he Explorer-130P model features a premium quality Parabolic Primary Mirror, normally found in larger, more expensive telescopes, to eliminate spherical aberrations, producing sharper, higher-contrast images which are full of detail. A parabolic or more accurately a "paraboloidal" mirror, is ground to a shape which brings all incoming light rays to a perfect focus, on axis. In addition this model features 0.5mm Ultra-Thin secondary mirror supports, to reduce diffraction spikes and light loss.

"I was most impressed by the views revealed by the 'scope during tests...despite a phase of nearly 96 percent, the waxing gibbous Moon revealed a seemingly inexhaustible amount of fine detail... Highly recommended!"

Astronomy Now Magazine

The quality of the star images cannot be faulted, and a higher magnification of Mars showed surface detail well.

Endorsed and recommended by Sir Patrick Moore CBE FR