Skywatcher Skymax 127 SupaTrak Auto Telescope

What People Are Saying ... "This is one of the jewels in the Sky-Watcher crown. It's large enough to produce richly detailed, high-contrast lunar and planetary images…. The Skymax-127 packs a performance punch with a relatively short cool-down time….For daytime terrestrial use, the instrument is quite capable of focusing down to 8 metres….The new SupaTrak™ mount shares more than a passing resemblance to the Celestron SLT, but the somewhat quieter and heavier duty SupaTrak sports a more robust Vixen-style dovetail clamp…. I found that the SupaTrak was capable of following a celestial object at high magnifications for tens of minutes before slowly drifting out of the field of view, which is perfectly adequate for visual use or simple webcam imaging…. If you are looking for an intuitive and far less intimidating user experience than that offered by cheaper GoTo mounts, the SupaTrak is highly recommended as a versatile grab-and-go system." Ade Ashford "…Optically, all the lenses are multicoated and the internal baffles had no shiny surfaces that could cause reflections of bright objects…The Focuser was quite smooth with very little image shift…The field was sharp across 80 percent of the view…We were pleased with the quality of the view even when pushing the telescope to higher magnifications…Mars and Saturn bore high magnifications well…The rings of Saturn appeared sharply defined…Turning to the Moon, it was a revelation through the Skymax…This telescope certainly does a good job on the more detailed Solar System objects…In the deep sky, the Skymax performed well on everything to galaxies to nebulae" Sky At Night Magazine "The telescope is optically very good, giving clear, sharp images; a particularly strong point is the sturdiness of the mounting for the price, and the whole instrument is easy to use. Recommended to the serious amateur." Endorsed and recommended by Sir Patrick Moore CBE FRS

The highly-acclaimed Skymax-127 Maksutov-Cassegrain OTA excels for high-power Lunar and Planetary observations, double-star observations, as well as being suitable for terrestrial daytime observations. The Skymax-127 features a compact but extremely powerful, high-contrast, high-resolution diffraction-limited optical system. High-transmission multi-coatings are employed on all optical surfaces for optimum performance.

The new SupaTrak Auto-Tracking Alt-Azimuth Mount is a heavier-duty version of the standard Auto-Tracking mount, designed to carry heavier OTA’s. This mounting, with its built-in dual-axis multi-speed Servo motors is ideal for both Astronomical & Terrestrial use. In Astronomical mode, after following the simple set-up procedure, the mount is capable of tracking astronomical objects automatically. The fully motorised mount is convenient, practical, lightweight and easy to set-up and is ideal for both beginners and experienced users alike.

Overall this is a sizzling telescope package offering a truly phenomenal, ground-breaking combination of quality, performance and value for money.

• Magnifications (with optics supplied): x60, x120, x150, x300
• Diameter of Primary Mirror: 127mm
• Telescope Focal Length: 1500mm (f/11.81)
• Eyepieces Supplied (1.25”): 10mm & 25mm
• X2 Deluxe Barlow Lens 1.25” (with Camera Adaptor)
• 6x30 Finderscope
• 1.25”/31.7mm Star Diagonal
• Multi-Coated Optics
• SupaTrakTM Heavy-Duty Motorised Multi-Speed Auto-Tracking Alt-Azimuth Mount
• Power Requirement: 12v DC Power Supply (Tip Positive) or AA Batteries (not supplied)
• Aluminium Tripod with Accessory Tray

Auto-Tracking Mount Features:

• Ideal for both Astronomical & Terrestrial Use
• Single-Arm Alt-Azimuth Mount
• Powerful DC Servo Motor
• Hand Control to Command the Motor
• Choice of 1x, 4x or 8x Sidereal Rate Speeds in “Tracking on” mode
• Choice of 32x Slow, 64x Medium or 800x High-Speed Alt-Azimuth Slewing in “Tracking off” mode, for Astronomical & Terrestrial Use
• North & Level Start Position for Astronomical Auto-Tracking Feature
• Clear Latitude Scale
• Lightweight & Portable
• Simple and Easy to Use