{"id":112452,"date":"2026-09-30T13:16:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/tweedehands-sky-watcher-heritage-130p-flextube\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T15:06:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T13:06:50","slug":"secondhand-sky-watcher-heritage-130p-flextube","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/tweedehands-sky-watcher-heritage-130p-flextube\/","title":{"rendered":"Second-hand Sky-Watcher Heritage-130P FlexTube"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Second-hand Sky-Watcher Heritage-130P FlexTube<\/h2>\n<p>This is a used Sky-Watcher Heritage-130P FlexTube: a tabletop Dobson telescope with a 130 mm parabolic mirror and a 650 mm brandfocal length (f\/5). The tube is inserted 37 cm high, and with 6.1 kg you can lift the entire telescope out at once. It is one of the best-selling telescopes in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/telescopes\/dobsonian-telescopes\/\">Dobson assortment<\/a>. We examined this specimen in our own workshop.<\/p>\n<h2>Condition of this specimen<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>State:<\/strong> good<\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin:<\/strong> Return shipment<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reviewed:<\/strong> mirrors checked and calibrated, focus and viewfinder tested<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use marks and deviations:<\/strong> no damage, see the photos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What do you see through the Heritage 130P?<\/h2>\n<p>On the Moon you can see mountain ranges and craters along the boundary between day and night. Jupiter shows its cloud bands and four large moons, Saturn its rings. Under a dark sky the Orion Nebula, the Pleiades and the Andromeda Galaxy come within reach; visually you see them as gray light spots with structure, not in color as on photographs.<\/p>\n<h2>This is how to get the most out of this telescope<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Place it on a firm surface.<\/strong> A garden table or an upside-down crate works fine; a swinging camping table does not.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shield the open tube.<\/strong> A light shield (shroud) around the open part keeps stray light from lanterns out and provides more contrast.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check the collimation after transport.<\/strong> With the collimation cap, that is a two-minute check; our guide about it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/telescope-collimation-this-is-how-to-adjust-your-reflector-in-focus\/\">collimation<\/a> explains it step by step.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>For whom yes and for whom no<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Hello<\/strong> Beginners and families who want a serious first telescope without the technicalities, and observers with little storage space. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/sky-watcher-heritage-130p-review\/\">Heritage 130P review<\/a> describes our own experience, including the shortcomings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not<\/strong> For long exposures of clouds, the manual setting is not available; please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/telescopes\/smart-telescopes\/\">smart telescopes<\/a>. Are you unsure about a size larger? In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/heritage-130p-vs-150p\/\">Heritage 130P vs 150P<\/a> we put both of them side by side.<\/p>\n<h2>Featured accessories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Moon Filter 25%:<\/strong> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/omegon-moon-filter-25-125\/\">Omegon Moon Filter 25% (1.25 inches)<\/a> diminishes the harsh moonlight.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Planetary clock of 6 mm:<\/strong> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/sky-watcher-6-mm-planetary-uwa-eyepiece-58-125\/\">Sky-Watcher 6mm Planetary UWA Eyepiece<\/a> gives 108x for more detail on Jupiter and Saturn.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cheshire eyepiece<\/strong> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/sky-watcher-cheshire-collimation-eyepiece-1-25\/\">Sky-Watcher Cheshire Eyepiece<\/a> Line the mirrors more precisely than with the collimation cap.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Technical specifications<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Specification<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Details<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Optical design<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Newton reflector (parabolic)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Mirror opening<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>130 mm (5.1 inches)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Focal length<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>650 mm (f\/5)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Mount<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dobson (table model, manual)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Focuser<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1.25 inch helical focuser<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tube<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Foldable (FlexTube), 37 cm folded<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>about 6.1 kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Standard included<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sky-Watcher Heritage-130P FlexTube with Tabletop Dobsonian Mount<\/li>\n<li>25 mm eyepiece (26x) and 10 mm eyepiece (65x)<\/li>\n<li>Red dot finder<\/li>\n<li>Collimation cap<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If there is anything missing from this specimen, it is indicated above in the state column.<\/p>\n<h2>Buying second-hand at Telescoop.nl<\/h2>\n<p>Even on second-hand items, you have a cooling-off period and a legal warranty with us. Prefer new? Check the new ones <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/sky-watcher-heritage-130p-flextube-dobson\/\">Sky-Watcher Heritage-130P FlexTube<\/a>. You can find other checked-out items in our category <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/second-hand\/\">Second hand<\/a>. Order before 11:59 PM for fast delivery, in the Netherlands and Belgium.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Secondhand Sky-Watcher Heritage-130P FlexTube<\/strong> is a tabletop Dobson telescope with a 130 mm parabolic mirror and a retractable tube, inspected in our own workshop. Condition: good, retouched copy. 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