I Had to make a minor primary mirror alignment when I got it, but this adjustment was really easy due to the scopes short physical length meaning that I could reach the adjusters and also keep my eye on the Cheshire eyepiece.
Had my first light with this last night and am well impressed! Such a portable, easy to store and use scope with really good optically quality.
To my delight, the eyepieces provided are perfectly usable so I won't be rushing out just yet to get better ones until I know what I want in an eyepiece.
Before deciding to get this for my first scope, I went through the usual headache inducing procedure in deciding which one to go for and had 2 GOTO scopes on the shortlist. I then read an article from an old astronomy sage who suggested to keep it simple at first and develop from there. Good advice. After all, if I get bored in a month or two, there is no great financial loss.
So, instead of getting the GOTO's I went for the Heritage 130P and have no regrets whatsoever. I think it is excellent value for money and more importantly, it works very well indeed.
The build quality and materials used are much better than I expected from the photographs and dispels the toy like appearance which this scope can sometimes have. This is no toy.
I can be out of the house and observing in 5 minutes! Great little scope and would not hesitate to recommend it.
Skywatcher Heritage 130p Flextube
Rating (max 5):
5
Easy as pie! - Philip
Similar to other reviews, I just wanted something inexpensive, simple and compact but would give some good images. This ticks all the boxes. Honestly it takes minutes to unpack and setup. I saw Jupiter and the equatorial bands plus a number of moons within 5 minutes of unpacking. Awesome!
Kids were amazed. Folds up and swivels into a neat package for storage too. As with others didn't even need collimation out of the box!
Very solid stand - you just need a steady table or chair to put it on and you are away.
Recommending to a friend who goes camping in Devon regularly - bit envious of what he will be able to see away from the city lights!
P.S. Thanks to First Light for swift and simple replacement when the first one arrived damaged.
Skywatcher Heritage 130p Flextube
Rating (max 5):
5
Great First Scope - Neil
I bought this scope earlier this year and as my first venture into astronomy I couldnt be more pleased. I was after a fairly cheap scope that wouldnt take up much room as I didnt want to find out 3-4 months down the line I didnt want to continue with my new hobby.
I couldnt have been more wrong I love this scope it doesnt take up much room and the views you can get off the moon and especially Saturn are amazing.
The standard eyepieces are reasonable but for a small investment the view can be improved by buying better quality.
Comes very well packed and didnt require collimation when it arrived.
