescope is the niftiest Newtonian reflector on an equatorial mount we've seen in a long time. IMPORTANT - Once we've received your booking request we'll get back to you with confirmation of availability and delivery / collection slot options. ZONE C: Cheshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Humberside, Wiltshire, Somerset ZONE B: Berkshire, Essex, Surrey, Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Oxfordshire, Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Dorset, Shropshire, West Midlands, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire & Lincolnshire ZONE A: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire You’ll also have a folder of stargazing information that shows you where to aim the telescope to get the best views of celestial objects for the time of year. It fits onto a metal rotating base about 15kg in weight that enables you to aim the tube up and down and side to side just by pushing the tube around manually.Ī couple of interchangeable lenses are supplied to give you a choice of magnification to play with. Over 10,000 astronomical objects are easily within the reach of this telescope.įor its large size (telescope tube is 1.3m in length, 30cm in diameter and weighs about 18kg) the 12-Inch 300mm Orion Optics telescope is reasonably portable, and is easy to set up and use. The 30cm diameter mirror gathers an enormous amount of light to reveal intricate detail in many planetary and deep sky objects.
ORION TELESCOPE PORTABLE
The 300mm Orion Optics Dobsonian is the largest portable telescope we currently have for hire. 300mm Orion Optics Dobsonian Reflector Telescope
