This 150mm Newtonian reflector telescope with 1200mm focal length f/8 comes with a solid EQ3 equatorial mount. The equatorial mount has an adjustable height aluminium tripod with convenient accessory tray.
This reflector has an excellent combination of aperture and long focal length for the best in planetary images.
The 150mm primary mirror gathers enough light to reveal deep sky luminaries. With 33% more light gathering power than a 130mm reflector and 73% more light power than 114mm, this telescope's aperture is perfect for observing the planets, star clusters, nebulae and a whole host of deep sky objects.
This Newtonian reflector telescope comes with two standard 1.25" eyepieces offering a different magnifications, and a 6x 30mm finderscope. Perfect for the enthusiast astronomer who wants to see more detail than smaller model reflectors can provide.
This Saxon reflector features a four-arm secondary mirror bracket with fine supports (0.5mm thick) to reduce diffraction spikes and light loss.
Features include:
- Diameter/Aperture: 150mm (6")
- Focal Length: 1200mm
- Paraboloidal (parabolic) primary mirror
- Diffraction limited secondary mirror support
- EQ3 equatorial mount
- 6x 30mm achromatic finderscope for easy location of objects
- Smooth rack-and-pinion 1.25" focuser
- Long focal length allows good viewing at both high and low powers with different eyepieces
- Good resolution of deep sky objects
- Perfect for serious amateur astronomers