Editorial Reviews : The Celestron Nexstar 8 is built around ease of use. The 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain optics offer images twice as bright as a 5-inch telescope, and feature Starbright multicoating. The auto-align feature accesses a database of 18,000 objects, and there's even a tour function that seeks out various regularly occurring astronomical events, depending on the month. The Nexstar 8 offers nine different slew speeds, an RS-232 serial port for connection to a PC, computer hand control, a focal ratio of f10, and a focal length of 2032mm. Also included in the package: AC adapter, aluminum tripod, and 40mm (51x) Plossl eyepiece.
Buyer Reviews : This is a nice telescope, but beware of distributors that sell it for a low price, but don't include what Celestron says is included, like the tripod. The tripod is required to use this telescope and you'll have a hard time finding the tripod if you didn't receive it with this scope. Now I have to return the scope and buy from a distributor that correctly includes it.
(by John Brisso)
Features/Technical Specs : * Focal length of 2032mm * 203mm (8-inch) diameter Schmidt-Cassegrain refractor * Observe immediately with the computerized auto align feature * Automatic slewing to over 18,000 celestial objects * Common sense menu descriptions
