Product Code: HN31689
Product Description
Celestron NexStar Evolution 8in EdgeHD with StarSense The innovative NexStar Evolution is a compact, portable, and mechanically solid telescope made for hours of serious visual observing and certain types of astroimaging. The NexStar Evolution HD package stands out due to its unique features, including:... read more
Celestron NexStar Evolution 8in EdgeHD with StarSense
The innovative NexStar Evolution is a compact, portable, and mechanically solid telescope made for hours of serious visual observing and certain types of astroimaging.
The NexStar Evolution HD package stands out due to its unique features, including: StarSense AutoAlign, EdgeHD optics, integrated WiFi, and its internal LiFePO4 battery.
StarSense AutoAlign in the SkyPortal App
StarSense AutoAlign helps you optimize your time outdoors, giving you back time you would have spent aligning your telescope and allowing you more time to observe. It scans the night sky and analyzes the star patterns overhead, automatically calculating the telescope’s precise location, the date, and the current time. What’s more, you can add up to 10 additional alignment stars for the most accurate alignment possible.
- 8” EdgeHD optical tube provides superb visual and astro-imaging performance, free of coma and field curvature
- Rechargeable lithium-iron phosphate battery with enough power for 10 hours of continuous observing
- Built-in WiFi—no hand control required! Use your smartphone or tablet to connect to the telescope via WiFi
- StarSense AutoAlign aligns your telescope automatically and works with the SkyPortal Powered by SkySafari™ app for complete wireless control
- Fastar/HyperStar compatible so you can image deep sky objects in seconds at f/2, often eliminating the need to autoguide or track on a wedge
- NexStar Evolution mount is packed with convenient features like manual release clutches and precision machined worm gears for both axes, a USB charge port, tray lighting for your accessories, and more
8” EdgeHD Optical Tube
EdgeHD is an aplanatic, flat-field Schmidt optical system that produces aberration-free images across a wide visual and photographic field of view. The optical system reduces more than just off-axis star coma; it provides an astrograph-quality flat focal plane all the way to the edge of the field of view.
EdgeHD optics produce a focal plane more than three times flatter than a standard Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and dramatically flatter than competing coma-free designs. This guarantees you visibly sharp stars across full frame sensors.
The 8” EdgeHD flat-field and coma-free optical tube was made to accommodate modern imaging with cameras of all types, especially larger format CCD and DSLR cameras. The EdgeHD optical tube is Fastar-compatible for ultra-fast f/2 wide field imaging with an optional, third-party lens assembly.
read lessMPN: 12096-CGL
Barcode: 050234120968
Celestron NexStar Evolution 8in EdgeHD with StarSense Specification
Optical Tube Info
- Optical Design: EdgeHD
- Aperture: 203.2mm
- Focal Length: 2032mm
- Focal Ratio: f/10
- Focal Length of Eyepiece 1: 40mm
- Magnification of Eyepiece 1: 51x
- Focal Length of Eyepiece 2: 13mm
- Magnification of Eyepiece 2: 156x
- Finderscope: StarPointer Pro™ finderscope
- Star Diagonal: 1.25" Star Diagonal
- Optical Tube: Aluminium
- Highest Useful Magnification: 480x
- Lowest Useful Magnification: 29x
- Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 14
- Resolution (Rayleigh): 0.69 arc seconds
- Resolution (Dawes): 0.57 arc seconds
- Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye): 843x
- Secondary Mirror Obstruction: 64mm (2.5")
- Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter: 31%
- Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area: 9.77%
- Optical Coatings: StarBright XLT
- Optical Tube Length: 432mm
- Optical Tube Diameter: 238mm
- Optical Tube Weight: 6.35 kg
- Dovetail: CG-5 Dovetail bar
Mount Info
- Mount Type: Computerized Altitude-Azimuth Single Fork Arm
- Instrument load capacity: 11 kg
- Height adjustment range (includes mount and tripod): 1193.8mm - 1752.6mm
- Tripod Leg Diameter: 38.1mm Stainless Steel
- Mount Head Weight: 7 kg
- Accessory Tray: Yes
- Tripod Weight: 5.44 kg
- Slew Speeds: 9 slew speeds - max speed 4°/second
- Tracking Rates: Sidereal, Solar and Lunar
- Tracking Modes: Alt-Az, EQ North and EQ South
- GPS: N/A
- Dovetail Compatibility: CG-5 saddle plate
- Number of Auxiliary Ports: 4 AUX Ports (Hand Control can use any of the AUX Ports)
- Autoguide Port: No
- USB Port: Yes, Hand Control input and Mount output
- Power Requirements: Internal 9 6V, 4 5Ah lithium iron phosphate battery (LiFePO4)
- Motor Drive: DC servo motors
- Alignment Procedures: SkyAlign, 1-Star Align, 2-Star Align, Auto 2-Star Align, Solar System Align, Quick-Align, Last Alignment, EQ North / EQ South Alignment (EQ align requires an equatorial wedge)
- Periodic Error Correction: No
- Computerized Hand Control: 2 line x 18 character backlit Liquid Crystal Display, 19 LED backlit buttons, USB 2.0 Port for PC connection
- NexStar+ Database: Over 40,000 including 220 of the best deep sky and solar system objects
- Software: Celestron Starry Night Special Edition Software and SkyPortal App
- Total Kit Weight: 19.05 kg
What’s in the Box?
- Optical tube
- Single Fork Arm Mount and Tripod
- Accessory Tray
- Built-in Wifi
- Integrated Lithium-iron battery
- Starsense Hand Control
- 40mm and 13mm eyepiece
- StarPointer Pro™ finderscope
- Visual Back
- Star Diagonal
- 4 plug AC adapter
Solar Warning
- Never look directly at the Sun with the naked eye or with an optic (unless you have the proper solar filter). Permanent and irreversible eye damage may result.
- Never use your optic to project an image of the Sun onto any surface. Internal heat build-up can damage the optic and any accessories attached to it.
- Never leave your optic unsupervised. Make sure an adult who is familiar with the correct operating procedures is with your optic at all times, especially when children are present.
MPN: 12096-CGL
Barcode: 050234120968
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Celestron NexStar Evolution 8in EdgeHD with StarSense
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