Sky-Watcher Skymax 127 OTA

Powerful & Compact f/11.8 'Planet Killer' Optical System with Excellent Sharpness & High Contrast, free from Chromatic Aberration

The Skymax 127 Maksutov-Cassegrain is a powerful, high-resolution f/11.8 optical system that is free from chromatic aberration and provides outstanding high-contrast and image sharpness. Sky-Watcher is a leading expert manufacturer of Maksutov-Cassegrain telescopes of a wide range of apertures and have been honing their skills over decades.

It excels for the observation of tight double-stars and the surface detail of the Moon & bright planets as well as having enough light-gathering to capture galaxies & nebulae. It can also be used as a terrestrial telescope for daytime observations with an optional 1.25” erecting prism diagonal. A DSLR can be easily attached using the integrated T2 adaptor thread. Please note astrophotography is of limited use on faint deep-sky objects due to its long focal length.

The telescope features a high quality, internally darkened aluminium tube of excellent rigidity. Supplied with a 45mm dovetail bar, a Red Dot Finder, 1.25” Star Diagonal, 10mm & 20mm Eyepieces and a Universal Smartphone Adaptor. 

Maksutov-Cassegrain telescopes are a closed tube catadioptric design that use a combination of mirrors and a full-aperture meniscus corrector lens. The optical design cleverly folds a long focal length into a tube length of highly compact dimensions, making them a convenient design to store and transport. The Skymax-127 employs a 5” (127mm) spherical primary mirror and a front full-aperture meniscus corrector lens with a secondary mirror spot. The primary and secondary mirrors are both finished with Sky-Watcher’s RAQ™ Radiant Aluminium Quartz coatings, which include layers of aluminium, tantalum pentoxide and silicon dioxide for a brilliant, highly durable finish with a remarkable 94% reflectivity that will last for years.

The front corrector lens is multi-coated with Sky-Watcher’s signature Metallic High-Transmission Coatings™ (MHTC™) which are the finest photon anti-rejection coatings in their class, to allow maximum light throughput. 

The colour scheme is not just an aesthetic. The OTA is tastefully finished in Sky-Watcher’s proprietary Black Diamond flecked metallic paintwork and features, by design, complementary contrasting white painted surfaces. The white surfaces are a highly practical feature for providing more visibility, which can help prevent your expensive and carefully aligned telescope from being knocked accidentally in the dark.

With a tube weight of 3.4kg, this OTA would be a good match for the Sky-Watcher EQ3, EQ3 PRO, EQ5, EQ5 Pro, EQM-35 Pro, EQ-AL55i Pro Mountings 

Capture celestial images with your smartphone with the supplied Smartphone Camera Adaptor!

SPECIFICATION:

• Magnifications with Eyepieces Supplied: x75 & x150
• Highest Practical Power (Potential): x254
• Diameter of Primary Mirror: 127mm
• Secondary Mirror Diameter 43mm
• Primary & secondary mirrors with Radiant™ Aluminum Quartz (RAQ™) coatings providing up to 94% reflectivity with optimal durability and long-term performance
• Telescope Focal Length: 1500mm (f/11.8)
• Eyepieces Supplied : 10mm & 20mm Photo Visual (1.25”) 
• Red Dot Finder
• Universal Smartphone Camera Adaptor (Will fit smartphones with width between 54-90mm)
• Integrated T2 Mount Thread for DSLR
• 1.25” (31.7mm) 90 Degree Star Diagonal
• Precise Twist-knob Focusing. Internally Moving Primary Mirror
• 45mm Dovetail Mounting Bar with 1/4-20 Threaded Holes
• Tube length 33cm
• Tube Weight 3.4kg