"Good for advanced observing"....."Saturn was a stunning sight"
BBC Sky At Night Magazine
The Sky-Watcher EXPLORER-150P is a fantastic choice for intermediate astronomers and also the serious beginner. With a large 150mm of light gathering aperture combined with superb parabolic optics, this telescope is a highly capable all-rounder with excellent performance for the observation of the Moon, planets, nebulae, galaxies and star clusters.
- Magnifications (with eyepieces supplied): x30, x60, x75, x150
- Highest Practical Power (potential):x300
- Diameter of Primary Mirror: 150mm
- Telescope Focal Length: 750mm (f/5)
- Tube assembly available separately
- Supplied complete with 10mm & 25mm eyepieces
- 6x30 finderscope
- x2 Barlow lens 1.25" (with camera adaptor)
- Parabolic primary mirror & secondary mirror with Radiant™ Aluminum Quartz (RAQ™) coating providing up to 94% reflectivity with optimal durability and long term performance
- 0.5mm Ultra-Thin Secondary Mirror Supports
- Direct SLR Camera Connection
PARABOLIC PRIMARY MIRRORSFeatures High Quality Parabolic Primary Mirrors to eliminate spherical aberrations inherent in 'fast' focal lengh reflectors with spherical primary mirrors. The mirrors are parabolized to bring all the light rays to the same focal point to give sharp, constrasty images, which are full of detail.
