Celestron NexStar LST 130 Newton

Celestron NexStar LST 130 Newton

Newtonian telescopes are among the most popular entry-level telescopes - after all, they offer the most aperture for the money, and the larger a telescope's aperture, the more you can see in the sky. They are therefore the ideal instruments for deep sky observation: The 130mm main mirror not only collects enough light to show them numerous gas nebulae, galaxies and globular clusters - the short focal length also makes low magnifications possible.

The NexStar SLT 130 also offers a connection option for 1.25" and 2" eyepieces. This allows you to observe extended objects that would not fit in the field of view at higher magnification. Star clusters also benefit from low magnification: they look most beautiful when embedded in a star field. Of course, with the appropriate eyepieces, you can also magnify high to observe details on planets.

The NexStar SLT 130 is a true Newtonian, where the overall length is approximately equal to the focal length. The telescope's optical system consists of two mirrors that can be fully adjusted as needed to achieve optimum performance. Adjustment is a matter of a few minutes, especially with tools such as the Baader Planetarium LaserColli - but it can also be done on the star.

Newtonian telescopes are the only telescopes where the entire optics can be fully adjusted without much effort - but even without additional adjustment, the NexStar SLT 130 delivers impressive images of nebulae and galaxies!