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127 Star Discovery Maksutov – Black Tube

Wifi
  • Fully Multi-Coated 127mm Maksutov-Cassegrain
  • User Level; beginner – intermediate
  • Views of the moon, comets, planets and stars
  • A simple yet efficient mount for telescopes or cameras
  • Go-To, auto-tracking Alt-Azimuth mount
  • Time-lapse function
  • 5 Years Sky-Watcher limited warranty

$1,299.00

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Description

Sky-Watcher Star Discovery 127mm Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope

The 127 Star Discovery Maksutov-Cassegrain is a compact and powerful optical design that combines a front meniscus lens and two mirrors. The optical tube is closed by the front meniscus, keeping the mirrors protected from atmospheric agents such as humidity, dust and pollution. The tube is short but the focal length is long allowing high magnification with the standard eyepieces.  With maximum practical magnification of 254x , this Sky-Watcher Telescope will reveal details in Saturn’s rings, Jupiter’s bands, the Martian polar ice caps, and the phases of Venus and the moon.

The Sky-Watcher 127/1500 Star Discovery is a fully automatic telescope ideal for beginners and those who want to get straight to observing. Aligning the mount takes mere minutes with the “Bright Object” alignment mode, and the computerised SynScan system is the ultimate upgrade that allows automatic pointing and tracking of more than 42,000 object in the sky! This means less time spent finding a faint nebula or a distant planet and more time to enjoy observing. Astronomy has never been so easy!

The Star Discovery mount is the upgrade of the Star Explorer, featuring the Freedom Find dual encoder technology. Once aligned, the telescope can be manually pointed anywhere in the sky without losing alignment, giving the user enormous freedom, convenience and flexibility during the observations.

Star Discovery Mount Features:

  • SynScan Database with 42,900+ Objects (NGC, SAO, IC and SAO Catalogues)
  • One, Two, Three or Brightest Star Alignment
  • Freedom Find Dual Encoder Technology
  • Pointing Accuracy Enhancement Feature (PAE)
  • Unknown Object Identification Feature
  • Tracking Rates: Sidereal, Lunar, Solar
  • Slewing Speeds: 1x, 2x, 16x, 32x, 64x, 128x, 400x, 500x, 600x, 800x
  • Astro Time-Lapse Function
  • DSLR Snap Port (optional cable)
  • Compatible with Vixen Style Bars
  • Power Requirement: 12V DC or AA Batteries (not supplied)

In the Box:

  • 102mm Maksutov Cassegrain
  • Star Discovery Alt-Azimuth Go-To Mount
  • Stainless Steel Tripod with Accessory Tray
  • SynScan Hand Control
  • PC Connection Cord
  • Eyepiece Super 25mm (60x) & Super 10mm (150x) – 1.25″ barrel
  • 90° Star Diagonal – 1.25″ barrel
  • 6×30 Finderscope
  • User Manual

Download the Star Discovery Manual Here

SPECIFICATIONS

Model SW127MAKSD-R
Optical design Maksutov Cassegrain
Aperture 127mm
Focal Length 1500mm
Focal Ratio f/11.8
Resolving Power 0.94″
Stellar Limit Magnitude 12.5
Highest Practical Magnification 254X
Light gathering power (compared to the unaided eye) 329
Focuser Diameter 1.25″
Recommended Usage Viewing Moon and Planets
Deep Sky Observation

Tour the night sky at the touch of a button

All Sky-Watcher Goto telescopes are equipped with either a SynScan hand controller or Wifi Adaptor. Please check product specifications before purchasing.

For amateur astronomers seeking superior equatorial control and the ease of a high-precision computerised Go-To telescope mounting system for imaging or visual applications, the family of SynScan TM Pro Series mountings are the answer. All SynScan TM Pro Series models are premium-grade observing platforms which have been thoughtfully designed for ease of operation. With the user-friendly push-button hand control, locating and viewing the treasures of the night sky becomes a walk in the park. The SynScan TM hand control allows you to point the telescope at a specific object or tour the skies at the touch of a button. The user friendly menu system allows automatic slewing to over 42,900 objects. Even an inexperienced astronomer can master its variety of features in a few observation sessions.

Common Features:

WIFI Capability
Give your Sky-Watcher GOTO mount WiFi capability with the plug-in Wi-Fi Adapter. Connect the mount to the SynScan App using the adapter and control your telescope wirelessley with your mobile device.
The MINI AZ-GT Mount has built-in Wi-Fi capability so just connect the mount and control your telescope wirelessley with your mobile device.

Download the app from Google Play or Apple App Store.

SynScan Computerised Handset
Features include ongoing firmware updated from the internet. Pointing accuracy enhancement (PAE), and capacity to store star alignment data. Accepts GPS Mouse for convenient entry of time, date and location.

42,900+ Object Database
Including planets, named stars, double-stars, variable stars & user defined objects.

Object Catalogues
Messier, IC, NGC & Caldwell

Click here to download the SynScan TM Pro Series manual

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5 Year Warranty

All Sky-Watcher products have a 5 year manufacturer warranty (not transferable).

For more information click HERE.

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Here's an incredible shot from Slovinsky.art using the Star Adventurer!

Tomáš Slovinský says:

View to the vast mirror ❄🌲✨
As the winter starts in the Northern hemisphere, the known asterism Summer triangle is setting at the beginning of nights. Winter constellations are rising and shining the whole night. But just after dusk, at the beginning of the astronomical night, bright light from the west is shining along the sky. It’s nicely visible by the naked eye and maybe looks like if someone lit the particles in the sky with a strong reflector. In fact, it’s not far away from true, but on an extremely huge scale. What causes the ghost light? In the ecliptic band in the inner Solar System, there are a lot of particles, dust, and rocks. Due to its tiny size, together, it creates a vast reflecting surface. Sun permanently lit this huge mirror and we can observe it as a light cone up in the sky. And as You can see, I literally enjoyed the view to the largest mirror in Solar System.

Equipment: Canon 6D mod, Sigma Art 28mm, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer, Optolong L-Pro
EXIF: 30″, f/2.8, ISO 6.400 ...

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Have you shot star-trails before?

Here's an image from our ambassador Shadow & Shade

This is a great way to see the rotation of the earth and how using tracking mounts like the Star Adventurer counteracts the movement seen in this image.

Larryn says:

TE MAUNGA O TARANAKI TRAILS.

The Pouakai Tarns of Mt Taranaki as seen on the clearest and calmest of any night you could possibly get here. 3 hours of stunning star trails over arguably one of New Zealand's most recognised locations.

This is my favourite place in the whole world and under the calmest and clearest conditions I have seen in all my 30 or so years of coming here.

THIS is the star trail image I have wanted and waited for from here ever since I began my astrophotography journey. I have been coming back several times each year for many years in the hopes of having such conditions and finally on Boxing Day 2019 they happened.
For those who have been here, you will know to get an all night with no wind is virtually impossible...this area is so exposed to the winds that blow up through the valley below. But on this occasion it was as if it was fated and the universe finally relented and let me have my time.

What made this night even more special was the fact that this usually crowded and instagram thrashed place, was empty and I was the only person up here this entire night... another thing I will attribute to fate.

For me, this is my favourite and best star trail to date and maybe never topped as being from such a place of significance. ...

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