Celestron C8-A 8.0"/203mm Catadioptric Telescope Optical Tube Assembly
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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.
- 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
| 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) |
- 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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