![]() (declination) settings, which were smooth and easy to use. The mount also has two slow-motion controls for fine tuning in both RA (right ascension) and dec. It uses Capstan-style locking knobs on both axes, which replace the more traditional side knobs and we found that after a little practice it became second nature to loosen these to make large-scale adjustments to the direction the scope is pointing. Just pop it onto the tripod, bolt it in place and then put the scope onto the Vixen-style head, and you are ready to go. This makes it easier to set up and use, especially as it comes as one unit ready assembled. Sky-Watcher StarQuest 130P Newtonian reflector’s mountĮquatorial mounts for ranges of smaller telescopes can often look a little clumsy, difficult to use and quite frankly old-fashioned, but the mount with the StarQuest 130P is an interesting, more compact and modern design. We also had a good view of Gamma ( γ ) Andromedae, which appeared as a tighter version of Albireo, and it was also a pleasing sight when we added our own 2x Barlow lens. The colours were well defined with gold and sky blue, and the components were clearly separated with dark space between them. ![]() We then viewed the wonderful double star Albireo (Beta ( β ) Cygni) in Cygnus, first with the 25mm eyepiece and then with the 10mm. Optically the system is classed as ‘fast’ at f/5, so we looked at Altair (Alpha ( α ) Aquilae) and noted how the star appeared from one side of the view to the other using the 25mm eyepiece.Īltair appeared as a good tight pinprick for 70% of the view, but then showed some distortion towards the field edges, which is on a par with many other scopes we have tested. We checked the collimation of the optics and found they were still aligned despite the transportation, so we went straight to work, late into the next clear night. The system only weighs 8kg and it’s easy to assemble, which means the StarQuest 130P is much more likely to get used than a more awkward setup, and less likely to get left in corner of a room without any action.
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