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Celestron NexStar 8 GPS

Description

Keywords: Schmidt Cassegrain Visual

Note  This item is being serviced and it is not available for check out.

Currently Unavailable - needs repair. and a better tripod

8 Inch GoTo Schmidt-Cass Telescope (SCT)

This is a heavy and bulky telescope.  It may require 2 people to lift it.

The NexStar 8  GPS is an 8-inch aperture Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope with Celestron NexStar computer control. It is  larger adn heavier than most of the SAS loaner telescopes.  Your vehicle must accomodate three large boxes (32x20x14, 24x18x12, and 30x10x10 inches) to transport it.  The optical tube assembly is about 45 lbs.  This is not a beginner telescope.

Details

Comes with:

  • Celestron NexStar GPS Tube
  • 2” Mirror Star Diagonal #93519
  • Instruction Manual
  • Meade 3x Barlow
  • Meade eye pieces: 40mm, 32mm, 26mm, 20mm, 15mm, 12.4mm, 9.7mm, , 6.4
  • Meade Series 4000 filters: 82A, 25A, 47, 11
  • Tripod
  • Computer
  • Battery pack
  • Red flashlight

 

Note: This is a heavy and bulky telescope.  It may require 2 people to lift it. Your vehicle must accomodate three large boxes (32x20x14, 24x18x12, and 30x10x10 inches) to transport it.  The optical tube assembly is about 45 lbs.  This is not a beginner telescope.

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