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AWB 130mm Reflector

Description

Keywords: Newtonian Visual Beginner

Currently there are 3 requests to borrow this.

Table Top f/5 Newtonian Telescope.

NOTE: This scope does not include a tripod and is designed to be placed on a small table or similar support. It has an open tube and must be shielded from nearby streetlight or porch lights.

This telescope is suitable for all ages and is a good choice for viewing the moon, planets, and bright deep sky objects. It has a Dobsonian style mounting that is compact and intuitive to use.  It is designed to be placed on a small table or similar support and does not come with a tripod.. A red-dot reflex sight and a set of eyepieces are included..

Details

The AWB (Astronomers Without Borders) OneSky telescope is a 130 mm Newtonian reflector. It The truss tube telescope collapses into a compact size for storage and transport.

This telescope is designed to be placed on a small table or similar support when in use and does not come with a tripod.

The red-dot finder is easy to use. However, you need to be able to see your target in the sky order to aim the scope accurately. In the city, a red-dot finder works well when aiming at the moon, planets, and bright stars. Finding faint deep sky objects generally requires dark sky unless, like the Great Orion Nebula, the object you are looking for is located near a bright star.

It is always good to set up a telescope away from any direct line of sight to porch lights or street lights, and this is especially important for an open truss tube design like the AWB 130.

Specifications:
Aperture: 130 mm
Focal length: 650 mm (f/5)
Eyepieces: 25 mm (26x) and 10 mm (65x)
Tube length collapsed: 24 inches
Tube length collapsed: 14.5 inches
Telescope weight: 14 pounds

Requests to Borrow

There are 3 other members with requests to borrow this equipment.