VIXEN R130SF 5 NEWTONIAN REFLECTOR with PORTA MOUNT SETUP IN 5 MINUTES....PRICE $479...SALE PRICE $399 Start Price USD 399.00 Current Price USD 399.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 14, 2008 End Time Monday, November 24, 2008 Location Staten Island, New York See more about 'VIXEN R130SF 5 NEWTONIAN REFLECTOR with PORTA MOUNT' Description smartastronomy Store VIXEN R130SF REFLECTOR TELESCOPE WITH PORTA MOUNTTHE PERFECT GRAB-N-GO SCOPE PACKAGE. VIXEN R130SF HAS OUTSTANDING OPTICAL PERFORMANCE COUPLED WITH A STURDY PORTA MOUNTThis 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 x 30 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 PORTA MOUNT gives great performance when viewing objects at high magnification, the damping and vibration being significantly reduced as compared to other lesser quality telescope mounts.Vixen R130Sf with Porta Mount Optical tube 130mm, Multi Coated, Newtonian Optical TubeFocal Length / F# 650mm F/5.0Eyepieces PL20mm, PL 6.3mmFinder scope 6 x 30 FinderHighest Useful Magnification 260xLimiting Stellar Magnitude 12.3Resolution: RayleighResolving power : 0.89"Light Gathering Power 345xField of View: standard eyepiecewith LV20mm : 1.5 degrees - 40xOptical Coatings; Multi-coatedOptical Tube LengthTube diameter 140mm / 5.5 inLength 650mm / 25.5 inOptical Tube Weight 9 lbs VIXEN PORTA MOUNTFor so many years the beginning astronomer was forced to buy a mount that was unstable and almost useless when viewing at high power. More often than not, the frustration of using an unstable mount resulted in the telescope only being used for one night and being left in a closet to collect dust. The Porta mount changes all that. It is one of Vixen's proudest designs. The combination of smooth movement, rigid design and stable platform makes your first use a pleasure and will bring you back to view more and more of the night sky.The Vixen PORTA comes equipped with two fine adjustment handles for whole circle slow motion in both directions. It is useful for fine motion in searching and tracking celestial objects. In addition, it is a great mount for terrestrial viewing. Our gear drives it make it a simple matter to precisely track a planet or a ship on the horizon by simply turning the elevation and or azimuth control handles. The “World-Standard” dovetail attachment system on PORTA was developed by Vixen. This allows the PORTA to accept various dovetail mounted optical tubes and binoculars. Specifications:Mount Type: Altazimuth MountVertical and Horizontal slow motion: 120 tooth wheel gears whole circle movementOptical tube attachment: Dovetail plate attachment systemMaximum load weight:11 lbsWeight: 5.5 kg/ 12 lbs including tripodTripod: Aluminum 2 section adjustable tripod, legs adjustable from 90cm to 130cmCheck out my other items!Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Place a Bid!