This lightweight 5" reflector is a favorite of many new astronomers because
it features remarkable light gathering with sharp images for its price and
size. With a standard 20mm Plossl more than the entire moon fills the
eyepiece. You'll view innumerable star clusters and dark clouds, not to
mention nebulas and galaxies.
Add a 32mm and the heavens open up with a remarkable 2.5 degree field of
view! All of the stars in the Pleiades can be viewed at the same time. The
visual observer will enjoy wide views of deep sky objects. Actual groups of
nebula or clusters can be viewed at the same time with this instrument.
The R130Sf comes standard with the 6 x30 finder and dovetail tube plate
that fits very well on all the Vixen mounts.
This is a scope you can start with on a basic user-friendly Porta Mount
and later move up to one of our electronic mounts such as the Skypod or
Sphinx.
The remarkably fast 200mm (8") f/4 parabolic primary mirror of the R200SS Newtonian reflector gives extremely
sharp images with no chromatic aberration. The use of state-of-the-art coating technology yields the ideal
surface for its f/4 primary mirror. The visual observer will enjoy wide views of deep sky objects. Actual
groups of nebula or clusters can be viewed at the same time with this instrument.
The telescope's large aperture and compact body make it ideally suited for astrophotography of nebulae, star
clusters and comets. The use of the optional coma corrector allows for a sharp coma-free image from edge to
edge, and the rack and pinion focusing mount, with an adapter, accepts 2 eyepieces.