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NexStar Evolution 8 EdgeHD, Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope with StartSense

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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


Eye Piece Lens Description: Plossl


Objective Lens Diameter: 203.2 Millimeters


Telescope Mount Description: Equatorial Mount


Focus Type: Manual Focus


Power Source: Battery Powered


Finderscope: Reflex


Item Weight: 29 Kilograms


Number of Batteries: 4 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included)


Lens Coating Description: StarBright XLT


Product Dimensions: 45 x 27.99 x 15 inches


Item Weight: 63.8 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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    • Fantastic scope. Very happy with the results. see picture of Jupiter
Style: 925 Telescope
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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 ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2016 by Robert Robert
    • Fantastic GoTo Telescope
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. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2017 by Gadget Man

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