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Key Features
- For 8" EdgeHD Optical Tube
- 0.7x Focal Reduction, 43% Wider FOV
- Fully Multicoated Lanthanum Glass
- 105mm Back Focus Distance
The 0.7x Reducer Lens for EdgeHD 800 from Celestron adds one full f-stop of exposure speed and broadens the field of view of the 8" configuration of Celestron's EdgeHD optical tube. This telescope accessory has a fully multicoated optical path featuring high-transmission lanthanum glass elements with blackened edges, delivering color faithful images that are contrast-rich and crisp from center to edge. A 105mm back focus distance accommodates additional imaging accessories and a wide range of cameras, including the Nightscape CCD and DSLRs. The 0.7x Reducer Lens has an aluminum housing that is precisely machined to ensure exact spacing and alignment of the optical elements.
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Is it possible to use this together with celestron off-axis guider in DSLR astrophotography? I saw in some forums that this reducer doesn't have enough back focus to allow it.
Yes, there are options that will work. However, the Celestron OAG is too thick, you'll need a super thin one and special adapters to obtain the proper back focus.
Date published: 2021-08-24
Can this be used for visual observing as well as ...
Can this be used for visual observing as well as photography?
Yes, the .7x Reducer Lens for EdgeHD 800 Telescope can be used for visual observing as well.
Date published: 2022-09-10
question
Can I get the full view of tue moon or sun on to cropped frame DSLR such as Canon EOS 70D by using this focal reducer with EdgeHD 8?
Probably not. Your focal length will be ~1500mm with the reducer. As a side, I have no idea why someone would use it for planetary imaging as you want more magnification, not less for that. Planets are very small and bright. The f10 is not a problem but the small size in your field of view is. Planetary imaging is best performed using a video camera with a very small chip made for the task and stacking the good frames. This is to reduce the effects of the atmospheric seeing at high magnifications. Eyepiece projection is also used when the seeing is good.
Date published: 2021-08-23