{"id":90340,"date":"2025-11-29T10:22:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T09:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/?post_type=product&#038;p=90340"},"modified":"2026-10-13T11:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T09:06:10","slug":"sky-watcher-star-discovery-p150i-wifi-goto-2","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/sky-watcher-star-discovery-p150i-wifi-goto-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky-Watcher Star Discovery P150i - 150mm f\/5 Newton"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sky-Watcher Star Discovery P150i: Six Inch with WiFi Pilot<\/h2>\n<p>The Sky-Watcher Star Discovery P150i combines a 150\/750mm Newtonian (f\/5) with an alt-azimuth WiFi GoTo mount: select objects in the SynScan app, and the telescope will point and track. Freedom Find encoders allow manual movement without realignment. Six inches of light-gathering power with the lowest operational threshold.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Skywatcher-N-150-750-P1-50i-Telescoop-Star-Discovery-SynScan-WiFi-GoTo-3.jpg\" alt=\"Sky-Watcher Star Discovery P150i WiFi GoTo Newtonian\" class=\"wp-image-90342\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<h2>What do you see through the P150i?<\/h2>\n<p>Everything a 150mm mirror can do: sharp moon craters, Jupiter's cloud bands, Saturn's rings, and under a dark sky, star clusters that resolve and nebulae with structure. The automatic tracking keeps every target in view, even at higher magnifications, and the app tells you what's visible tonight.<\/p>\n<h2>WiFi GoTo with no learning curve<\/h2>\n<p>The mount creates its own WiFi network; internet is not required. After a brief alignment, the SynScan app guides you to thousands of objects. Thanks to Freedom Find, you can simply move the tube by hand in between: computer assistance without compulsion, on an alt-azimuth mount without counterweights.<\/p>\n<h2>This is how to get the most out of this telescope<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Check collimation after transport<\/strong> (f\/5); see our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/telescope-collimation-this-is-how-to-adjust-your-reflector-in-focus\/\">collimation<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Take power with you<\/strong> A power bank will keep the GoTo mount going all evening.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Let the mirror cool down for 30 minutes<\/strong> for the sharpest image.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Magnification:<\/strong> the 10mm eyepiece gives 75x; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/sky-watcher-6-mm-planetary-uwa-eyepiece-58-125\/\">6 mm planetary eyepiece<\/a> (125x) gets more out of planets, and tracking keeps the image steady.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>For whom yes and for whom no<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Hello<\/strong> Beginners and families who want six inches of optics with app control, without equatorial learning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not<\/strong>  If you want photo results without mounting, guiding, and post-processing, then the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/telescopes\/smart-telescopes\/\">smart telescopes<\/a> the shorter route; ours <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/the-best-telescope-for-beginners\/\">Telescope Buying Guide for Beginners<\/a> explain the trade-off.<\/p>\n<h2>Featured accessories<\/h2>\n<p>These accessories add the most after purchase:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Moon Filter 25%:<\/strong> for visual moon phases dims the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/omegon-moon-filter-25-125\/\">Omegon Moon Filter 25% (1.25 inches)<\/a> the bright light. More explanation in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/best-moon-filter-telescope\/\">Moon filter guide<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A 6mm planetary eyepiece:<\/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> provides 125x for visual evenings. If you want to go a step higher, there is also the 5 mm version (150x).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smartphone adapter:<\/strong> clip your phone onto the eyepiece for your first moon photos. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/sky-watcher-smartphoto-plus-smartphone-adapter-20mm-eyepiece\/\">Sky-Watcher SmartPhoto+ adapter<\/a> comes with a special 20 mm photo eyepiece.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cheshire eyepiece<\/strong> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/sky-watcher-cheshire-collimation-eyepiece-1-25\/\">Sky-Watcher Cheshire Eyepiece<\/a> makes the critical f\/4 collimation accurate and repeatable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carrier bag<\/strong> The 150\/750 tube fits this exactly. Look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/telescope-accessories\/carrier-bags\/\">carrier bags<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Technical specifications<\/h2>\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Feature<\/th>\n<th>Description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Type<\/td>\n<td>Reflector<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Design<\/td>\n<td>Newton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aperture (mm)<\/td>\n<td>150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Focal length (mm)<\/td>\n<td>750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Focal Ratio (f\/)<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Resolution<\/td>\n<td>0,77\u2033<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Limit value (mag)<\/td>\n<td>12,7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Light output<\/td>\n<td>459\u00d7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Max. useful magnification<\/td>\n<td>300\u00d7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tube weight (kg)<\/td>\n<td>4,9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tube construction<\/td>\n<td>Full tube<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Main mirror<\/td>\n<td>Parabolic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:38%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Skywatcher-N-150-750-P1-50i-Telescoop-Star-Discovery-SynScan-WiFi-GoTo-2.jpg\" alt=\"Sky-Watcher Star Discovery P150i WiFi GoTo Newtonian, product photo 2\" class=\"wp-image-90341\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:62%\">\n<h2>Included in the box<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sky-Watcher Star Discovery P150i Optical Tube<\/li>\n<li>Star Discovery WiFi GoTo Mount with Tripod (Freedom Find)<\/li>\n<li>Included eyepieces and finder (see specifications)<\/li>\n<li>Free: Stargazer's Handbook by Telescoop.nl (16 pages, Dutch language)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Free Stargazers' Handbook<\/h2>\n<p>Every Sky-Watcher telescope from Telescoop.nl comes with our own Stargazer\u2019s Handbook in the box. It\u2019s a 16-page booklet that helps you get started on your first few nights: how to align the finder scope, what magnification to start with, why the image sometimes wobbles, and when a telescope does or doesn\u2019t need to be collimated. It\u2019s not a thick book\u2014just the essentials you really need when you\u2019re starting out.<\/p>\n<h2>Honest advice from observers<\/h2>\n<p>We sell and use the Sky-Watcher line ourselves. In our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/skywatcher-telescopes\/\">Sky-Watcher brand guide<\/a> We'll explain which series are strong and which you'd rather skip. View the full range on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/brands\/sky-watcher\/\">Sky-Watcher brand page<\/a>. Unsure about mounting or a corrector? Call or email us: we're happy to help with photo setups. Ordered before 11:59 PM is delivered quickly, in the Netherlands and Belgium.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Sky-Watcher Star Discovery P150i<\/strong> combines a six-inch mirror with a Wi-Fi GoTo mount and Freedom Find: tap objects in the app, track automatically and still move freely by hand. 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