Sky-Watcher Heritage P130 Dobsonian Telescope

Designed as a compact and versatile telescope for astronomical observation, the Sky-Watcher Heritage P130 uses a 130 mm Newtonian optical system with a 650 mm focal length and f/5 focal ratio.

Its Dobsonian design provides straightforward operation, while the collapsible optical tube significantly reduces the overall size of the telescope for transportation and storage.

130 mm Aperture

With its 130 mm primary mirror, the Heritage P130 provides sufficient light-gathering capability for observing a wide range of astronomical objects.

Sky-Watcher presents the model as a versatile telescope offering useful resolving power and bright images in a particularly compact format.

Parabolic Primary Mirror

The Newtonian optical system uses an aluminised parabolic primary mirror.

With a 130 mm aperture and 650 mm focal length, the telescope operates at f/5.

The secondary mirror has a diameter of 34.5 mm.

Collapsible Optical Tube

One of the main features of the Heritage P130 is its collapsible optical tube.

When collapsed, the tube measures only 14.5 inches in length, considerably reducing the space required for storage or transportation.

Sky-Watcher states that the system allows the tube to be collapsed without dismantling it and without requiring recollimation between normal observing sessions.

Compact and Portable Design

The Heritage P130 was developed to provide the capabilities of a 130 mm telescope in an easily transportable package.

Sky-Watcher specifies a total weight of less than 14 lb together with a particularly short tube when collapsed.

This makes the telescope significantly more compact than a conventional fixed Newtonian tube of comparable focal length.

Dobsonian Mount

The telescope is installed on a Dobsonian mount allowing manual movement in altitude and azimuth.

This design provides direct and intuitive pointing without motors or polar-alignment procedures.

Red-Dot Finder

A red-dot finder is supplied with the telescope to make object location easier.

It allows the optical tube to be pointed quickly towards the required region of the sky before observing through the eyepiece.

1.25-Inch Focuser

The Heritage P130 uses a 1.25-inch focuser.

Two Sky-Watcher Super eyepieces are supplied: a 25 mm eyepiece for lower magnifications and a 10 mm eyepiece for higher magnifications.

Heritage Edition

Sky-Watcher introduced the Heritage P130 as a commemorative model associated with the International Year of Astronomy.

Its distinctive exterior graphics reflect the visual identity of the Heritage series.

Technical Specifications

• Manufacturer : Sky-Watcher

• Model : Heritage P130

• Type : Dobsonian telescope

• Optical design : Newtonian

• Primary mirror : Aluminised parabolic

• Aperture : 130 mm

• Focal length : 650 mm

• Focal ratio : f/5

• Secondary mirror diameter : 34.5 mm

• Highest practical power : 260×

• Faintest stellar magnitude : 13.3

• Finder : Red-dot finder

• Focuser : 1.25 inch

• Supplied eyepieces : Super 25 mm and Super 10 mm

• Tube design : Collapsible

• Collapsed tube length : 14.5 inches

• Stated total weight : Less than 14 lb

• Shipping weight : 8 kg

• Shipping dimensions : 41 × 41 × 54 cm

Package Contents

• Sky-Watcher Heritage P130 telescope

• Dobsonian mount

• Red-dot finder

• Super 25 mm 1.25-inch eyepiece

• Super 10 mm 1.25-inch eyepiece