The JMI Multi-Use Telescope Carrying Case is made of light and durable ABS plastic with a die-cut foam lining and has compartments for an optical tube, eyepieces, and accessories. It is designed to carry most 8" Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain optical tube assemblies (OTAs). It has a removable cover with a 2 x 26" steel hinge and four latches, two of which are lockable. Both the finder scope and hand controller must be detached and inserted into the included protective pouches and placed inside the case. It can be carried using three steel-reinforced handles or pulled using the attached 10" pneumatic wheels.
Telescope Compatibility
- Celestron (Single Fork Arm) NexStar 8 / 8i / 8 SE / 8i SE (Special Edition) (with or without optional GPS accessory)
- Meade LX50 8", LX90 8", pre-2013 LX90-ACF 8", LX90GPS 8", LX100 8", LX200 8" (non-GPS), LX200-ACF 8", LX200GPS 8", LX200R 8"
Other Compatibility (May Be Small Space Between Fork Arms and Foam)
- Celestron C8/C8+
- Celestar 8 Deluxe
- Powerstar 8
- Fastar 8 (both original version, with non-tapered Celestar 8 style fork arms, and newer version with tapered Ultima 9-1/4" style fork arms
- Meade 2080 / 8" LX2 through LX10
- Ultima 8
- The optical tube of Celestron and Meade 8" German Equatorial SCT or Newtonian telescopes (26" length maximum) will fit inside the CASEX8 loosely with extra padding needed to take up extra space, especially at one or both ends of the optical tube