--- product_id: 47944019 title: "Astromaster 130EQ" brand: "celestron" price: "₱89194" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 category: "Celestron" url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/47944019-astromaster-130eq store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # 130mm aperture powerhouse German Equatorial mount precision Tool-free quick setup Astromaster 130EQ **Brand:** celestron **Price:** ₱89194 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🔭 Own the night sky — don’t just watch, explore! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Astromaster 130EQ by celestron - **How much does it cost?** ₱89194 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/47944019-astromaster-130eq) ## 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 - • **Trusted Legacy & Support:** Backed by Celestron’s 2-year warranty and world-class customer service since 1960. - • **Pinpoint Precision Control:** German Equatorial mount with slow-motion knobs for smooth, accurate celestial tracking. - • **Stellar Clarity, Every Night:** Fully-coated 130mm primary mirror delivers bright, crisp views of planets, stars, and lunar craters. - • **Complete Starter Kit Included:** Two eyepieces, StarPointer red dot finderscope, tripod, plus free astronomy software download. - • **Ready in Minutes, No Tools Needed:** Lightweight frame and intuitive setup mean you’re observing the cosmos faster than ever. ## Overview The Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ is a powerful, user-friendly reflector telescope featuring a 130mm fully-coated primary mirror and a German Equatorial mount with slow-motion controls. Designed for quick, tool-free setup, it includes two eyepieces, a StarPointer red dot finderscope, a sturdy tripod, and a free astronomy software download. Ideal for beginners and enthusiasts alike, it offers bright, detailed views of celestial objects with reliable support and a two-year warranty from a trusted brand. ## Description Discover our Solar System with the Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ! You’ll be ready to observe in minutes thanks to the quick and easy no-tool setup. The 130EQ provides bright, clear images of the Moon, planets, star clusters, and more for great nighttime viewing. Review: Great for first time users - After much searching and investigating I picked this telescope as it had the largest aperture for my price range. It is very well built and was easy to setup and build. The guide is useful, but ended up searching YouTube for a video guide - this also included how to balance the telescope [...]). The telescope itself was supplied with 2 lenses, a 20mm and a 10mm. The 20mm is plastic and I only use it as a starting lens to position the telescope first to what I want to see. The 10mm is a good little lens and give nice view of the stars and moon. I also purchased the 'Celestron AstroMaster Accessory Kit' at the same time - this included lens filters and additional 5mm, 15mm and 2x lenses. This gives more range of magnifications to use with the telescope. Viewing with the telescope is very good. The moon is amazing, but you will NEED a moon filter - it is very bright. You can clearly see the moons of Jupiter and with my additional 5mm lens I can just about make out the markings of Jupiter. As for the other planets they have not been visible in the evenings yet - but can't wait until Saturn appears! The only fault is the StarPointer. It's not that good, but you can work around/with it. I have even had my 4 year old daughter looking at the moon - which she found fascinating as she could see the craters very clearly. Since buying this, I have also contacted Celestron support (issue with the additional lens). They were quick and put me in touch with their local distributor (Hama) in the UK. Hama were also very helpful. All-in-all this is very good for the price it costs. I wanted a good telescope that would allow me to get started in Astronomy, without using it for a short while and having to replace it when I want more. This is a good start and with the right lenses will do for what I want it for. Good quality lenses are not cheap (it's the price of the telescope itself for a set), but I can now slowly upgrade this over time now that I have a decent telescope. Review: fantastic value for money - I was amazed at the size of this telescope when it arrived, very impressive. One thing to remember, and I have to keep reminding myself is, the price of this telescope. When I grumble at the flimsiness of a couple of the things on it I remind myself how much it cost. As one reviewer has quite rightly pointed out, it can cost this much to buy a tripod. So the five stars is for the value for money. If you want a professional telescope start looking at a couple of thousand plus, not hundred and fifty or so. The quality of the visuals (for the price) are excellent. You get two lenses, a 20mm and a 10mm. Perfectly adequate for starters. I then acquired Orbinar Plossl 30mm eyepiece 31.7mm (1.25") which gives a larger field of view. Great for finding the planet then use one of the others to zoom in on it. The main downside of this level of