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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: 6 Telescope
So far I’m happy with my purchase. I really like the evolution mount. The 6 inch Schmidt- Cassegrain is a good size for me. I have an older C8 on an AVX equatorial mount. So I wanted something close to that size but more portable with the built-in Wi-Fi and the battery. I used this set up a handful of times and it’s been good. I’m in an astronomy club and do public outreach so this is something that I can use for that. It’s quick and easy to set up. It limits my amount of gear I have to haul around. It’s perfect for my needs.. I really like the way the scope stays attached to the mount for storage. It stores in the original foam that came with the box. I put the whole thing into a heavy duty tote. The views through the scope are really good. It does come with an inch and a quarter diagonal and inch quarter eye pieces . these are pretty basic and OK but,I like to use 2 inch pieces so I upgraded to a 2 inch diagonal so I can use my Televue 2 inch eye pieces. i’m able to use the built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and use my iPad mini to locate objects and move the scope. It does come with an included hand controller, which works fine, but being able to use a handheld device was one of the main reasons I wanted the evolution mount. The shipping was fast. Everything was all packed up in the one box and arrived in good condition.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2024 by Jeff Foreman Jeff Foreman
Style: 925 Telescope
This is a review for the 9.25" Quite impressed with this telescope. I upgraded from a 8" and there is a significant difference. The telescope arrive in several pieces (tripod, mount, OTA), putting it together is very easy and takes just a few minutes. The tripod is very sturdy and stable. Also it can be closed without removing the spreader. It has a strap on one of the leg that can be used to keep the tripod closed during transportation. The spreader is metal, not plastic, so solid and convenient to store eyepieces. The mount is solid and rather heavy and is secured to the tripod with spring loaded knob. An improvement versus the 8". Once everything is assembled, I can still move it around in a single piece, even if just for a few meters (ie from inside the house to the backyard were I do the observation) w/o having to take everything apart. If I drive somewhere, I need to separate and collapse the tripod from the rest. WiFi connection to mobile device simplify the alignment. The scope takes position and time from the mobile device GPS, so you are left with only pointing to three stars. Much faster vs my previous Nerxstar 8SE, where you need to punch in location, city, time zone etc. However the mobile app is not as stable as I would have liked. Sometimes crashes, sometime lose connection to the scope... very often is not responsive or you just make a tap on a movement arrow...and the scope keeps moving, because the app is stuck and thinks you are still pressing the moving button. The delayed response often causes you to overcorrect when fine aligning objects. Infact now I use the app for alignment setup, for GoTo, but all the scope movement, fine tuning, corrections are done via the handheld device... to avoid the overcorrections, and the annoying unresponsiveness of the app. The app need some definitive improvement. The finderscope is the same of the 8SE, and not up to the improved telescope. Does the job, but the red light is a bit too big, the collimation of the finderscope is difficult and not very stable. In a word, the finderscope is cheap...good for a lower tiered scope. Celestron should be providing something better. Also the Evo 9.25 doesn't come with the RS232 cable for firmware upgrade. Seriously? a 2K$ scope without a necessary 5$ cable. Not sure which misguided marketing decision is that. The cable was included in my previous 8SE which cost half the money. initially I assumed it was because you can upgrade firmware via the WiFi, but it isn't the case. Another thing I noticed for this scope vs the 8SE, is that I need to collimate the optic very often, almost every use. It arrived way off collimation, and maybe because of the larger optics, doesn't seem to keep collimation after having moved. Chromatic aberration is also more significant than the 8SE. Motor is significant better than the 8SE, much more precise, accurate and effective, keeps alignment much better... it is also quite more noisy Another useful improvement, is the red light projected on the mount were there is space for some eyepiece, which is very helpful NOTE: buy as well the Vibration Suppression Pads ASIN B0000665V7... they make a VERY significant difference, truly reducing wind induced vibration, or vibration created by you focusing on object VERY significantly. Vibrations stop immediately as soon as you aren't touching anything, vs w/o pads were it takes a couple of seconds more The scope was bought via Adorama (ASIN B0172UR7QU) which is the same and comes bundled with an eyepieces kit for free . Fantastic customer service, very happy with packaging, shipment and the interactions I had with their customer support. In conclusion, it has an aperture large enough to do some very decent observation and photography even in a city polluted light, and still compact enough that it can be easily transported and moved around. It has significant improvement and features vs the Nexstar 8SE: much sturdier tripod, better motor, wifi that enable you to use GPS of a mobile device, overall more solid and professional. Anyhow, see the attached pictures taken with the Evo 9.25 and a Neximage 5, processed with PIPP and Registax 6
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Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2016 by Robert Robert
Style: 6 Telescope
Bad omen.... Not more than two days into using this telescope and the azimuth motor on the base dies... I've already sent a technical support request to Celestron with all the necessary details. Here's to hoping that company can redeem itself or else this entire rig will need to be returned to Amazon. I really don't need something like this to take place. I've just landed a new job so I'm already apprehensive enough and now, this happens. As if I don't have enough to worry about.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2025 by Mike Lopez