Skywatcher Telescope AC 120/600 StarTravel EQ3-2

Kometensucher 120/600 EQ3-2 Telescope

A super-bright Kometensucher telescope featuring a short optical tube and mounted on the stable EQ3-2 equatorial mount. This professional optical instrument delivers exceptional light-gathering capability in a portable design, making it ideal for scanning wide fields of view and searching for comets. As one of the leading telescope suppliers, SkyHunters ensures comprehensive support and expert consultation for your astronomical journey.

Key advantages

• Super-Bright Performance: Engineered with a wide aperture and short focal length for rich, bright wide-field observing.
• Upgraded EQ3-2 Equatorial Mount: Provides a rigid and reliable base for medium-sized optics with precise fine-adjustment controls.
• Astrophotography Ready: Fully upgradeable with an optional polar finder, electric axis motors, or a GoTo upgrade kit for long-exposure imaging.
• Smooth Manual Tracking: Features flexible slow-motion control cables on both axes for effortless target centering and tracking.

Product description

This optical system boasts a completely new design: a nearly 5-inch aperture opening packed into a short 600mm focal length, establishing itself as an absolute world novelty. It serves as a perfect companion to large spotting scopes, offering robust all-metal build quality and uncomplicated operation.

The EQ3-2 mount represents a further development of the classic white EQ-3 mount. It provides an exceptionally stable base for most medium-sized optics and is ideal for exploring the night sky. Once you have aligned the parallactic mount with the Pole Star, you can easily sight on an object, adjust it in the field of view, and track it seamlessly using the flexible slow-motions. Fine adjustment is possible in both right ascension and declination. The polar elevation at your observing site can be set using the integrated fine scale and adjusted perfectly via two alignment screws.

The EQ3-2 is suitable not only for classic visual observing but also serves as an entry point into astrophotography. With optional add-ons, such as the dual-axis motor kit or GoTo upgrade kit, long-exposure astrophotography of deep-sky objects becomes fully possible. With a little practice, you will soon be able to produce successful images of distant galaxies and nebulae.

Technical specifications

Package contents

• Optical tube assembly (OTA)
• Mount with manual adjustment knobs
• Extra brace with eyepiece tray
• Suitable counterweights (2 pieces)
• Aluminium tripod
• 6x30mm Finder scope
• Red dot finder
• Zenith prism 1.25"
• Eyepiece set 1.25" (20mm and 10mm)
• 2" / 1.25" Eyepiece adaptor
• Dew Shield
• Vixen-Style Prism rail
• Tube clamps
• Amici prism, 1.25", 45°
• Slow motion cables (2 pieces)