It wasn't long before I could set up the scope on a clear cold night and see how my investment performed? I've been a keen stargazer for many years, and can remember some 30 years ago buying a small table top reflector scope which was quite expensive then, around £250. It only had a small mirror, and high magnification (around 400X) and I remember thinking what a big mistake I had made... it was totally useless and unusable. But times change and the quality is far better than those days. Sorry to digress... but I opted for the 130EQ without the motor drive, as reviews had said it wasn't necessary. But be sure if you do buy this scope that you either have a motor or not, the reason being that it is only about £10 - £15 difference, but if you have without, and then decide later you want motor drive, they can cost up to £50 - £100 to order?
As with most items you buy, they supplied sub-standard lenses with this scope, and you will find that you'll need better lenses later. Having done my homework, I ordered a set of 3 plossl lenses.... 16mm, 26mm, 32mm... for less than £40! They were the bog standard..(not HD or anything fancy) lenses, but the quality and feel made them look a serious bit of kit! The 2 lenses supplied by celestron are ok, the 20mm being a plastic body (not sure if the actual lenses are plastic too) and the 10mm being part metal/plastic but still feeling slightly on the cheap side. I also ordered a X2 barlow lens (around £45) here on Amazon. The scope was easy to set up in the lounge, around 15 mins and the stargazing could begin. Reviews have said the starpointer is not very good, but you have to make sure you know what you are doing and set it up on a clear bright day before using. You won't have any problems then, and it is a good aid tool in finding what you want to look at. The equitorial mount will also take getting use to, but to get it working properly you do need to calibrate, and set your scope up with the Polar star.............
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