Moon with Celestron 130 EQ

[ThePatooch]

please can anyone direct me to a video that explains how to set up your telescope so that its balanced etc, im complete beginner, i watched one video of them putting it together, but there was no sound telling me what he was doing when balancing it, all the argon is gobbildy gook to me, if i new how to set it up properly, i might be in with a chance of seeing something. also there was no explanation on how to use motor, i have the 130eq.md thanks in advance to any who can help

[LateHeavyBombardment]

what camera did you use?picture looks clear and sharp.

[factsonlyplease1]

What filter would I need to use to see M33 with this and what does an exposure shot mean.

[vetvetja1]

Can I use " celestron Omni 2x barlow 1.25" lens, and celestron omni series 1.25 " (6mm) eyepiece lens" for my astro master 130 eq. is someone who can help pleas? Who is the best chois for view planets

[gl33k]

the best thing to buy , for beginner , low cost stuff, is skywatcher 130/650P. P for "parabolic". Even worst , on several website, i already saw celestron astromaster 130/650 described as a parabolic newtoonnian. wich is not .

if you can't be sure before buy , just buy a 130/900 . the focal make spherical abberation less important. 6.9 ratio focal is correct even with spherical mirror: it doesn't destroy fine detail at biggest magnification.

[gl33k]

i'm not sure. because a french guy tested primary mirroir of skywatcher.

it's a shit too. the spherical aberrration is huge. i'm not sure if it was the "P" model , but for sure, you can bet . the guy tested it with a green laser.

the result is a "no go". lambda/3 RMS. maybe 1 lambda on the wave front. (PV)

so a no go.

prefer a telescope with a control report . you can buy some for 500 550$. not less.

[CondorTanaka]

mas corto q un estornudo

[Zeethr]

great vid, what kind of eyepiece are you using?

[henryburner]

I believe it is an usual parabolic mirror. Just google it.

[henryburner]

This is a good scope for beginners. Im almost half thru the messierlist with this, seen all planets except mercury. Best thing is to use low to medium magnification and a wide field eyepiece. It can give you very nice views of star clusters and even galaxies under a dark sky. Not the best telescope for planetary viewing.

[iprogik]

Highest magnification is 2*D (for this telescope it is 2*130=260x), but recomended is 1.4*D (1.4*130=186x). Also you must know the focal length of objective. If it is 900mm then you can calculate it by this way (zoom=focal lenght of objective / focal length of eyepiece):

for highest it is 260=900/x where x=3.46mm eyepiece;

for recomended it is 186=900/x where x=4.84mm

[haggy38]

Celestron 4mm eyepiece

[renzokata]

@haggy38 very very very nice image. thanks for putting this up here.

[humbemsishere]

whats the best telescope that i can get for 500 us?

[bigabefree]

amazon has a great deal on ioptron computerized telescope right now, 209$

[haggy38]

I will look for a well know telescope brand

[RJL738]

Thank you for showing, the moon is almost a quarter of a million miles away and is more than 2,100 miles in diameter.

God is an awsome God.

[gangman46]

hey, is this telescope good at lookin at planets e.g. jupiter and saturn? please let me know cos i might get this telescope

[haggy38]

It´s a beginner telescope, but you can bet that you will see these planets!!

OverviewAstroMaster 130EQ $ 266

[pickleweasel77]

What kind of lenses did you use to get this type of image? I just purchased this scope as well and am interested in what lenses you use.

[haggy38]

Hi, I used the celestron imagine video transfer.

Regards,

Gustavo

[pkossdude]

I Got the 130EQ today, its heaps cool