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title: "AstroMaster 130 EQ Motor Drive Telescope (Black)"
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# 130mm aperture for bright, detailed views Sturdy steel tripod with adjustable height Equatorial mount with motor drive for smooth tracking AstroMaster 130 EQ Motor Drive Telescope (Black)

**Brand:** celestron
**Price:** C$95972
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🌌 Own the night sky—see what others only dream of!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** AstroMaster 130 EQ Motor Drive Telescope (Black) by celestron
- **How much does it cost?** C$95972 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- celestron enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted celestron brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Expand Your Universe:** Compatible with smartphone mounts and additional eyepieces for personalized, next-level astronomy adventures.
- • **Rock-Solid Stability:** Heavy-duty steel tripod with deluxe accessory tray provides a rigid platform for steady, shake-free observations.
- • **Beginner-Friendly Setup:** Quick, no-tool assembly with clear instructions and included tools gets you stargazing faster.
- • **Effortless Star Tracking:** Motorized German equatorial mount ensures precise, hands-free tracking of celestial objects—never miss a moment.
- • **Crystal-Clear Cosmic Views:** 130mm fully coated glass optics deliver sharp, vibrant images of planets and lunar craters.

## Overview

The Celestron AstroMaster 130 EQ Motor Drive Telescope combines a powerful 130mm aperture with a motorized German equatorial mount and a rugged steel tripod, delivering crisp, stable views of the moon, planets, and bright deep-sky objects. Designed for serious beginners and amateur astronomers, it offers easy setup, smooth tracking, and compatibility with smartphone mounts for enhanced stargazing experiences.

## Description

Manual German equatorial mount with setting circles - to accurately locate and track sky objects. Adjustable, full height steel tripod with deluxe accessory tray.