scope is the ease of use. It is not brilliant for following the orbits, the two cables you use to make the minor adjustments are to be honest, rubbish! They are really flimsy and soon come off (but remember what it cost!). Probably not a good idea to go below 8mm lense on this telescope due to the limitations of this scope. I did buy Celestron AstroMaster Accessory Kit which does seem to fluctuate in price. At the moment it is fifteen pounds more than I paid a couple of weeks ago. In this box you have the filters, a 15mm and 6mm lense plus a 2x power lens. The 6mm lens probably won't get used much but the collection is worth it because to buy the items individually would cost a lot more. I now feel after an outlay of just over two hundred notes that I have all I need to be a novice astronomer! ## Features - POWERFUL REFLECTOR TELESCOPE: The Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ Newtonian telescope is a powerful and user-friendly reflector telescope. It features fully-coated glass optics, a sturdy and lightweight frame, two eyepieces, a StarPointer red dot finderscope and an adjustable tripod - HIGH-QUALITY 114MM OPTICS: The heart of the system is a fully-coated 130mm primary mirror. The AstroMaster mount features two slow-motion control knobs that allow you to make precision adjustments to view celestial and terrestrial objects - QUICK SETUP & LIGHTWEIGHT FRAME: This telescope for adults and kids to be used together features a lightweight frame and a manual German Equatorial mount for smooth and accurate pointing. Setup is quick and easy, with no tools required - INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: We’ve included 2 eyepieces (20mm and 10mm), a tripod, and a StarPointer red dot finderscope. Accessories also include a FREE download of one of the top consumer rated astronomy software programs - UNBEATABLE WARRANTY AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT: Buy with confidence from the world’s #1 telescope brand, based in California since 1960. You’ll also receive a two-year warranty ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B000MLL6RS | | Best Sellers Rank | 6,410 in Electronics & Photo ( See Top 100 in Electronics & Photo ) 13 in Telescopes | | Box Contents | 20mm eyepiece with built-in erect image corrector, Manual, Optical tube, Red-dot finderscope, Standard 10mm eyepiece, Tripod and mount (preassembled) | | Brand Name | Celestron | | Coating | Fully coated lenses | | Compatible Devices | iPhone, iPad, Android devices | | Country of Origin | China | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (3,396) | | Dawes Limit | 0.89 Arc Sec | | Exit Pupil Diameter | 1.44 Millimeters | | Eye Piece Lens Description | Plossl | | Field Of View | 0.67 Degrees | | Finderscope | Straight-Through | | Focal Length Description | 610 millimeters | | Focus Type | Manual Focus | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00050234310451 | | Item Dimensions D x W x H | 88.9D x 48.3W x 30.5H centimetres | | Item Weight | 7.71 kg | | Manufacturer | Celestron | | Manufacturer Part Number | 31045 | | Model Name | AstroMaster 130EQ | | Model Number | 31045 | | Mount | Equatorial Mount | | Number of Batteries | 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included) | | Objective Lens Diameter | 130 Millimetres | | Optical-Tube Length | 552 Millimetres | | Power Source | Manual | | Product Features | German Equatorial Mount with Slow-Motion Control Knobs, Permanently Mounted StarPointer, TheSkyX - First Light Edition Astronomy Software | | UPC | 050234310451 | | Unit Count | 1.0 Count | | Zoom Ratio | 33x a 65x | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Celestron - **Eye piece lens description:** Plossl - **Finderscope:** Straight-Through - **Focus type:** Manual Focus - **Model name:** AstroMaster 130EQ - **Objective lens diameter:** 130 Millimetres - **Optical tube length:** 552 Millimetres - **Power source:** Manual - **Product dimensions:** 88.9D x 48.3W x 30.5H centimetres - **Telescope mount description:** Equatorial Mount ## Images ![Astromaster 130EQ - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ACmMfpSEL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Style** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: What size optics do I need to see Mars in detail? I'd appreciate a product link on amazon** A: 2017 so answering for mostly others. To see any detail on Mars or Saturn and Jupiter you are going to need at least 6 to 8 inch dia and around 1000 to 2000 focal length so C 8 sct or better is your best bet. That's going to run you about $1000 but you will be using a barlow lens eyepiece holder to double or even triple the magnification ($100). At those magnifications you are going to need a decent rocksolid tripod and mount. ($800-$1500) The mount will track the planet. Otherwise the planet will be out of your field of view in 15 seconds. The mount IS more important than the telescope. After you have done all this, when you look down the telescope you are going to be disappointed because you are going to see a blurry fuzzy dot but the good news is that in the last 20 years we now have cheap ($150) cameras that we can