Celestron 11069 NexStar 8SE Computerised Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope with Advanced GPS, Astroimaging and AutoAlign Features, Black/Orange

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Planets are so bright that the best way to photograph them is to take a video and feed the video into the stacking software. Our experienced staff can test refractor lenses up to 120mm aperture and provide a comprehensive 2 page report showing the optical quality and Strehl ratio, plus much more information. The fact that its a Az/alt mount is an advantage because it makes for much more comfortable viewing, your eyepiece only moves up and down between objects, so if you have a height adjustable chair you can view the whole night long!

You will need an additional power source but, other than that, you are great to go right out of the box! Well, I think I was surprised to learn that most photos I viewed were taken with relatively small (80 mm - 100 mm aperture) telescopes. Many of these smaller scopes had modest focal lengths in the 250 mm - 450 mm range, compared to the Nextstar 8SE’s 2032 mm. In the 1970s, the classic Celestron 8 brought the hobby of astronomy to the masses and established Celestron as the world’s premier telescope maker. All of my pictures are taken with the default alt-az mount and a DLSR (and a focal reducer for some), so you definitely can enjoy both visual and astrophotography out-of-the-box.The imaginary arrow coming off the top of your hand rotates with it and is now pointing to the right. Although the red dot finderscope is simple and inexpensive, it is surprisingly effective at confirming the pointing direction of this high-magnification telescope. What’s awesome about the Ring Nebula is that it looks exactly like this visually through the telescope eyepiece.

Once the measurement has been taken, we are provided with a series of results that show the optical quality of the surface plus other information. If I were to do a long-exposure of Saturn, the disc of Saturn would stay centered but, like a snow-angel’s wings, Saturn’s rings would fan out into blurry arcs and its moons would trace star trails.Celestron's iconic orange tube design is updated with all the latest features to provide the best stargazing experience for beginners and experienced observers alike. It was a bit late in the summer before I figured out how to get good planetary photographs and Saturn was already past its peak.