Comments about Vixen Vixen R130SF 130mm f/5.0 Newtonian Telescope Multi-Coated Optical Tube with Accessories & Porta Mount:

I’ve owned the Vixen R130Sf now for about 2 years. It has been right from the start a good scope. I bought it in the Porta mount package. The initial images of the moon and Jupiter were eye watering and I especially liked the way the slow motion controls kept the object in sight without making it all jittery like my older (and cheaper) scope did. Last summer we had the chance to get out in the country and that’s when the 5” mirror did its best. I was able to show my wife and kids some pretty cool clusters and nebula. It was just fun scanning through the Milky Way galaxy with the slow motion controls.
The two eyepieces that come with the scope are good but I did wind up buying an additional 40mm eyepiece for extra wide views.