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Sky-Watcher Explorer 130PDS

This page is a summary of all my blog posts about the Sky-Watcher Explorer 130PDS telescope or related topics.

Blog Postings

Overview

  • Sky-Watcher Explorer 130PDS Apr. 11, 2022

Improvements

  • Primary Mirror Ring Apr. 14, 2022
  • 130PDS Improvements May 1, 2022
  • Reproducible Collimation May 10, 2022

Issues

  • Ghost Reflections May 22, 2022

Technical Specs

Aperture130mm
Focal Length650mm
Focal Ratiof/5
Focuser2″ Crayford, Dual Speed
Weight3.66kg

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Categories

  • Deep Sky (190)
    • Comets (5)
    • Galaxies (58)
    • Nebulae (106)
    • Star Cluster (35)
    •  TOP 10 (10)
  •  DSO Calendar (1)
  • Equipment (51)
  • Image Processing (14)
  •  Locations (4)
  • Milky Way (13)
  • Solar System (16)
  • Various (21)

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Latest Posts

  • Owl Nebula/Surfboard Galaxy
    4 months ago
  • M 106 and companions (650mm)
    4 months ago
  • IC 1848 Soul Nebula
    8 months ago
  • IC 1805 Heart Nebula
    9 months ago
  • The Silver Sliver Galaxy
    9 months ago
  • M 31 Andromeda Galaxy
    9 months ago
  • M 33 Triangulum Galaxy
    9 months ago
  • Persei Double Cluster
    9 months ago
  • M 31 Short Exposure
    9 months ago
  • NGC 281 Pacman Nebula
    10 months ago

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Categories

  • Deep Sky (190)
    • Comets (5)
    • Galaxies (58)
    • Nebulae (106)
    • Star Cluster (35)
    •  TOP 10 (10)
  •  DSO Calendar (1)
  • Equipment (51)
  • Image Processing (14)
  •  Locations (4)
  • Milky Way (13)
  • Solar System (16)
  • Various (21)

Latest Posts

  • Owl Nebula/Surfboard Galaxy
    4 months ago
  • M 106 and companions (650mm)
    4 months ago
  • IC 1848 Soul Nebula
    8 months ago
  • IC 1805 Heart Nebula
    9 months ago
  • The Silver Sliver Galaxy
    9 months ago

Most Viewed Last 10 Days

  • 130PDS Improvements 46 views | posted 1 year ago
  • Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L 38 views | posted 7 years ago
  • Lacerta MGEN II Auto Guider 28 views | posted 6 years ago
  • Stacking in PixInsight 1.8.8 27 views | posted 2 years ago
  • Sky-Watcher Explorer 130PDS 25 views | posted 1 year ago
  • My DeepSkyStacker Settings 21 views | posted 7 years ago
  • Review – iOptron GEM28 21 views | posted 1 year ago
  • Primary Mirror Ring (130PDS) 21 views | posted 1 year ago
  • Drizzle Integration in PI 1.8.8 20 views | posted 2 years ago
  • M 57 Ring Nebula (1mm T2 Ring) 19 views | posted 1 year ago

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Latest Comments

  • star-watcher on M 57 Ring Nebula (1mm T2 Ring): “Hi Ralf I must admit I never tried 0.8mm. I did tests with 0.5mm, then 1mm up to 1.8mm. So…” Jun 1, 21:50
  • Ralf on M 57 Ring Nebula (1mm T2 Ring): “Hi Karol , How it looks like when you add the 0,5 and the 0,3 mm distance ring. I have…” May 31, 18:59
  • Jim S on M97 and M108 (400mm): “Not sure. I tried to aim my camera lens visually off the nearest star. My images came out good but…” May 5, 10:30
  • star-watcher on M97 and M108 (400mm): “Thank You 🙂 How did your attempt go? Clear Skies” May 4, 01:51
  • Jim S on M97 and M108 (400mm): “nice picture. I am attempting to image M 108 tonight with my Canon EOS R and 300mm lens” May 1, 08:05
  • star-watcher on 130PDS Improvements: “Hello I did not shorten the focus tube on my 130PDS. I use my Baader MPCC on a basically unmodified…” Apr 27, 00:00
  • Astrothib on 130PDS Improvements: “Hi, question about the baader mpcc here. I read on many forums that in order to use that corrector on…” Apr 26, 21:16
  • star-watcher on Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L: “Hallo Stefan Ich denke mit dem Canon 400mm f/5.6 machst Du nichts falsch. Eine sehr gute Linse meiner Meinung nach.…” Mar 11, 14:18
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