Description
Yes. The 3.7-inch focuser bore is large enough to pass light for full-frame sensors without vignetting. With the dedicated 1 flattener or 0.8 reducer, the corrected field should cover full-frame formats though corner performance at the extreme edges of a full-frame sensor depends on the specific corrector. For APS-C and smaller formats, the field is excellent to the corners.
Recommended Accessories
- Sky Rover 1 Field Flattener for 130 GPS (SR130GPSFF): Threads directly onto the CAA’s M82 interface. Produces a flat field at the native 910mm f/7 the essential accessory for deep-sky astrophotography. Sold separately.
- Sky Rover 0.8 Reducer/Flattener for 130 GPS (SR130GPSRFF): Drops the system to 728mm f/5.6. Faster, wider fields for large nebulae and mosaic panels. A second imaging personality for the same scope. Sold separately.
- Sky Rover 2″ Diagonal (SR2D): Essential for visual observing. The 2-inch diagonal pairs with the 3.7-inch focuser to deliver the full light cone to wide-field eyepieces.
- Sky Rover XWA 9mm Eyepiece: 100 apparent field at 101 an immersive planetary and deep-sky view. At 130mm aperture, this magnification shows genuine detail on most nights.
- Sky Rover XWA 20mm Eyepiece: 100 field at 45.5 a walk-through-space view of star clusters, nebulae, and the Milky Way. At 130mm aperture, the low-power view through a 100 eyepiece is remarkable.
Final Thoughts
The 130 GPS is the telescope you buy when you’ve decided to stop compromising. The triplet optics at f/7 deliver color correction that is simply absent from the view no false color, no artifacts, just clean aperture doing its job. The 3.7-inch focuser holds your heaviest imaging rig without complaint. The integrated CAA and M82 threading accept both a 1 flattener and a 0.8 reducer for two complete imaging configurations. The steel cell keeps the optics aligned. The Losmandy dovetail mounts to serious equipment. And at the eyepiece, 130mm of unobstructed triplet aperture shows you detail on the planets, the Moon, and the deep sky that makes everything you’ve looked through before feel like it was holding something back. This is a scope for people who are done upgrading and ready to observe.
Tech Details:
| Brand | Sky Rover |
| Model | 130 GPS |
| Aperture | 130mm (5.1″) |
| Focal Length | 910mm (728mm with 0.8 reducer) |
| Focal Ratio | f/7 (f/5.6 with 0.8 reducer) |
| Optical Design | Air-spaced Super ED triplet apochromat |
| Glass Type | Super ED (FCD-100) |
| Optical Coatings | Fully multi-coated (FMC) all air-to-glass surfaces |
| Optical Testing | Artificial star testing + laser interferometry |
| Objective Cell | Steel with improved glass calibration and mounting methods |
| Focuser Type | 3.7″ dual-speed rack-and-pinion (non-rotating) |
| Camera Angle Adjuster (CAA) | Integrated, M92 input / M82 output threading, laser-engraved angle markings |
| Flange Plate | Forward-shifted M3 push-pull screws, adjustable with Allen key (no dew shield removal needed) |
| Dew Shield | Retractable |
| Tube Material | Aluminum alloy with internal multi-baffle light suppression |
| Tube Outer Diameter | ~140mm (tube); ~176mm (dew shield) |
| Min. Length (retracted) | ~800mm (31.5″) |
| OTA Weight | ~24.2 lbs (11 kg) |
| Rings + Dovetail + Adapter Weight | ~5.1 lbs (2.3 kg) |
| Total System Weight | ~29.3 lbs (13.3 kg) |
| Handle Center Distance | 212mm |
| Dovetail Plate | Losmandy-compatible, 450mm, curved, with T-slots and mounting holes (M6, M8, 1/4-20, 3/8-16) |
| Handle | Patented, Vixen & Arca-compatible |
| Theoretical Resolution (Dawes) | ~0.89 arcseconds |
| Lens Cell Engraving | 130MM F/7 SUPER ED TRIPLET APO PRO FMC + serial number |
| Dedicated Correctors | 1 flattener (SR130GPSFF) & 0.8 reducer (SR130GPSRFF) sold separately, thread onto CAA M82 |
| Packaging | Aluminum carrying case, shipped in cardboard box |
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