Review: An out of the world experience - Amazing is just not enough to describe what you see and feel looking through the eyepiece. Venus was my first stop, "wow" was the word that came out when the image got focussed for the first time. I could see the phases of venus with just the 20mm eyepiece. 10mm made the image a bigger one and astonishing. Moon was playing hide and seek with the clouds but when it was well above the horizon and shining brightly, I was spell bound with its beauty. Honestly you could spend hours just looking at the moon. 10mm eyepiece gave an even closer look at the Carter's, the shadows casted by the craters and the mountain ranges on the moon. Jupiter looks like a 2mm ball with very faint bands of methane distinguishable if observed for longer durations. The four moons of Jupiter are just a very minute dots if observed very minutely. But I felty it requires more magnification power to observe Jupiter with it's methane bands and the giant red spot. (May be collimation issue is there) Couldnot see the most beautiful planet Saturn as clouds came in hope to see it when conditions are perfect. These were my first experience of amature astronomy with my first telescope. I don't write reviews at all but this Celestron Astromaster 130eq is such amazing piece that it made me to write such a review. Though there are some points which I would like to list to get the most out of the telescope. 1. Lots of patience is required to be able to see what you actually want to see, trust me patience will give you all that you want from this telescope. 2. Try to see the videos and go through the instructions manual before beginning assembly of the telescope as it's quite critical for one who has no idea of any such kind before. 3. Lot of things has to go right to get the perfect views, if not getting the perfect view wait for the perfect condition to occur. 4. The equatorial mount is very heavy and of solid built quality but the pointers are just not right and you can't be sure which degree u are setting on it. 5. The tripod is also of heavy construction but if expanded fully it feels more shakey so I don't expand it. 6. The secondary mirror was dangling loose when I first unpacked the telescope which totally dishearted me but I did manual collimation as per the instructions manual provided and it was fairly accurate but will eventually require a lazer collimation which again costs around Rs 6000/- to get more sharper images. 7. The telescope is very heavy (around 16kgs) and very difficult to move it around in assembled condition. It gave me body pains the next morning after my first setup and observations. 8. There are no cromatic abbrations as it is relfector telescope and the optics are of very good quality Those who are still reading this review and disheartened because I didn't post any pictures of moon or Jupiter for them I just want to tell that pictures just don't do justice to what you can actually see with your naked eye because human eye has 1000 times better dynamic range than any camera. Even I have gone through all the pictures posted in the other reviews. Trust me you are going to see 1000 times better with your naked eye that any of those pictures. If you want to go for this telescope go for it without any hesitation as it will finally give you and out of the world experience.
Review: Great telescope, but with caveats. - (This is my second purchase of the Astromaster 130EQ, although my previous one was an older generation model.) This is a really good and reasonably affordable telescope for casual observation of the moon and larger/closer planets- Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. One can observe double stars and Pleiades easily and they look beautiful. Deep sky objects are a challenge under urban/suburban skies. Using an appropriate Solar filter, sun observation is also possible to view surface details and sunspots. I have not tried astrophotography with this telescope yet. Here are some pros and cons: Pros: 1. The new generation model comes with a Celestron StarPointer red-dot finderscope, which is a huge improvement on the previous models which had an optical finderscope. Additionally, the mounting rings of the telescope come with a screw, onto which a cheap cellphone mount can be fitted, and used as an additional guide, using the TELRAD function on the Stellarium app. 2. I purchased the model with a motor drive (130EQ-MD), which makes tracking objects easy, without needing to fiddle too much with the RA and Dec knobs (see below). The motor drive assembly itself looks old-school, like it was built in a school hobby shop. But it does what it's supposed to do reasonably well. 3. Assembly is easy and the instructions are clear enough. Necessary tools are provided. Consulting YouTube videos makes the process easier. Cons: 1. The tripod and CG-3 EQ mount are this telescope's biggest and only weakness. There is a significant amount of play in the locking screws so that even the slightest touch, such as when making fine adjustments, makes the apparatus wobble and can sometimes even move the target object out of view. 2. The plastic parts of the tripod are somewhat fragile and my previous 130EQ's tripod broke due to this. The earlier model came with 4mm, 20mm and Barlow 2x eyepieces, while this one comes with only a 10mm and 20mm eyepieces. 3. Not really a con, but the telescope and, especially the mount, are heavy and optics are sensitive, hence the assembled apparatus has very limited portability except in and out of a house. This telescope is not meant to be moved around too much. Overall, this is an affordable and easy-to-use telescope for those looking to start out in serious amateur astronomy without burning a significant hole in one's pocket. I would highly recommend purchasing the Astromaster 1.25" accessories kit, for additional eyepieces and useful filters, along with this.

## Features

- Manual German equatorial mount with setting circles - to accurately locate and track sky objects
- Adjustable, full height steel tripod with deluxe accessory tray
- Quick and easy no-tool setup
- Rugged pre-assembled tripod with 1.25-inch steel tube legs - Provides a rigid and stable platform
- All coated glass optics for clear, crisp images

