Celestron NexStar Evo 8 HD 60th Anniv. Lim. Ed.

Details: Category: Telescopes; By Sismo Astroberry

My first Celestron and the one that introduced me to a more serious approach with the sky. This is an incredible instrument that can provide you endless stargazing pleasure. I bought it for its flexibility, but I sold it because it's not really made for traveling and I was more interested into Deep Sky subjects than Planetary photography. I tried it with a wedge and an Hyperstar. The wedge is useless. The Hyperstar is amazing, truly amazing, but hard to collimate properly and too delicate for shooting on the move.

Celestron EdgeHD 8" Carbon, 60th Anniversary Edition

Sismo Astroberry

60th Annivversary Limited Edition - Only 600 units produced, each with a unique serial number and certificate of authenticity signed by Celestron pioneer Alan Hale and CEO Corey Lee
Carbon Fiber 8” EdgeHD Optical Tube - Carbon fiber minimizes thermal expansion with ambient temperature changes while EdgeHD optics provide superb visual and astroimaging performance free of coma and field curvature
Retro details and all-new look with vintage-style badging and logos and a set of 3 interchangeable commemorative “spinner” emblems
Rechargeable lithium-iron phosphate battery with enough power for 10 hours of continuous observing
Built-in WiFi - no hand control required! Use your smartphone or tablet to control the telescope via WiFi
StarSense AutoAlign automatically aligns your telescope in about 3 minutes
Fastar compatible so you can image deep sky objects at f/2, often eliminating the need to autoguide or track on a wedge
NexStar Evolution mount packed with convenient features including a USB charge port, adjustable lighting, precision machined worm gears for both axes, and more
Accessories included: three quality eyepieces - 32mm (2"), 9mm and 15mm (1.25"), StarPointer Pro™ finderscope, StarSense AutoAlign, 2" Star Diagonal w/1.25" adapter, spinner emblems, and a certificate of authenticity individually numbered and signed by Celestron pioneer Alan Hale and CEO Corey Lee.

Optical Design: EdgeHD
Aperture: 203.2mm (8")
Focal Length: 2032mm (80")
Focal Ratio: f/10
Finderscope: StarPointer Pro™ finderscope
Star Diagonal: 2" Star Diagonal w/ 1.25" adapter
Optical Tube: Carbon Fiber
Highest Useful Magnification: 480x
Lowest Useful Magnification: 29x
Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 14
Resolution (Rayleigh)v 0.69 arc seconds
Resolution (Dawes): 0.57 arc seconds
Light Gathering Power (Comp. to human eye): 843x
Secondary Mirror Obstruction: 64mm (2.5")
Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter: 31%
Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area: 9.77%
Optical Coatings StarBright XLT
Optical Tube Length: 432mm (17")
Optical Tube Diameter: 238mm (9.37")
Optical Tube Weight: 14 lbs (6.35 kg)
Dovetail: CG-5 Dovetail bar

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