130mm Diameter Newtonian Telescope Optical Tube & Mount Packages

Vixen telescopes high quality Japan OpticsThis lightweight 5” reflector is a favorite of many new astronomers because it features remarkable light gathering with sharp images for its price and size. With a standard 20mm Plőssl, more than the entire moon fills the eyepiece. You’ll view innumerable star clusters and dark clouds, not to mention nebulas and galaxies. Add a 32mm and the heavens open up with a remarkable 2.5 degree field of view! All of the stars in the Pleiades can be viewed at the same time. The visual observer will enjoy wide views of deep sky objects. Actual groups of nebula or clusters can be viewed at the same time with this instrument.

The R130Sf comes standard with the 6 x 30 finder and dovetail tube plate that fits very well on all the Vixen mounts. This is a scope you can start with on a basic user-friendly Porta Mount and later move up to one of our electronic mounts such as the Skypod or Sphinx. Vixen R130Sf with Porta Mount

Optical tube 130mm, Multi Coated, Newtonian Optical Tube

Focal Length / F# 650mm F/5.0

Eyepieces PL20mm, PL 6.3mm

Finder scope 6 x 30 Finder

Highest Useful Magnification 260x

Limiting Stellar Magnitude 12.3

Resolution: Rayleigh

Resolving power : 0.89"

Light Gathering Power 345x

Field of View: standard eyepiece

with LV20mm : 1.5 degrees - 40x

Optical Coatings; Multi-coated

Optical Tube Length

Tube diameter 140mm / 5.5 in

Length 650mm / 25.5 in

Optical Tube Weight

9 lbs

Price $239.00 Optical Tube Only

130mmNEWT$239.00

Vixen R130Sf with Porta Mount (ITEM #3354)

Vixen telescopes high quality Japan OpticsThe R130Sf 5” Newtonian telescope comes standard with the 6 x30 finder and dovetail tube plate that attaches quickly to the Porta mount. It’s the perfect medium aperture, pick up and go package. The PORTA gives great performance when viewing objects at high magnification, the damping and vibration being significantly reduced as compared to other lesser quality telescope mounts.

Package Details

The R130Sf with Porta Package comes complete with:

* R130Sf 5.1 inch f/5.0 Optical Tube * 6x30 finderscope * Finder Bracket * 2” eyepiece adapter * Eyepieces: PL 20mm, PL 6.3mm * Tube Rings * Dove-tail-plate * Porta Mount with locking extension legs, accessory tray, slow-motion controls and adjustment tool set.

Price: $479.00

130SFPORTA$479.00

R130Sf with GP2 Mount Package

Vixen telescopes high quality Japan OpticsThe R130Sf Newtonian telescope comes standard with the 6 x30 finder, and dovetail tube plate that attaches quickly to the GP2 mount. You can use this package for visual as well as beginning astrophotography.

Technical data GP2 Mount

* R.A Axis: 144 tooth worm gears * Declination Axis: 144 tooth worm gears * R.A. graduations: available as an option * Dec graduations: available as an option * Polar Axis Scope: available as an option * Polar Axis Altitude adjustment 0 to 62 degrees * Azimuth Adjustment with fine adjustment screws * Counter weight 1 x 3.7kg * Maximum loading weight 7kg (15lbs)

Package Details

The R130Sf with GP2 Package comes complete with:

* R130Sf 5.1 inch f/5.0 Optical Tube * 6x30 finderscope * Finder Bracket * 2” eyepiece adapter * Eyepieces: PL20mm, PL6.3mm * Tube Rings * Dove-tail-plate * GP2 Mount with locking extension legs and, slow motion controls.

Price: $799.00

R130SF WITH GP2 MOUNT AND STARBOOK S $1499

130SFGP2$799.00CHOOSE GP2 PACKAGE:

Vixen R130Sf with Skypod mount (ITEM #25004)

Vixen telescopes high quality Japan OpticsThe R130Sf comes standard with the 6 x30 finder and dovetail tube plate that fits very well on all the Vixen mounts. Attach it to the Skypod and you have a great 5” telescope and a versatile GoTo mount.

The Skypod is a unique portable alt-azimuth computer controlled "Go To" mount that evolved from the very successful Vixen Sphinx mount. The Skypod incorporates a compact computer controlled Alt-Az system that automatically slews the telescope from one object to another. The 22,000 plus object data base provides an endless variety of object to view and is upgradeable.

This new and portable GoTo travel mount uses the modified Starbook S hand controller that offers the same practical user concept of the Sphinx controller. A display shows you a map of the sky so that you always know where you are.

The controller is integrated into the mount. You can take it off for remote control, but you can always put it back for safe storage and transport. This means that for transport you can avoid all the separate small parts that are otherwise easily lost.

The R130Sf with Skypod package comes complete with:

* R130Sf 5.1 inche f/5.0 Telescope, * 6x30 finder-scope and Finder bracket. * 2" eyepiece adapter and 1 Ľ Flip mirror. * Eyepieces: PL20mm, PL6.3mm * Tube Rings and Dove-tail plate. * Half Pillar counterweight * Skypod mount Starbook controller and tripod

Price: $1299.00

130SFSKYPOD$1,299.00

Vixen Mounts

Vixen telescopes high quality Japan OpticsVixen Optics can provide you with a varied selection of mount. Vixen’s Altazimuth Mounts have simple vertical and horizontal motion controls designed to easily assist you to point your telescope at your viewing objective. Both the SkyPod and Porta mounts can be handled and assembled with ease.

Vixens Equatorial allow you to track an object in accordance with the diurnal motion of the Earth. The sphinx Mount is ideal for long observing sessions at high powers, ideal for astrophotogaphy. The GP2 and GP2D Mount are easy to operate and are designed for both the celestial and terrestrial observers...

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