Second-hand Sky-Watcher Heritage-100P

Second-hand Sky-Watcher Heritage-100P

This is a used Sky-Watcher Heritage-100P: a tabletop Dobson telescope with a 100 mm parabolic mirror and a brandfocal length of 400 mm (f/4). We inspected this model in our own workshop before it went on sale. Optically, it is the same telescope as the new one; what differs about this model can be read below.

Condition of this specimen

• State: good
• Origin: Return shipment
• Reviewed: mirrors checked and calibrated, focus and viewfinder tested
• Use marks and deviations: damage in the wood of the base, only cosmetic; functionally merk you don’t notice it. See the photos.

What do you see through the Heritage 100P?

Thanks to the short brandfocal length, you see a wide field of view, which makes finding objects easy. The moon is full of craters; on Jupiter you can see the bands of clouds and the four large moons; and the rings of Saturn are clearly visible apart from the planet itself. Large targets like the Pleiades and the Orion Nebula can be seen in their entirety.

This is how to get the most out of this telescope

• Check the collimation after unpacking. A f/4 mirror merkhas a slight shift during transport immediately. In our guide on collimation Read how to check that in a few minutes.
• Use the Barlow with caution. With the 10 mm eyepiece and the barlow lens, you can see at 80x; higher magnification rarely yields more detail at this mirror size.
• Place the tube on a photo tripod If you want to stand higher or more freely: it clicks off the wooden base.

For whom yes and for whom no

Hello For a small price, you can get a complete first-generation telescope with four magnification levels, and you can easily take it with you. Our Telescope Buying Guide for Beginners List the entry-level models.

Not If you want more detail on planets and deep-sky objects, then a Heritage-130P FlexTube The logical step. For long exposures of clouds, a manual Dobson is not made; for that purpose, the smart telescopes.

Featured accessories

• Moon Filter 25%: the Omegon Moon Filter 25% (1.25 inches) eliminates the glare from the moon.
• Planetary clock of 6 mm: the Sky-Watcher 6mm Planetary UWA Eyepiece gives 67x, without the need for the Barlow.

Technical specifications

Standard included

• Sky-Watcher Heritage-100P with wooden table-Dobsonian mount
• 25 mm eyepiece (16x) and 10 mm eyepiece (40x)
• 2x Barlow lens
• Red dot finder

If there is anything missing from this specimen, it is indicated above in the state column.

Buying second-hand at Telescoop.nl

Even on second-hand items, you have a cooling-off period and a legal warranty with us. Prefer new? Check the new ones Sky-Watcher Heritage-100P. You can find other checked-out items in our category Second hand. Order before 11:59 PM for fast delivery, in the Netherlands and Belgium.