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C8-A 8.0"/203mm Catadioptric Telescope Optical Tube Assembly
  • 2032mm f/10.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
  •  • Aluminum Housing
  •  • For the CG-5 Mount

Mfr # 91020• B&H CEC8ACG5
Availability: Out of Stock
This Item Includes

• 

25mm (81x) 1.25" Eyepiece

• 

6x30mm LER Finderscope

• 

Visual Back (1.25")

• 

90-Degree Erect Diagonal (1.25")

• 

Dovetail Slide Bar

• 

1-Year Warranty

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Product Information

Now you can have your own a la carte assemblage of your preferred optical tube and mount.  All Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes utilize the multicoated Starbright® coatings group.  Highly reflective coatings are used on the mirrors, with anti-reflective coatings employed on the correcting lens for increases in light transmission.

Celestron's optical systems internal baffling ensures the highest contrast levels.  To maintain the company's mindset as well as to provide consistently high performance and customer satisfaction, all Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain optical assemblies utilize the same superior optics regardless of their size or configuration.

Features

Limiting stellar magnitude of 14.0

Focus as close as 60' (18 m) for terrestrial viewing

Secondary mirror obstruction of 11.0%(by area)

Aluminum tube materials

Specifications
Optical Design
Schmidt-Cassegrain
Optical Lens Diameter
8.0" (203mm)
Focal Length
2032mm
Focal Ratio
f/10.0
Maximum Useful Magnification
480x
Resolving Power
0.68
Optical Tube Dimensions
17.0" (43.2 cm) in Length
Eyepiece Barrel Diameter
1.25"
Finderscope
6x30mm
Weight
12.5 lbs (5.67kg)