Pack Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope Celestron AVX 8S 12026 with personalized astrophotography course
IN TELESCOPIOMANIA WE OFFER YOU NOW TOGETHER WITH YOUR TELESCOPE, OUR PERSONALIZED COURSE OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY INITIATION.
The CELESTRON Schmidt-Cassegrain C8 telescope is an icon in the world of astronomy and for decades has been the most desired CELESTRON telescope. Now, beginner amateurs to mid-level astrophotographers can own a C8 at an extraordinarily affordable price. This classic design has been enhanced with its STARBRIGHT XLT treatment to maximize optical performance (increasing light transmission). Combined with the new, well-equipped CELESTRON ADVANCED VX (AVX) mount, you have an optical system ready for both visual observation and astrophotography.
About the CELESTRON ADVANCED VX mount
The new ADVANCED VX (AVX) mount has been specifically designed to provide the optimum performance in astrophotography in combination with small telescopes. Now if you have a small or medium diameter telescope you can take advantage of the All-Star Polar Alignment and autoguiding functions. You will be able to guide for long exposures thanks to the use of the permanent periodic error correction. Shoot across the meridian without having to reverse the position of the right ascension axis, so you can take uninterrupted shots in the best area of the night sky. The ADVANCED VX (AVX) mount features a significantly larger tripod mount base than the previous model, improving stability when working with heavy weights. Improved motors provide greater torque transmission so that they do not suffer as much when pulling slightly out-of-balance weights. Therefore, the new ADVANCED VX (AVX) mount is ready to perform at the highest level even when we do not balance perfectly.
Main features:
- 8" (203mm) Schmidt-Cassegrain at f/10 with STARBRIGHT XLT light transmission enhancement optical treatment.
- With 84% more light gathering power than its 6" counterpart.
- 6x30 optical finder for locating alignment stars.
- Integer gear ratios and programmable Permanent Periodic Error Correction function to eliminate systematic errors in corona and bisenphin.
- Auto-guiding port for long exposure photography
- New motors offer improved tracking and provide more power to manage overweight resulting from poor mount balancing.
- Updated industrial design for increased rigidity, less flex and improved aesthetics.
- New design allows imaging or astrophotography beyond the meridian without interference from motor housings.
- Improved latitude range. Can be used between 7 and 77 degrees latitude.
- Improved electronics with increased memory capacity for future content expansion.
- NexStar+ control commander with multi-language programming (Spanish, English, French, French, Italian and German)
Technical Specifications:
- Optical Design: Schmidt-Cassegrain
- Diameter (mm): 203 mm
- Focal Length (mm): 2032 mm
- Focal ratio: f/10
- Eyepiece 1 (mm): 20 mm
- Magnification Eyepiece 1: 102 x
- Finder: 6x30
- Optical tube: Aluminum
- FASTAR Compatibility: Yes
- Maximum useful magnification: 480x
- Minimum useful magnification: 29 x
- Magnification limit: 14
- Resolution (Rayleigh): 0.69 arcseconds
- Resolution (Dawes): 0.57 arc seconds
- Light gathering power (compared to the human eye): 841 x
- Optical tube length: 432 mm
- Optical tube weight: 5.9 kg
- Telescope weight: 27 kg
- Tripod: Adjustable, stainless steel.
- Tripod legs: 2" diameter
- Weight: 25 kg
- Power supply: Car cigarette lighter cable and 12V transformer included
- Head weight: 7.71 kg
- Tripod height (Max): 1626 mm
- Tripod height (Min): 1118 mm
- Tripod weight: 8.16 kg
- Counterweight bar: 30.5cm length and 1.9cm diameter; weight 5.44 kg
- Counterweights: 1 x 5kg
- Latitude range: 7-77º
- Motors: DC Servomotors with low starting resistance torque with encoders on both axes.
- Travel speeds: 9, with maximum speed of 4º/second
- Tracking speeds: Sidereal, Solar, and Lunar
- Tracking Modes: EQ North and EQ South
- Alignment Methods: 2-Star Align, Quick Align, 1-Star Align, Last Alignment, Solar System Align
- Communication ports: 2x AUX ports, Auto Guidance port, RS-232 port (at the bottom base of the control knob)
- Control Knob: Dual-line LCD, 16-character LCD; 19 LED backlit buttons
- Database: 40,000+ objects, 100 user-defined objects. Enhanced information on 200+ objects.
- Power requirements: 12V DC 3.5A
- Internal clock: Yes
- GPS: GPS SkySync (optional accessory NOT INCLUDED)
COURSE OFFER DETAIL:
You will learn the following concepts:
- Basic concepts in Astronomy, know the sky, objects and movements
- Know all the parts of the telescope
- How to increase the performance of the telescope with accessories
- Collimation and optical testing of your equipment
- How to organize an observing night
- Astrophotography of bright night objects: Moon and planets. Learn the techniques to obtain the best planetariums. Learn how to make the most of the photographic capabilities of your reflex or CCD planetary camera.
- Astrophotography of stars and deep sky objects. We will enter the fascinating world of astrophotography of faint objects such as nebulae and galaxies. Learn how to use your reflex or CCD camera to obtain amazing results.
- Learn about books, processing applications and apps
GIFT INCLUDED of this magnificent book: https://www.telescopiomania.com/astronomy-books/10116-book-deep-sky-and-planetary-astrophotography-9788426733610.html
This course will be personalized for all attendees and will be conducted via zoom or in person at our headquarters in Girona with the possibility of making all the necessary consultations to expand the knowledge acquired, these courses are done with a certain frequency in time where we offer different dates so you can adapt to the one that best suits your needs, we will inform you in advance of the calendar to make the reservation.
The people who teach the course are experts in Astronomy and Astrophotography with more than 30 years of experience using astronomy equipment and performing outreach activities where they can share with you their experiences with their equipment and the night skies.
ALL THE TRAINING WE OFFER IS GIVEN LIVE BY www.astroxperiences.com WITHOUT ANY MEANS OF RECORDING WHERE YOU CAN INTERACT WITH THE EXPERT TO SOLVE YOUR DOUBTS
Duration 2,5h
Via zoom or live in person at our store in Girona
It is recommended that you have your own equipment to start practicing
You can extend this training with field observation practices (not included in this course)
