Celestron Astromaster 130 EQ MD Motor Drive Reflector Telescope #31051

If you're looking for a dual-purpose telescope appropriate for both terrestrial and celestial viewing, then the Astromaster Series is for you! Each model is capable of giving correct views of land and sky. The Astromaster Series produce bright, clear images of the Moon and planets. It is easy to see the moons of Jupiter and the rings of Saturn with this fine instrument. This model includes a motor drive, for automatic tracking of celestial objects once located.

The 130mm mirror and 650mm focal length delivers enough magnification, resolution and light gathering ability to view details of the lunar surface on the Moon. You should also be able to view the rings of Saturn, the polar ice caps on Mars, the cloud belts on Jupiter and a number of deep-sky targets including the famous globular cluster in Hercules and the Great Nebula in Orion.

An easy to use built-in red-dot finder helps you centre the target and an all-metal German equatorial (GEQ) mount with flexible control cables enables you to track the target manually as it moves across the sky