The award-winning Sky-Watcher Explorer 130 is a fantastic choice for the serious beginner and also receives high marks from more seasoned astronomers. With an extremely useful 130mm of light gathering aperture, this telescope is a highly capable all-rounder for the observation of the Moon, bright planets, nebulae, galaxies and star clusters. Supplied with the EQ2 equatorial mount, which when polar aligned, will allow you to easily track objects as they move across the night sky via its slow motion control cables. Magnifications (with optics supplied): x36, x72, x90, x180Highest Practical Power (Potential): x260Diameter of Primary Mirror: 130mmTelescope Focal Lengh: 900mm (f/6.92)Eyepieces Supplied (1.25): 10mm & 25mmx2 Barlow LensRed Dot Finder EQ2 Equatorial MountAluminium Tripod with Accessory Tray30% more Light Gathering than 114mmAbout the EQ2 Equatorial Mount:The EQ2 Equatorial Mount is suited to both beginners and experienced astronomers. It offers very good stability and the tall, fully adjustable aluminium tripod with large accessory tray is a real plus. This mount features 360º slow-motion tracking gears on both the right ascension and declination axes with flexible controls. Dual metal setting circles allow location of objects by their R.A. and DEC. coordinates. A separate latitude adjustment aids in polar alignment. An optional D.C. Motor Drive can be installed to the R.A. axis for auto-tracking purposes.Reflector telescopesReflectors use concaved mirrors to collect light with the mirror diameter referring to its aperture. As large mirrors are relatively inexpensive to manufacture, reflector telescopes tend to be cheaper than similarly sized Refractor or Catadioptric telescopes giving excellent value for money.