Celestron Nexstar 8SE Telescope 11069
£1,599.00 VAT inc
Celestron’s signature orange-tube telescope combines advanced features and excellent optics in one easy-to-use system, the NexStar 8SE. It’s the perfect choice for your first serious telescope, offering impressive views at an economical price.
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In the tradition of Celestron’s famous orange optical tubes, the new NexStar SE Family combines the classic heritage of the original orange tube telescopes with state-of-the-art features including a fully computerized operating system, flash upgradeable hand control, our superior StarBright XLT coatings, our revolutionary SkyAlign™ telescope alignment software and much more.
Whether you are a seasoned astronomer looking for a portable scope with advanced features, or just starting your astronomy adventure and looking for an easy way to enjoy the night sky, a NexStar SE will help you take a closer look.
Every Nexstar 8SE includes a version of The Sky® software Level 1 Planetarium software for exploring the Universe on your PC and printing out custom star charts of the sky. In addition, you receive our NexRemote software that allows you to operate your telescope via your PC.
Tips
With any Cassegrain telescope you will have to consider the affect of dew fall. The cheapest solution is a lens hood but when dew is a real problem then heater straps will evaporate dew off.
Shipping dimensions of the single telescope box in 107x33x64cm
Shipping weight 22kg
Features
- 8″ Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope
- SE combines the classic heritage of the original orange tube telescopes with the latest state-of-the-art features
- StarBright XLT high transmission coatings come standard
- Quick release fork arm mount, optical tube and accessory tray for no-tool setup
- Celestron’s unique patented single fork arm with integral hand control design provides a rigid and smooth operating structure for the optical tube
- StarPointer finderscope to help with alignment and accurately locating objects
- Sturdy computerized altazimuth mount
- Ultra sturdy steel tripod with accessory tray
- Star diagonal provides more comfortable viewing position when observing objects that are high in the sky
- Proven NexStar computer control technology
- 40,000 object database with 200 user-definable objects and expanded information on over 200 objects
- SkyAlign allows you to align on any three bright celestial objects, making for a fast and easy alignment process
- Flash upgradeable hand control software and motor control units for downloading product updates over the Internet
- Custom database lists of all the most famous deep-sky objects by name and catalog number; the most beautiful double, triple and quadruple stars; variable star; solar systems; objects and asterisms
- DC Servo motors with encoders on both axes
- Autoguider port for long exposure astrophotography
- Double line, 16-character Liquid Crystal Display Hand Control with backlit LED buttons for easy operation of goto features
- GPS-compatible with optional SkySync GPS Accessory (93969)
Specifications
- DOVETAIL COMPATIBILITY: Quick Release Tube Clamp
- OPTICAL TUBE: Aluminum
- EYEPIECE 1: 25 mm (0.98 in)
- MAGNIFICATION 1: 81.28 x
- STAR DIAGONAL: 1.25″
- CD ROM: NexRemote V1.6.14 & The Sky L1
- TRIPOD: Steel (sku 93593)
- HIGHEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION: 480 x
- LOWEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION: 29 x
- LIMITING STELLAR MAGNITUDE: 14RESOLUTION: 0.68 arc seconds
- RESOLVING POWER: 0.57 arc seconds
- LIGHT GATHERING POWER: 843 x
- ANGULAR FIELD OF VIEW: 0.63 °
- LINEAR FIELD OF VIEW (@1000 YDS): 33 ft (10.06 m)
- SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION: 2.5 in (63.5 mm)
- SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION BY AREA: 10 %
- SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION BY DIAMETER: 31.3 %
- MOTOR DRIVE: Integrated D.C. Electronics
- COMPUTER HAND CONTROL: Double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display w/ 19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons
- SLEW SPEEDS: Nine slew speeds: 5
What is in the box
- Optical tube
- Single Fork Arm Mount and Tripod
- Accessory Tray
- Star Pointer Finderscope
- NexStar+ Hand Control
- 25mm eyepiece
- Star Diagonal
Specifications
Additional information
| Weight | 22 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 106 × 62 × 33 cm |
| Mount Type | |
| OTA Type | Cassegrain (SCT Mak) |
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