Celestron Advanced VX 8 EdgeHD Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope
The Celestron Advanced VX 8 EdgeHD is a complete astroimaging platform for deep sky observation and image capture that combines the new Advanced VX computerised mount with Celestron's best optics, the EdgeHD optical system. The telescope features an 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain optical tube with 2032mm focal length, 40mm eyepiece, an adjustable stainless steel tripod and NexStar hand controller. The EdgeHD optical technology is designed to produce aberration-free images ac More
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The Celestron Advanced VX 8 EdgeHD is a complete astroimaging platform for deep sky observation and image capture that combines the new Advanced VX computerised mount with Celestron's best optics, the EdgeHD optical system. The telescope features an 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain optical tube with 2032mm focal length, 40mm eyepiece, an adjustable stainless steel tripod and NexStar hand controller. The EdgeHD optical technology is designed to produce aberration-free images across a wide visual and photographic field of view. The VX mount with improved motor was specifically designed for optimum power and tracking performance for smaller telescopes. Thanks to the autoguider support and All-Star Polar Alignment you can choose any star listed in the NexStar hand control (included) to assist in accurately aligning your telescope's mount with the North Celestial Pole.
Celestron Advanced VX 8 EdgeHD Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope: Key Features
- 8" (2032mm) f/10 Edge HD includes StarBright XLT coatings for better light transmission
- Edge HD optical design fully corrects for coma and field curvature, delivering a truly flat field
- Built-in tube vents with integrated 60 micron mesh filters allow hot air to be released behind the primary mirror
- Fastar compatible tube comes with removable secondary mirror for fast f/2.8 imaging
- 9x50 optical finderscope for locating alignment stars
- Integer gear ratios and permanently programmable Periodic Error Correction eliminates recurring track errors from the worm gear
- Autoguider port for long exposure imaging
- New motors offer improved tracking performance & provide more power to overcome load imbalances
- Updated industrial design offers more rigidity, less flexure and improved aesthetics
- New design allows viewing or imaging across the meridian without interference from the motors housings
- Improved latitude range. Can be used between 7 - 77 degrees latitude
- NexStar+ hand control offers multiple language programming (English, French, Italian, German, Spanish)
Advanced VX Computerized Mount Tour
About the VX Mount
The new Advanced VX mount was specifically designed to provide optimum imaging performance for smaller telescopes. Now your smaller telescope can take advantage of All-Star Polar Alignment and autoguider support. You'll be able to track through long exposures using permanently programmable periodic error correction. Image across the meridian without doing a meridian flip, so you can seamlessly image the best part of night sky. Advanced VX features significantly larger base castings than our previous design, improving stability under heavier loads. Improved motors offer more torque and can handle slight load imbalances with ease. Back to topProduct Specification
| Diagonal | 90 degree |
| Diameter [mm] | 203.0 |
| Eyepiece 1 | 40 |
| Finderscope | 9x50 |
| Focal Length [mm] | 2032 |
| Focal Ratio [f|] | 10.00 |
| Highest Practical Magnification [x] | 480 |
| Included Accessories | Tripod with Accessory tray, NexStar Hand Controller, Advanced VX Mount, 40mm Eyepiece, 90 Degree Diagonal, 9x50 Finderscope |
| Magnification With Eyepieces Supplied [x] | 51 |
| Mount Type | Computerised Go To |
| Optical Design | Schmidt-Cassegrain |
| Optical Tube Length [mm] | 432 |
| Optical Tube Weight [kg] | 5.90 |
| Tripod | Stainless steel |
| Tripod Weight [kg] | 8.2 |
| Manufacturers Link | Celestron |
