Sky-Watcher 127mm f/12.1 Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope (OTA Only)

Balancing aperture with manageability and representing the mid-range size in the series, the Sky-Watcher 127mm f/12.1 Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope exchanges the conventional front corrector plate of a Schmidt with a convex meniscus lens, resulting in a smaller secondary mirror that limits obstruction and increases contrast, while eliminating the need for periodic collimation. The Maksutov optical path results in a slower focal ratio and narrower field of view versus a similar Schmidt, but the optical benefits, when coupled with the larger aperture and fully multicoated optics, make this an ideal scope for making detailed solar, lunar, and planetary observations, while being able to resolve bright deep-sky objects like stars, clusters, galaxies, and nebulae.