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Celestron NexStar 8SE Telescope for $1196.87 after $100.00 rebate with FREE UPS Shipping.

NexStar 8SE Link

OPTICAL DESIGN: Schmidt-Cassegrain

APERTURE: 203 mm (7.99 in)

FOCAL LENGTH: 2032 mm (80 in)

FOCAL RATIO: 10.01

FINDERSCOPE: StarPointer

DOVETAIL COMPATIBILITY: Quick Release Tube Clamp

MOUNT: Single Fork Arm Altazimuth

OPTICAL TUBE: Aluminum

EYEPIECE 1: 25 mm (0.98 in)

MAGNIFICATION 1: 81.28 x

STAR DIAGONAL: 1.25"

OTHER EQUIPMENT: N/A

TRIPOD: Steel leg

CD ROM: NexRemote V1.6.14 & The Sky L1

POWER SUPPLY: 8-AA batteries (not included)

HIGHEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION: 480 x

LOWEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION: 29 x

LIMITING STELLAR MAGNITUDE: 14

RESOLUTION: 0.68 arc seconds

RESOLVING POWER: 0.57 arc seconds

LIGHT GATHERING POWER: 843 x

ANGULAR FIELD OF VIEW: 0.63 °

LINEAR FIELD OF VIEW (@1000 YDS): 33 ft (10.06 m)

OPTICAL COATINGS: Starbright XLT Coating

SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION: 2.5 in (63.5 mm)

SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION BY AREA: 10%

SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION BY DIAMETER: 31.30%

OPTICAL TUBE LENGTH: 17 in (431.8 mm)

TELESCOPE WEIGHT: 24 lb (10.89 kg)

TRIPOD AND MOUNT WEIGHT: 9 lb (4.08 kg)

MOTOR DRIVE: Integrated D.C. Electronics

COMPUTER HAND CONTROL: Double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display w/ 19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons

SLEW SPEEDS: Nine slew speeds

TRACKING MODES: Alt-Az, EQ North & EQ South

SOFTWARE FEATURES: N/A

ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES: SkyAlign, Auto 2-Star Align, 1-Star Align, 2-Star Align, SolarSymtem Align

DATABASE: 40,000+ objects

SOFTWARE PRECISION: 24bit, 0.08 arcsec calculations

COMMUNICATION PORTS: RS-232 communication port on hand control, Autoguider port, Aux port

TRACKING RATES: Sidereal, Solar and Lunar

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