Short Vixen-Style Saddle Plate

Short Vixen-Style Saddle PlateA saddle plate is not the most exciting astronomical accessory in the world, but it is one of the most important when it comes to the stability and safety of your telescope system. Just like a saddle is usually the only piece of equipment between you and a horse, a telescope saddle plate is often times the only piece of hardware used to attach your optical tube assembly to its mount. At Explore Scientific, our industry standard saddle plates

5 produces a 1 degree true field of view

and powerful optics

you will also notice that objects stay in the field of view for a long time

portable design—perfect for planetary and lunar observing

Often considered the perfect mid-range focal length for most amateur telescopes

the moving magnetic field affects the atoms inside the metal

Unleash your curiosity with the Explore FirstLight 127mm Doublet Refractor Telescope

In this way

this Dobsonian is ready to perform at the highest level

and after awhile

while the projection eyepiece allows for image tracing or group viewing

a detailed star map