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Style: 8” EdgeHD StarSense
Features
- WiFi telescope control
- Superior pointing accuracy from horizon to horizon
- Brass worm gears, along with improved motors
- Flat-field, coma-free EdgeHD optical system
- Bright, sharp views with StarBright XLT optical coatings
Description
WiFi telescope control Superior pointing accuracy from horizon to horizon Brass worm gears, along with improved motors Flat-field, coma-free EdgeHD optical system Bright, sharp views with StarBright XLT optical coatings Advanced mount modeling Equipped with 4 auxiliary ports Control from an interactive planetarium on your smart device
Brand: Celestron
Model Name: NexStar Evolution 8 HD Telescope with StarSense
Optical Tube Length: 2032 Millimeters
Eye Piece Lens Description: Plossl
Objective Lens Diameter: 203 Millimeters
Telescope Mount Description: Equatorial Mount
Focus Type: Manual Focus
Power Source: Battery Powered
Finderscope: Reflex
Item Weight: 63 Pounds
Product Dimensions: 45 x 27.99 x 15 inches
Item Weight: 63 pounds
Item model number: 12096
Batteries: 4 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included)
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
Date First Available: August 25, 2016
Manufacturer: Celestron
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Style: 8” EdgeHD StarSense
I have owned about 20 to 30 telescopes over the past 40 years, including 4 previous Celestron 8 scopes. I've owned large Dobs (Teleports and Starmasters), Refractors (Tele Vue and Stellarvue) and even a Meade or two. I was intrigued by the Celestron Evolution EdgeHD with Star Sense. I was not disappointed. The GoTo feature is fantastic. The Star Sense really works. It hunts around the sky, takes pictures, recognizes star patters and then tells you it is aligned. The first time you use it, you need to use manual align so that the Star Sense camera aligns itself to the telescope. This is a one time thing and sounds more complicated than it is. The alignment worked well. Once aligned with star sense (using Auto Align), I selected M57 the Ring nebula and the Evolution scope put it right in the center of the eyepiece...amazing. I picked one celestial object after another (Saturn, Andromeda Galaxy, Dumbbell Nebula, Double Double cluster, Epsilon Lyra, etc.) and each time the Evolution scope landed the item in the center of the eyepiece. It never missed. This happened on repeated nights. When you auto align it asks you to first put the optical tube in the horizontal position. You don't have to be exact in this. A close approximation seems to be all that is required. Nice! I'm so satisfied with the Evolution HD scope that I will likely sell my 102mm Stellarvue. The 8 inch diameter definitely gives you a more satisfying view of deep sky objects than the 4 inch diameter of the refactor (at least for me). I updated the firmware in the telescope...be mindful that it updates the motor software, the Star sense and the hand controller firmware. The documents that come with the scope make you think you need a serial cable with a serial to USB converter cable. You don't. The engineers updated the cable ports so what you need is a USB to mini USB cable. What I couldn't figure out is whether you need one cable or two cables to accomplish all the firmware updates. I've read mixed messages on the Internet. I used only the one cable. Lots of things have been well thought out in the Evolution HD...like captive screws in the tripod, centering help to place the telescope in the mount, the built in lithium battery (no more batteries to trip over in the dark), handles on the base and next to the battery to help carry the telescope, a leveling bubble on the base. To properly balance the optical tube note from the picture that most of it sits forward so you can read the entire Evolution logo. The HD optical tube seems to be of very high quality. The optics are great. Even though my scope was shipped from NY to Hawaii, the scope arrived in perfect collimation. Note that if you decide to attach a reducer to the EvolutionHD in order to get a wider field you can't use the old Celestron reducer. You'll need to get the newer .7 celestron reducer which is more expensive. It is also difficult for dealers to get. Not sure why Celestron is not delivering more to the dealers. All in all this scope is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2017 by Gadget Man
Style: 8" SCT
Telescope was very easy to setup no real need for instructions. Did need to know length of time to charge battery which Celestron failed to mention in instructions (Initial is 4 to 8 hours until light stops blinking had to google it.) Item was double boxed. I was impressed at the ease of alignment( as long as you get each alignment star in middle of eyepiece your good to go), and then how easy it was and how fast it aligned to what you wanted to look at with the iphone app, was a joy to use. Looked at Orion nebula using the supplied optics and it was beautiful so the quality is there. Took about 8 to 10 minutes to set up then align the scope that is pretty darn fast. My first scope was a goto meade DS-114 was a disaster. The quality was just horrible. Goto the trash was more like it lol. I will suggest anyone buying this scope buy the http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0069VXRLS/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_2. these are a great set of eyepieces at a great price and gives you a good selection with colored filters add in the 2 celestron eye pieces that come with this scope and that is 6 eyepieces plus the 2 x barlow. None of them will be the same mm size either. I tried them all last night great quality plossl. You won't be disappointed, at this price I wasn't. I wanted a good telescope to show my grandkids and my wife and kids the stars and I believe with this telescope I can finally do just that.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2015 by USArmyMPVet
Style: 925 Telescope
I'd love to be able to write a positive review for this scope, but I haven't had the chance to use it. It arrived a little over two weeks ago and I was very excited to take it for a spin until I found out that one of the tripod screws for the mount was misaligned. Threading is perfectly fine, just doesn't line up with the holes on the mount. I contacted Celestron support and was very pleased to receive a reply email within 48hrs, but am still waiting for the RMA label to send it back for a replacement. This appears to be a good scope and the tripod and mount are quite substantial. Right now, however, it's a very large and expensive paper weight.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2016 by Amazon Customer
Style: 6 Telescope
Initially, the hand controller failed and I sent it back to Celestron for reprogramming after we couldn't get it fixed by phone and email communication. It works fine now. The Celestron folks were very helpful. I mostly control the telescope during observing via the WiFi connection using a Samsung Tab 2 WiFi with Android 4.2.2 and Celestron's free SkyPortal software. I love it. After orienting with three stars using the SkyAlign capability that doesn't require entering the names of the three stars, I can point to whatever I designate with the SkyPortal software. I can actually designate from the Tab 2 touch screen instead of a name list so I can easily point to what is in my available sky (tree obscuration). It is very easy and sure beats the old way of doing a contortion act to align to stars through a sighting device. And it is now possible to point directly towards dim objects that you can't pick out with the naked eye and observe them. There are no manual veneer controls for steering the telescope, it is all via the motors. The Az-El clutch knobs are useful for storing the telescope and initial setup. With the internal rechargeable battery, there is no problem with limited battery life. I am very pleased. Since this is a Schmidt-cassegrain telescope with glass at the front end, I bought a lens shade to protect from dew. That has worked well.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2015 by Choctaw genealogist