The Sky-Watcher 102/1300 Maksutov Cassegrain is a fully automatic telescope ideal for beginners and those who want to get straight to observing. Aligning the mount takes mere minutes with the 'bright object' alignment mode, and the computerised SynScan system allows automatic pointing and tracking of more than 42,000 objects in the sky. This means less time spent finding a faint nebula or a distant planet and more time to enjoy observing. The Maksutov-Cassegrain is a compact and powerful optical design that combines a front meniscus lens and two mirrors. The optical tube is closed by the front meniscus, keeping the mirrors protected from atmospheric agents such as humidity, dust, and pollution. The tube is short, but the focal length is long, allowing high magnification with the standard eyepieces. With a maximum practical magnification of 256x, this Sky-Watcher telescope will reveal details in Saturn's rings and Jupiter's bands.