attach to the telescope and by capturing video and using a standard PC to process the video you can get that picture of Mars that you want. Oh btw don't try to use a DSLR. So anyway that all adds up to close to $3000 and it's very easy to spend another $1000 on accessories and extra eyepieces and adaptors so you will also be able to see nebula and other cool things. I recommend you spend an hour a day for at least a week on the internet before you buy anything so that you will have realistic expectations. Oh and looking at stars is boring in my opinion. Telescopes make dim stars visible but you are still looking at a bright dot. Oh and the $299 telescope in this listing is good value if you just want to look at the moon. **Q: is this sturdy enough for a canon rebel xs to sit on or any dslr for that matter?** A: I mount my Canon EOS 77D just fine. You do have to adjust the offset weights to re-balance it, but I've not had any problems so far. **Q: motor vs non motor** A: Motor definitely, makes life a lot easier ... no more fumbling with the control knobs trying to keep your objects centered. Whoever claims the motor does not work has not tried hard enough. For what it costs that motor works very well. **Q: Can this be left undercover outside?** A: No. The tripod collapses pretty easily, though, and the scope comes off without any issues. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for first time users *by A***N on 11 March 2013* After much searching and investigating I picked this telescope as it had the largest aperture for my price range. It is very well built and was easy to setup and build. The guide is useful, but ended up searching YouTube for a video guide - this also included how to balance the telescope [...]). The telescope itself was supplied with 2 lenses, a 20mm and a 10mm. The 20mm is plastic and I only use it as a starting lens to position the telescope first to what I want to see. The 10mm is a good little lens and give nice view of the stars and moon. I also purchased the 'Celestron AstroMaster Accessory Kit' at the same time - this included lens filters and additional 5mm, 15mm and 2x lenses. This gives more range of magnifications to use with the telescope. Viewing with the telescope is very good. The moon is amazing, but you will NEED a moon filter - it is very bright. You can clearly see the moons of Jupiter and with my additional 5mm lens I can just about make out the markings of Jupiter. As for the other planets they have not been visible in the evenings yet - but can't wait until Saturn appears! The only fault is the StarPointer. It's not that good, but you can work around/with it. I have even had my 4 year old daughter looking at the moon - which she found fascinating as she could see the craters very clearly. Since buying this, I have also contacted Celestron support (issue with the additional lens). They were quick and put me in touch with their local distributor (Hama) in the UK. Hama were also very helpful. All-in-all this is very good for the price it costs. I wanted a good telescope that would allow me to get started in Astronomy, without using it for a short while and having to replace it when I want more. This is a good start and with the right lenses will do for what I want it for. Good quality lenses are not cheap (it's the price of the telescope itself for a set), but I can now slowly upgrade this over time now that I have a decent telescope. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ fantastic value for money *by A***E on 15 December 2012* I was amazed at the size of this telescope when it arrived, very impressive. One thing to remember, and I have to keep reminding myself is, the price of this telescope. When I grumble at the flimsiness of a couple of the things on it I remind myself how much it cost. As one reviewer has quite rightly pointed out, it can cost this much to buy a tripod. So the five stars is for the value for money. If you want a professional telescope start looking at a couple of thousand plus, not hundred and fifty or so. The quality of the visuals (for the price) are excellent. You get two lenses, a 20mm and a 10mm. Perfectly adequate for starters. I then acquired Orbinar Plossl 30mm eyepiece 31.7mm (1.25") which gives a larger field of view. Great for finding the planet then use one of the others to zoom in on it. The main downside of this level of scope is the ease of use. It is not brilliant for following the orbits, the two cables you use to make the minor adjustments are to be honest, rubbish! They are really flimsy and soon come off (but remember what it cost!). Probably not a good idea to go below 8mm lense on this telescope due to the limitations of this scope. I did buy Celestron AstroMaster Accessory Kit which does seem to fluctuate in price. At the moment it is fifteen pounds more than I paid a couple of weeks ago. In this box you have the filters, a 15mm and 6mm lense plus a 2x power lens. The 6mm lens probably won't get used much but the collection is worth it because to buy the items individually would cost a lot more. I now feel after an outlay of just over two hundred notes that I have all I need to be a novice astronomer! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for a first timer *by T***N on 4 March 2013* I think it's always good to give some background info on myself first so if you're in a similar position you know what to think. I'm 18, finishing my A-Levels, about to start an Astrophysics course at Uni and i've not personally used a telescope before. I'd been toying with the idea of buying a telescope for a while, and after Christmas had some spare cash so set out to find one for >£250. I spent weeks researching and contacted friends, teachers and professors about what would be best for my situation. the feedback i essentially got was to buy a Newtonian reflector of minimum this diameter aperture. Being 18 and not wanting to overspend i bought this one. And after a combined usage of about 6 hours i think i can come up with a good review. On the upside: It's easy to assemble regardless of the instructions. I didn't look once and had it together in 20 minutes; it produces a VERY clear image and have seen brilliant detail of objects like the moon, the bands of jupiter and it's moons and more recently the Milky Way; it comes with some good extras such as the two eyepieces. On the downside; it's hard to use at first, the dot finder for example was useless (infact i took it off completely and instead screwed on my point and shoot camera and used the zoom on that to locate what i wanted to see, reduced the time to find, for example, jupiter from 30 minutes to 30 seconds) making it hard to use for beginners although with a few hours practice you'll be fine; it's not particularly transportable, to move all the bits and pieces single handed (i.e. the telescope, the counterweights and the tripod) it takes 3 trips and you need those three trips unless you want to mark every wall in your house and develop a back injury as the combined thing weighs a lot; it's also quite hard to control, the "precision" controls are pretty flimsy and i feel like i'm going to break them, not to mention the fact that you get roughly 4 seconds of visual time on any object before you have to re-align it as the object's drifted away. On the whole i gave it 4 *'s because for it's price it does the job nicely. It's not super expensive (especially here on amazon) which means you get a lot for your money, the concepts are easy to pick up and it gives you the single greatest feeling ever. The first time i saw jupiter for example it made it worth every single penny. So, if you're in the same boat as me. You want something to mess around with a couple of hours a week. And to see something really cool. Look no further, or rather not too much further (see below). For the price this was brilliant and arrived quickly all in one piece (figure of speech). HOWEVER!!!!! There are two MASSIVE things to keep in mind. Firstly, if you are like me, a beginner. You MUST!!!!!!!: 1) Buy a light filter too, otherwise you'll see for example the moon for 3 seconds and you'll come away nearly blind. I wouldn't opt for the celstron one amazon recommends, it's ok, but not great. Instead spend the extra pound and get this "Light Blue 1.25" Telescope Filter - (73% transmission)" type it into amazon and you can't miss it 2) Don't get this one. The is the 130 EQ, get the 130 EQ-MD, the MD stands for motor drive. Which means that it'll track whatever you're looking at. This means you'll be able to actually look at stuff rather than glimpse it then re-align. This also comes in EXTREMELY handy with astrophotography (see below) as it means you can have longer exposure times. It's worth paying the extra £20 for a better quality stand 3) If you're interested in taking pictures using this scope you need to buy a 1" / 1/4" adapter and a T-Ring of your particular brand DSLR camera. This is the easiest way for doing it, as in my experience afocal imaging is hard to do. Although if ALL you want to do is take pictures of stuff, don't bother with a telescope, buy a DSLR camera, a telescopic lense, a stand and an automatic shutter release. It's so much easier to do, and produces just as good pictures as the telescope a lot more easily. And secondly If you're not a beginner. Don't buy this telescope at all. This is a good scope, but having seen the quality of a picture taken on a £7000 telescope the price really does matter even at a smaller scale. pay as much as you can afford and i promise you'll be happier with it. Although i can't really advise you much on what to get. ## Frequently Bought Together - Celestron - AstroMaster 130EQ Newtonian Telescope - Reflector Telescope for Beginners - Fully-Coated Glass Optics - Adjustable-Height Tripod - Bonus Astronomy Software Package - Celestron – Smartphone Photography Adapter for Telescope – Digiscoping Smartphone Adapter – Capture Photos and Video Through Your Telescope or Spotting Scope Eyepiece - Celestron 8 Piece Telescope Accessory Kit – Eyepieces, 2X Barlow Lens, Colored Filters, Moon Filter and Sturdy Carry Case --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/47944019-astromaster-130eq](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/47944019-astromaster-130eq) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*