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0013Z42AK |
| Best Sellers Rank | #16,675 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #2 in Telescope Reflectors |
| Box Contents | Telescope | Optical tube| Tripod | Accessory tray | 2 eyepieces – 20mm with built-in erect image corrector and a 10mm |
| Brand | Celestron |
| Brand Name | Celestron |
| Coating | Aluminum;Silicon Dioxide |
| Compatible Devices | Phones |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 7,740 Reviews |
| Dawes Limit | 0.89 Arc Sec |
| Exit Pupil Diameter | 4 Millimeters |
| Eye Piece Lens Description | Huygens |
| Field Of View | 1.3 Degrees |
| Finderscope | Straight-Through |
| Focal Length Description | 650 millimeters |
| Focus Type | Manual Focus |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00050234310512 |
| Importer Contact Information | A&S Creations, 6/7, Ground Floor, West Patel Nagar New Delhi-110008 |
| Item Dimensions D x W x H | 88.9D x 48.3W x 27.9H Centimeters |
| Item Height | 11 Inches |
| Item Type Name | Telescope |
| Item Weight | 17 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | Celestron, Celestron Acquisition, LLC 2835 Columbia St Torrance, CA 90503 |
| Manufacturer Contact Information | Celestron Acquisition, LLC 2835 Columbia St Torrance, CA 90503 |
| Model Name | celestron |
| Mount | Equatorial Mount |
| Number of Batteries | 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included) |
| Objective Lens Diameter | 130 Millimeters |
| Optical Tube Length | 650 Millimeters |
| Optical-Tube Length | 650 Millimeters |
| Packer Contact Information | A&S Creations, 6/7, Ground Floor, West Patel Nagar New Delhi-110008 |
| Power Source | Battery Powered |
| Telescope Mount Description | Equatorial Mount |
| UPC | 050234310512 |
| Unit Count | 7 Count |
| Warranty Description | 2 Years |
| Zoom Ratio | 32.5 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Celestron
- **Eye Piece Lens Description:** Huygens
- **Model Name:** celestron
- **Objective Lens Diameter:** 130 Millimeters
- **Optical Tube Length:** 650 Millimeters

## Images

![AstroMaster 130 EQ Motor Drive Telescope (Black) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Wlv-tbcEL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Which is the telescope for 5 year old boy? Please suggest**
A: You can buy over celestron astromaster 70 az telescope.

**Q: Is it possible to mount Canon 600D with this telescope ? And how**
A: Canon600D supports this for photography provided it is attached using the adopter t ring and t mount on additional cost of Rs.2,500/-

**Q: Can I use this telescope for Astro-photography with DSLR cameras ?**
A: sure you can use it but you need some attachments and the perfect place for Astrophotography.thanksPRAKASH DEYwww.innovatovejunkies.com

**Q: Can i see venus**
A: yes

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An out of the world experience
*by S***P on 10 May 2020*

Amazing is just not enough to describe what you see and feel looking through the eyepiece. Venus was my first stop, "wow" was the word that came out when the image got focussed for the first time. I could see the phases of venus with just the 20mm eyepiece. 10mm made the image a bigger one and astonishing. Moon was playing hide and seek with the clouds but when it was well above the horizon and shining brightly, I was spell bound with its beauty. Honestly you could spend hours just looking at the moon. 10mm eyepiece gave an even closer look at the Carter's, the shadows casted by the craters and the mountain ranges on the moon. Jupiter looks like a 2mm ball with very faint bands of methane distinguishable if observed for longer durations. The four moons of Jupiter are just a very minute dots if observed very minutely. But I felty it requires more magnification power to observe Jupiter with it's methane bands and the giant red spot. (May be collimation issue is there) Couldnot see the most beautiful planet Saturn as clouds came in hope to see it when conditions are perfect. These were my first experience of amature astronomy with my first telescope. I don't write reviews at all but this Celestron Astromaster 130eq is such amazing piece that it made me to write such a review. Though there are some points which I would like to list to get the most out of the telescope. 1. Lots of patience is required to be able to see what you actually want to see, trust me patience will give you all that you want from this telescope. 2. Try to see the videos and go through the instructions manual before beginning assembly of the telescope as it's quite critical for one who has no idea of any such kind before. 3. Lot of things has to go right to get the perfect views, if not getting the perfect view wait for the perfect condition to occur. 4. The equatorial mount is very heavy and of solid built quality but the pointers are just not right and you can't be sure which degree u are setting on it. 5. The tripod is also of heavy construction but if expanded fully it feels more shakey so I don't expand it. 6. The secondary mirror was dangling loose when I first unpacked the telescope which totally dishearted me but I did manual collimation as per the instructions manual provided and it was fairly accurate but will eventually require a lazer collimation which again costs around Rs 6000/- to get more sharper images. 7. The telescope is very heavy (around 16kgs) and very difficult to move it around in assembled condition. It gave me body pains the next morning after my first setup and observations. 8. There are no cromatic abbrations as it is relfector telescope and the optics are of very good quality Those who are still reading this review and disheartened because I didn't post any pictures of moon or Jupiter for them I just want to tell that pictures just don't do justice to what you can actually see with your naked eye because human eye has 1000 times better dynamic range than any camera. Even I have gone through all the pictures posted in the other reviews. Trust me you are going to see 1000 times better with your naked eye that any of those pictures. If you want to go for this telescope go for it without any hesitation as it will finally give you and out of the world experience.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great telescope, but with caveats.
*by S***0 on 4 April 2025*

