Hi All, I posted this on the old site and though I would keep the topic going
Hello All,
I'm very new to Astronomy and the family just got a nexstar 4SE for Christmas. Even though we have been happy with what we have, I now have the opportunity to get a skywatcher heritage 130p
DOB really cheap.
My understanding it that the skywatcher heritage 130p is a better scope for deep sky than the 4SE.
Is it possible to mount the skywatcher h130p to the nexstar 4SE mount?
This would mean we would have a nice 5' scope on a
goto mount.
Thanks
Wayne
Reply from old site
From Voyageur's
Hi Wayne,
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Please consider joining us there.
In answer to your question, I do not think it would work to mount the
SW Heritage 130 on the 4SE mount. Two different mounting mechanisms, for starters. Then, even if you were able to attach the
SW OTA to the SE mount, there might not be enough clearance between the bottom of the tube and the mount. If you mounted it almost at the bottom of the tube, maybe it would fit, but the top end would be very top-heavy and unstable. You'd likely have to fully retract the lower section of the tripod legs to bring the
SW eyepiece to a comfortable viewing height; not sure if it would be low enough for the kids to reach or how stable it would then be.
But if you can get the
SW 130 "really cheap," by all means, buy it! It is a great scope. No reason you and the family can't start using it to improve your knowledge of the night sky. And then you would have two scopes, for twice the fun.
Mary