{"id":24617,"date":"2022-04-14T07:31:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T07:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amt.ee\/?post_type=product&p=24617"},"modified":"2025-12-05T11:18:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T11:18:34","slug":"sky-watcher-mak-127-1500-skymax-eq3-2-telescope","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/amt.ee\/en\/product\/sky-watcher-mak-127-1500-skymax-eq3-2-telescope\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky-Watcher MAK 127\/1500 SkyMax EQ3-2 Telescope"},"content":{"rendered":"

The MAK 127 telescope is an excellent choice for astronomy enthusiasts looking for small-size equipment that gives great opportunities in observing the Moon and planets of the Solar System.\u00a0Maksutov’s telescopes have a reduced coma and show only residual chromatic aberration, thanks to which they give very sharp and expressive images.\u00a0The great advantage of Maksutov’s telescopes is their small length, compact design and generally low weight.\u00a0Despite its small size, the MAK 127 has a very large focal length of 1500mm, thanks to which we can use significant magnifications necessary to accurately study details on the planets and the Moon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This type of construction works perfectly well in urban conditions where it is difficult to observe nebular objects of less brightness in a bright sky.\u00a0The telescope has a 1.25 “eyepiece, an angular cap of this size and 25mm and 10mm eyepieces. Contrary to popular opinion, the MAK 127 is very good at observing deep sky objects, especially the brightest and most compact ones, such as the Great Nebula in Orion , Messier 13 or the Hercules Cluster or the Bode Galaxy Messier 81 and 82 in Ursa Major.<\/p>\n

Optical system
\n<\/strong>A telescope consisting of a spherical meniscus corrector (negative meniscus lens made of chronicle glass), a primary mirror and a secondary mirror located on the inner part of the meniscus.\u00a0Telescopes of this type have reduced coma, astigmatism and only show residual chromatic aberration.\u00a0They give sensationally sharp and expressive images.\u00a0Due to the significant focal length and low light, they are perfect for observing the Moon and planets.<\/p>\n

This telescope collects about 235 times more light than the human eye at night, providing the ability to observe objects up to nearly 12.1 magnitude (with naked eye visibility up to magnitude 6).\u00a0The size of the mirror is also related to the optical resolution, which in this telescope allows it to separate stars that are more than 1.1 \u201dapart.<\/p>\n

Installation
\n<\/strong>The telescope tube is mounted on a stable EQ3-2 equatorial mount.\u00a0It is a relatively massive structure, sufficient for photographing the sky with telescopes up to 150mm in diameter, but at the same time light enough that such equipment can be considered quite mobile.\u00a0The assembly is equipped with precise micromovements, what’s more, it is possible to connect quite advanced drives such as SynScan GoTo (the so-called Upgrade Kit EQ3-2).\u00a0The EQ3-2 mount allows for the attachment of telescopes equipped with a Dovetail mounting rail in the Vixen standard.\u00a0In this version, the assembly is equipped with light aluminum legs.<\/p>\n

Astronomical observations<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Solar System<\/p>\n