Celestron Astromaster 130EQ-MD Telescope

Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ Motor Drive Reflector Telescope is a dual-purpose telescope that is great for both terrestrial and celestial viewing. The Astro Master 130 EQ MD Telescope by Celestron includes a motor drive for automatic tracking, and produces bright and clear images of the Moon and planets through the telescope's Fully Coated Lens. The Reflector Telescope has a large 130mm Mirror, making it a great medium-sized telescope that will allow the user room to grow in astronomy.

This 130 mm Mirror is the largest mirror in the AstroMaster Series, and will easily provide enough light to see the moons of Jupiter, rings of Saturn, star clusters, and nebulae. These Celestron Telescopes come with two telescope eyepieces of 50X and 100X magnification, which can pull in objects both near and far away. Celestron AstroMaster 130 EQ-MD Telescopes have an Equatorial Mount that allow the user to follow objects in the sky much easier than an Altazimuth (Alt-az) Mount.

Equatorial mounts use a set of counterweights that balances the telescope as it moves, making the movement more smooth. This is also very effective in high magnifications, when the smallest nudge of the telescope will greatly affect the viewing area.