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

Technical Specs

Aperture	130mm
Focal Length	650mm
Focal Ratio	f/5
Focuser	2″ Crayford, Dual Speed
Weight	3.66kg

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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