Big mirror, small priceThe NexStar SE series reveals the secrets of the dimmest sky. With such powerful light gathering power, you can easily distinguish Saturn's rings, Jupiter's cloud spirals and the Great Red Spot. Beyond the solar system's boundaries, your 8SE telescope lets you see the Hercules globular cluster, the spiral arms of galaxies and much more. And don't forget the Moon - you'll see lunar objects and craters clearer than ever!
In the 1970s, Celestron's Schmidt-Cassegain telescopes brought astronomy as a hobby to everyone and laid the foundations for Celestron's leadership as the world's premier telescope manufacturer. Celestron's trademark orange tube telescope combines advanced features and superior optics into one easy-to-use system. The NexStar telescope is the perfect choice for the first serious enthusiast's telescope, offering excellent stargazing at an economical price.
The NexStar's primary mirror has enough light gathering power to clearly see the best objects in the solar system: Saturn's rings, Jupiter's cloud swirls and lunar objects.The fully automatic GoTo stand with its database of 40,000 celestial objects automatically finds and tracks the selected target.
SkyAlign technology automatically aligns the telescope for faster deployment. Alignment is easy even if you don't know the night sky - finding three bright targets calibrates the tripod easily. The convenient single-arm stand conveniently disassembles into lightweight, compact parts, making it easy to transport even in small vehicles.Transporting the telescope to the observation platform is easy and setting up in your own backyard is quick. SkyAlign, Auto 2-Star Align, 1-Star Align, 2-Star Align, Solar System Align.
- Optical construction:Schmidt-Cassegrain
- Opening: 150mm
- Burning radius: 1500mm
- Burning radius: F/10
- Ocular 1 focal length: 25mm / magnification 60x
- Mirror: 1.25"
- Detector: Starpointer
- Footing Type: Single Fork Arm Altazimuth
- Angle Bracket: Optional
- Tripod: Steel Legs
- Power Requirements: 8-AA batteries (sold separately)
- Magnification: 354x
- Lowest usable magnification: 21x
- Limiting star magnitude: 13.4
- Resolution (Rayleigh) arc seconds: 0.93
- Reflectivity (compared to the human eye): 459x
- Field of view: 0.83°
- Linear field of view 1000m: 13m
- Optical field of view: 56mm
- Optical coating: Starbright XLT
- Tube length: 406mm
- Total weight of the telescope system: 13.61kg
