Out of This World: Celestron Powerseeker 127EQ Telescope

Item Number: 607
Time Left: CLOSED
Value: $260
Online Close: Sep 11, 2012 12:00 PM EDT
Bid History: 0 bids - Item Sold!

Description
PowerSeeker telescopes are a great way to open up the wonders of the Universe to the aspiring astronomer! The Celestron PowerSeeker 127EQ Telescope is designed to give the first-time astronomer the perfect combination of quality, value, features and power. Offering exceptional value, the 127EQ is portable yet very powerful, offering a surfeit of optical performance sufficient to turn on any newcomer to the world of amateur astronomy. The PowerSeeker 127EQ comes with high-quality, all-glass optical components and high-transmission coatings for enhanced image brightness and clarity. It offers the larger aperture and greater light-gathering power needed to resolve the faint detail of hundreds of deep-sky and other celestial objects.
Special Instructions
Features:
Sturdy equatorial mount for easy sky tracking
20mm (50X) and 4mm (250X) eyepieces
3X Barlow lens to triple your viewing power
Optical Design: Newtonian Reflector
Aperture (mm): 127 mm (5 in)
Focal Length (mm): 1000 mm (39 in)
Focal Ratio: 7.87
Eyepiece 1 (mm): 20 mm (0.79 in)
Magnification 1: 50x
Eyepiece 2 (mm): 4 mm (0.16 in)
Magnification 2: 250x
Barlow Lens: 3x
Finderscope: 5x24
Mount: German Equatorial
Accessory Tray: No-Tool Tray with Eyepiece holder
Tripod: Aluminum
Weight (lbs): 17 lbs (7.71 kg)
Highest Useful Magnification: 300x
Lowest Useful Magnification: 18x
Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 13
Resolution (Rayleigh): 1.1 arc seconds
Resolution (Dawes): 0.91 arc seconds
Photographic Resolution: 254 line/mm
Light Gathering Power: 329x
Angular Field of View (deg): 0.8 °
Linear Field of View (@1000 yds): 43 ft (13 m)
Secondary Mirror Obstruction: 1.6 in (41 mm)
Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter: 32%
Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area: 10%
Optical Coatings: Aluminum
Optical Tube Length: 20 in (508 mm)