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Product Description
Discover our Solar System with the Celestron PowerSeeker 127EQ! You"ll be ready to observe in minutes thanks to the quick and easy no-tool setup. The 127EQ provides bright, clear images of the Moon, planets, star clusters, and more for great nighttime viewing.
Manual German Equatorial telescope
The PowerSeeker mount comes with two slow motion control knobs that allow you to make fine pointing adjustments to the telescope in both Right Ascension and Declination axes, also referred to as RA and DEC.
Accessories Included
Accessories include a 20mm and 10mm eyepiece, a finderscope, and a 3x Barlow lens. The two eyepieces offer different magnifications for low and high powered views. The 3x Barlow lens triples the magnifying power of each eyepiece.
Starry Night Software
Download Celestron’s Starry Night Software and learn about the night sky, celestial objects, and how to plan your next observing session. Celestron Starry Night Software is the premier astronomy software package on the market, providing resources and knowledge to view our solar system and beyond.
What can I see with a Celestron PowerSeeker 127EQ Newtonian (21049)?
Here are some simulated views of common objects. Results with your telescope will vary with viewing conditions, obrits, equipment and more.
Jupiter with
20mm Eyepiece - 50x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
Jupiter with
4mm Eyepiece - 250x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
Jupiter with
5mm Eyepiece - 200x Magnification
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Moon with 20mm Eyepiece
50x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
Moon with 4mm Eyepiece
250x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
Moon with 5mm Eyepiece
200x Magnification
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Andromeda with 36mm Eyepiece
28x Magnification
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Andromeda with 20mm Eyepiece
50x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
Andromeda with 4mm Eyepiece
250x Magnification
(Included with This Telescope)
Specifications
| OPTICAL TUBE INFO | |
| Optical Design: | Newtonian Reflector |
| Aperture: | 127mm (5") |
| Focal Length: | 1000mm (39") |
| Focal Ratio: | f/7.87 |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 1: | 20mm (0.79") |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 1: | 50x |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 2: | 4mm (0.16") |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 2: | 250x |
| Barlow Lens: | 3x |
| Finderscope: | 5x24 |
| Highest Useful Magnification: | 300x |
| Lowest Useful Magnification: | 18x |
| Limiting Stellar Magnitude: | 13 |
| Resolution (Rayleigh): | 1.1 arc seconds |
| Resolution (Dawes): | 0.91 arc seconds |
| Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye): | 329x |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction: | 41mm (1.6") |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter: | 32% |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area: | 10% |
| Optical Coatings: | Aluminum |
| Optical Tube Length: | 508mm (20") |
| MOUNT INFO | |
| Mount Type: | German Equatorial |
| Accessory Tray: | No-Tool Tray with Eyepiece holder |
| Tripod: | Aluminum |
| Software: | Celestron Starry Night Basic Edition Software and SkyPortal App |
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