{"id":12405,"date":"2025-02-27T10:31:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T09:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/?post_type=product&p=12405"},"modified":"2026-10-27T13:47:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T12:47:56","slug":"bresser-solarix-114-500-newton-az","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/bresser-solarix-114-500-newton-az\/","title":{"rendered":"Bresser Solarix 114\/500 Newton"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Solarix 114\/500 is a Newton reflector with a 114 mm mirror and a focal brandlength of 500 mm (f\/4.4) on an azimuthal mount with an aluminum tripod. The difference from other 114 mm beginner telescopes is the lens-sun filter in the box: during the day you can see sunspots with it, at night you remove the filter and it becomes a regular Newton. In the Solarix series from Bresser it sits between the Solarix 76\/350 (76 mm, 2 kg) and the Solarix AZ Set, the same telescope with a planet camera, color filters and a red light lamp included. If you are hesitant about the step up to 150 mm, read the Telescope Buying Guide for Beginners<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

What do you see through the Solarix 114\/500?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Sun: with the filter on the tube you can see sunspots as dark cores with a grey border and the darker edge of the solar disc; at 56x the entire sun fits into the frame. Moon: craters, mountain ranges and the shadow line at 56x with the 9 mm eyepiece; with the 2x Barlow (111x) the small craters at the bottom of the large ones are also visible; Jupiter: the two dark main bands and the four large moons; on quiet nights at 111x the Great Red Spot. Saturn: the ring apart from the planet; on good nights the Cassini division as a thin dark line in the ring. Deep sky: the Orion Nebula with the four stars of the Trapezium and the curved nebulous wings; the Pleiades at 20x as a group in one image, the globular cluster M13 as a grainy speck. With the 25 mm eyepiece (20x) you can see about two degrees of sky, four times the Moon. Nebulae and galaxies are seen with the eye in gray tones; the Andromedan Nebula is an oval light spot. From a city or village with street lighting, sun, the moon, planets, double stars and star clusters remain; nebulae and systems require a dark place. The highest meaningful magnification is approximately twice the opening, 230x according to Bresser; in practice, 100 to 150x is the limit due to the air above the Netherlands and Belgium. What you can expect per object is stated in What do you see through a telescope?<\/a>, Jupiter through a telescope<\/a>, Saturn through a telescope<\/a>, The Moon through a telescope<\/a> and The sun through a telescope<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

How does the Solarix 114\/500 differ from other 114 mm telescopes?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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