Celestron Advanced VX 8-Inch Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope

VISIT OUR EBAY STORE Celestron Advanced VX 8-Inch Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope Condition: Brand New in Original Packaging SKU: 12026_FO What’s in the Box Celestron 8 Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical Tube Assembly 6×30 Finderscope 25 mm Eyepiece 1.25 Star Diagonal Celestron Advanced VX Computerized Mount NexStar+ Hand Control 11 Pound Counterweight Adjustable Stainless Steel Tripod DC Power Adapter Cable Two Year Warranty Celestron Advanced VX GoTo Mount Engineered from the ground up with astroimaging in mind, the new Advanced VX series from Celestron sets a new standard in mid-level telescopes. Advanced VX provides you with many of the features found on Celestron’s most sophisticated German equatorial mounts, at an extremely affordable price. Experienced imagers will love taking this portable mount to a dark sky site, with all the performance of their larger observatory mount. Or, if you’re new to imaging, this mount will help you get started with the hobby and keep up with your needs for years to come. Design Celestron’s Advanced VX Mount is an integrated telescope support, alignment and guiding system and was specifically designed to provide optimum imaging performance for smaller telescopes. The mount holds a maximum instrument capacity of 30 lbs. This mount packs some of the features found on more sophisticated German Equatorial mounts, minus the added bulk or cost. Now your smaller telescope can take advantage of All-Star Polar Alignment and autoguider support. Advanced VX features significantly larger base castings than the previous design, improving stability under heavier loads. Motors To enhance tracking performance, the mount features permanently programmable Periodic Error Correction (PEC). PEC eliminates recurring track errors from the worm gear to prevent trailing and improve photographs. You’ll also be able to track through long exposures using the PEC. The Advanced VX improved motors offer more torque and can handle slight load imbalances with ease. Features An updated industrial design offers more rigidity, less flexure and improved aesthetics. The new design allows viewing or imaging across the meridian without interference from the motors housings, so you can seamlessly image the best part of the night sky. With the enhanced latitude range, the telescope can be used between 7 – 77° latitude allowing for a larger range of view. The improved electronics contain increased memory for future expansion. The mount has an adjustable stainless steel tripod and a 12 lb. counterweight for extra stability. Technologies Start observing celestial objects with the push of a button on the NexStar+ Hand Control. It’s pre-loaded with a huge database of over 40,000 celestial objects. Automatically slew to objects in a variety of catalogs, including the Messier, NGC, Caldwell, and SAO brightest stars. NexStar+ hand control offers multiple language programming (English, French, Italian, German, Spanish). For enhanced pointing and tracking accuracy, the mount features Celestron’s All-Star Polar Alignment. This system uses multiple guide stars to assist tracking across the night sky while keeping the optical tube parallel to the Earth’s axis of rotation. Observers and astroimagers will be impressed by the seamless operation the Advanced VX SkyAlign function. It makes computerized aligning of the telescope fast, easy, and accurate–simply point at any three bright objects in the sky and the telescope aligns itself. Navigation and tracking of the night’s sky is as easy as pushing a button once the telescope is precision aligned. Maximum instrument capacity of 30 lbs Large base castings Improved stability under heavier loads PEC eliminates recurring track errors from the worm gear Motors offer improved torque and tracking performance More rigidity, less flexure and improved aesthetics Allows viewing or imaging across the meridian Can be used between 7 – 77° latitude Adjustable stainless steel tripod Features NexStar+ and All-Star Polar Alignment Celestron Advanced VX GoTo Mount Advanced VX Equatorial Head Tripod Accessory Tray 1 x 12 lb Counterweight NexStar Plus Hand Control DC Power Cable (Plugs into Cigarette Lighter Socket Limited 2-Year Warranty Celestron 8-Inch SCT (CGE) Optical Tube Assembly The night sky has always fascinated individuals and with good reason. The heavens are teeming with life, but sadly, most of it is not visible to the naked eye. Now with the study of Astronomy and the invention of telescopes, the moon, stars and planets are all within reach. With the right instruments, there’s no telling what you might see. The Celestron 8-inch SCT Optical Tube Assembly is ideal for capturing breathtaking views of galaxies, star clusters, nebulae and planets. Celestron 8-inch SCT Optical Tube Assembly has a number of features that provide you with optimum light transmission and brighter, crisper images ideal for the astronomy enthusiast. The night sky is now in your hands. Features With an optical tube that measures a mere 17-inches in length and weighs just 12.5 pounds, this mid level optical instrument meets the demands of observers and astrogimagers who want a telescope that’s more portable than a reflector or refractor.The scope offers a large 8-inch aperture and a long focal length of 2032 mm. Celestron’s unique StarBright XLT optical coatings dramatically increase light transmission by up to 97 percent on its Schmidt corrector lenses. Vew pinpoint stars across the largest imaging sensors in bright, crisp detail and capture breathtaking, sharp, flawless astroimages. The 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical Tube Assembly has an aluminum optical tube and comes with a 25 mm eyepiece and a visual back which allows for use with other 1.25-inch accessories. The 6×30 finderscope helps accurately find objects in the night sky and the star diagonal provides more comfortable viewing position when observing objects that are high in the sky. The 8-inch OTA includes a dovetail rail compatible with CGE Advanced Series mount. Large 8″ aperture and long focal length of 2032 mm StarBright XLT optical coatings Aluminum optical tube 25 mm eyepiece Visual back 6×30 finderscope Star diagonal Dovetail rail compatible with CGE Advanced Series mount Celestron 8 inch SCT (CGE) Optical Tube Assembly 8 inch Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical Tube Assembly 25mm Eyepiece 1.25 inch Visual Back 6x30mm Finderscope 1.25 inch Star Diagonal CGE Dovetail Rail Two Year Warranty Shipping Payment Returns Feedback Shipping for this item is free in the Continental US Lower 48 states only. Shipping Fees include all handling & insurance. For Domestic Shipping to the Lower 48 States: All shipping prices include shipping, handling and insurance (if necessary). For Domestic Shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, US Territories, APO & FPO: For many items to these destinations there will be an additional shipping fee. The shipping costs may be calculated on the Shipping and Payments tab by entering your Zip Code. 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