(This is my second purchase of the Astromaster 130EQ, although my previous one was an older generation model.) This is a really good and reasonably affordable telescope for casual observation of the moon and larger/closer planets- Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. One can observe double stars and Pleiades easily and they look beautiful. Deep sky objects are a challenge under urban/suburban skies. Using an appropriate Solar filter, sun observation is also possible to view surface details and sunspots. I have not tried astrophotography with this telescope yet. Here are some pros and cons: Pros: 1. The new generation model comes with a Celestron StarPointer red-dot finderscope, which is a huge improvement on the previous models which had an optical finderscope. Additionally, the mounting rings of the telescope come with a screw, onto which a cheap cellphone mount can be fitted, and used as an additional guide, using the TELRAD function on the Stellarium app. 2. I purchased the model with a motor drive (130EQ-MD), which makes tracking objects easy, without needing to fiddle too much with the RA and Dec knobs (see below). The motor drive assembly itself looks old-school, like it was built in a school hobby shop. But it does what it's supposed to do reasonably well. 3. Assembly is easy and the instructions are clear enough. Necessary tools are provided. Consulting YouTube videos makes the process easier. Cons: 1. The tripod and CG-3 EQ mount are this telescope's biggest and only weakness. There is a significant amount of play in the locking screws so that even the slightest touch, such as when making fine adjustments, makes the apparatus wobble and can sometimes even move the target object out of view. 2. The plastic parts of the tripod are somewhat fragile and my previous 130EQ's tripod broke due to this. The earlier model came with 4mm, 20mm and Barlow 2x eyepieces, while this one comes with only a 10mm and 20mm eyepieces. 3. Not really a con, but the telescope and, especially the mount, are heavy and optics are sensitive, hence the assembled apparatus has very limited portability except in and out of a house. This telescope is not meant to be moved around too much. Overall, this is an affordable and easy-to-use telescope for those looking to start out in serious amateur astronomy without burning a significant hole in one's pocket. I would highly recommend purchasing the Astromaster 1.25" accessories kit, for additional eyepieces and useful filters, along with this.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Celestron astromaster 130eq is absolutely perfect
*by S***U on 24 November 2025*

Totally worth it purchasing celestron astromaster 130eq telescope. It’s easy to operate the telescope after knowing quick guide. For the first time i watched the moon so clearly and closely with just 10mm eye piece. I haven’t used barlow lens till now, it’s beyond my imagination of the views if i use barlow lens. Perfectly recommended to the amateur astronomers. Watched the moon soo clearly with moon spots but i havent got the perfect video to record it but i just got a glimpse. Everything’s perfect with the product and packaging.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Celestron – AstroMaster 130EQ–MD Newtonian Reflector Telescope for Beginners – Aluminized Mirror – Motor Drive to Track Stars – Adjustable Tripod – Includes Eyepieces Plus Astronomy Software Package
- Celestron 94307 AstroMaster 8-Piece Eyepiece & Filter Accessory Kit - Includes Two 1.25” Eyepieces, 2X Barlow Lens, Three Filters, Cleaning Cloth and Hard Case Black
- Celestron – Smartphone Photography Adapter for Telescope – Digiscoping Smartphone Adapter – Capture Photos and Video Through Your Telescope or Spotting Scope Eyepiece

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