Description
You can also store and edit the right ascension and declination of additional user-defined objects of your own choosing, such as the comet and asteroid coordinates published monthly in Astronomy and Sky & Telescope magazines. The computer control can find any of those objects with at your command, and accurately track them for visual or photographic application.
All of the database and telescope operation information is displayed on a double line, 16-character, liquid crystal display on the hand control, which has user-selectable multiple language display (English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish). There are 19 fiber optic back-lit LED buttons to make it easy for you to control the computer without affecting your dark adapted vision. An RS-232 communication port on the hand control allows you to operate the telescope via a personal computer. The computer hand control software can be upgraded over the Internet from Celestron’s website, assuring that you always have the most current software version at your command.
Several different alignment methods are built into the NexStar+ computer, allowing you to choose a level of computer accuracy in automatically finding objects with which you are comfortable. Both two-star and more-accurate three-star computer guided alignment methods are easily accomplished in only a few short minutes. You can be observing in less than 15 minutes after you first take your scope outdoors, including telescope assembly time.
In addition, the NexStar+ computer hand control is GPS-compatible (using an optional inexpensive SkySync GPS module) for full GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite accuracy. Adding GPS to the computer is something no competitive scope can do. With the Advanced Series go-to mount and the SkySync, orienting the scope in time and space on earth and aligning the scope on the sky becomes almost as easy as simply turning the scope on.
Two-year warranty: All Celestron go-to telescopes have a two-year warranty.
Tech Details:
| Aperture | 8″ |
|---|---|
| Focal Length | 2032mm |
| Focal Ratio | f/10 |
| Heaviest Single Component | 26 lbs. |
| Highest Useful Magnification | 480x |
| Motorized Controls | Computer Go-To |
| Weight | 68 lbs. |
| Optical Coatings | StarBright XLT |
| Resolution | 0.57 arc seconds |
| Supplied Eyepiece | 20mm 1.25″ |
| Telescope Type | Schmidt-Cassegrain |
| View Finder | 6×30 |
| Visual Limiting Magnitude | 14 arc seconds |
| Warranty | 2 years |
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