Vixen Telescope AP-R130Sf・WL

AP-WL Mount, Suitable for Everyone from Beginners to Experienced Users

The AP-WL is a lightweight equatorial mount equipped with dual-axis motors, offering an excellent balance of strength and payload capacity.
Despite belonging to a compact class, the AP-WL is proud of exceptional stability rarely found in conventional small equatorial mounts, making it suitable for serious astronomical observation.
The torque (clamping force) of the friction stop control can be adjusted, allowing beginners to operate the mount intuitively by hand.
As soon as a celestial object is centered in the field of view, the mount automatically tracks it using the equipped R.A. motor.

Sleek and Modern Appearance

Featuring a smooth, streamlined design with no protrusions, it dispels the difficult-to-handle image often associated with telescopes. Combined with its lightweight body of just 4.2 kg (counterweight not included), it allows a full-fledged astronomical telescope to be handled with ease.

Equipped with a Wireless Unit to control the Telescope via your Smartphone

The AP-WL mount comes with a Wireless Unit for remote control as standard. By installing the free dedicated smartphone app STAR BOOK Wireless on your device, you can use it as a controller. Tapping a celestial object on the star chart displayed on the screen will allow you to operate functions such as automatic GoTo slewing*.

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Intuitive Friction-stop Control

By adjusting the clamping tightness, you can manually move the telescope toward your target, allowing you to point it at objects intuitively and comfortably. (Note that the friction control and automatic slewing functions cannot be used simultaneously.)

Polar Meter for Quick, Rough Polar Alignment

The mount is compatible with a Polar Meter (sold separately), which provides easy and rough polar alignment. With its altitude scale and magnetic compass, even beginners can quickly turn the AP mount to the celestial pole.

For more precise polar alignment, an optional polar alignment scope PF-LII, can be used by referencing Polaris. However, the Polar Meter is particularly effective in locations where Polaris is behind obstructions and not visible.

Polar Alignment Scope PF-LII for Easy and Accurate Polar Alignment

The AP mount is compatible with the polar alignment scope PF-LII (sold separately), allowing you to set the mount’s polar axis accurately and easily.

It offers a method in which three reference stars are aligned with designated positions on the scale inside the polar scope to determine the direction to the polar axis (compatible with both Northern and Southern Hemispheres).

The polar scope features built-in dark-field illumination, which makes the scale appear red against the night sky. You can adjust the brightness in 8 steps to your preferred level. It also has an automatic shut-off function to prevent battery drain from accidentally leaving the switch on.

Vixen offers a free "PFL Assist" app for smartphones and tablets, designed for use with the Polar Alignment Scope PF-L II. The app assists with polar alignment by displaying the polar scope’s reticle on your device screen and showing its correct orientation. This allows you to align the reticle pattern of your polar scope with the alignment stars visible through it.

Newtonian Reflector R130Sf, For those using a Reflecting Telescope for the First Time

The R130Sf telescope is designed to be cost-effective while maintaining the fundamental performance required for beginners to enjoy serious astronomical observation.
Despite its compact size, it features a relatively large 130 mm primary mirror. Because mirrors are free of chromatic aberration caused by refraction, the telescope delivers sharp and clear images.
Two easy-to-use eyepieces (103× and 33×) are included.

APP-TL130 Tripod

The compact APP-TL130 tripod features adjustable telescopic legs from 60 cm to 130 cm long, combining the portability of a camera tripod with the stability of an astronomical telescope tripod. The leg tips can be easily switched between metal spikes and rubber-capped feet by twisting them, reducing the risk of floor damage when used indoors.

Tool-free Quick Setup

No tools are required for assembly or disassembly, allowing quick and effortless setup and takedown at the observation site.