Sky-Watcher Skywatcher Explorer 130P Parabolic Newtonian Reflector Telescope

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Skywatcher 130P EQ2 Telescope COLLECTION ONLY Cash on collection only and within 24 hours of auction ending I am reluctantly selling my beloved SkyWatcher 130P. Why so reluctantly? Because it's just too good! It's so good that it's got me interested enough to upgrade (trust me, if it was no good I would have lost interest instead!).I'd love to keep up, but I need the space after an upgrade. It's in great condition, and comes with: EQ2 stand with slow motion controls one eyepieces super 25wide angle lense long eye relif Barlow lens (this is used in conjunction with the eyepieces to double the magnification to 52x motor drive Fitted and working mo re about the telescope It has an EQ2 mount. This basically means it aligns to the rotation of the earth so it's easy to track objects (especially using the motor). To be honest I've never bothered - as a beginner you can just twiddle the knobs to keep the (slowly moving) object in the middle. As you get more advanced though it gives you room to grow your skills. (The alternative mount is Alt-Az which is a cheaper up/down/left/right). 130 stands for 130mm = the aperture size = about 5". The P stands for parabolic, don't make the mistake of getting the 130M instead as the 130P is far superior: 20 years ago this would have been a professional telescope!Red dot finder (EASY to use, I now have read more