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Celestron C8-SGT XLT GOTO

Our Price: £1,129.00(Inc. 20% VAT)

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Model: c8sgtxlt
Brand: Celestron

Celestron's C8 has been a best-selling optical system for decades. Combining a reputation for excellence, portability and value. The C8-S is a good choice if you’re looking for an advanced first telescope or want to upgrade to a larger aperture telescope.

This C8 optical system comes with Celestron's premium StarBright® XLT coatings and its large aperture offers light gathering power 843 times that of the human eye.

Mounted on the Advanced GT Series computerized mount, this telescope has some high performance software and hardware features. Operated by proven NexStar® computer control technology the telescope has a 40,000+ object database with 400 user-definable objects and expanded information on over 200 objects. Custom database lists of all the most famous deep-sky objects by name and catalogue number; the most beautiful double, triple and quadruple stars; variable star; solar systems; objects and asterisms.

Using the RS-232 communication port on the hand control, you can control the telescope via a personal computer and the new flash upgradeable hand controls allow you to update the telescope's operating software via the internet. An autoguider port is also included for astrophotography.

CG-5 Mount - Precision engineered for stability.

Celestron's new German Equatorial mount has precision worm gears on both axis for extremely smooth stability. The key element that makes this system the most stable in its class is the NEW heavy-duty tripod with larger and more substantial legs that offer excellent damping characteristics for more stable views. The CG-5 also has a convenient latitude scale for easier alignment and an optional polar finder scope to assist in precision alignments.

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