VITAL STATS
• Price £379
• Optics Newtonian reflector, parabolic primary mirror
• Focal length 650mm, f/5
• Mount Wi-Fi Go-To altazimuth
• Extras Red dot finder, 25mm and 10mm eyepieces, 2-inch eyepiece adaptor, SynScan app, Vixen-style dovetail, tripod, battery box and pouch, compass, manual
• Weight 8.4kg
• Supplier Optical Vision Ltd
• Tel 01359 244200
• www.opticalvision.co.uk
Compact enough to be portable, but with enough light grasp to observe a wide range of objects, 130mm-aperture Newtonian reflectors hit the sweet spot for stargazing. Fitting nicely into this very popular spot is the Sky-Watcher Explorer 130P AZ GO-2, especially with its Wi-Fi-enabled altazimuth mount, giving it the power to seek out numerous objects using your smartphone as a controller.