Celestron Edge HD 8 SCT Telescope OTA w/CGE Bar $1800 ono
Celestron Edge HD 8 SCT Telescope OTA w/CGE Bar $1800 ono
For Sale – My beautiful SCT. It has been a pleasure to use this beautiful piece of scientific equipment. Would suit a person wanting to start a journey into astro photography like I did a few years ago. The optics are stunning.
It has been used a handful of times over the year and has always lived in the house in proper storage.
Bintel in Sydney have serviced this for me, most recently in Oct 2023 and has not been used since then. I have the service records for those interested.
Pick up only. I am on leave this week, so very flexible to meet at a time convenient for you. I am based in the Chatswood area in Sydney.
Comes with everything in the photo and I have the full service history since I bought it off a family in 2021. Including the dew shield.
I check Ice In Space three times a day, or you can text me on 0409 220 728
Here is the blurb from Celestron about the unit……
True Astrograph Quality
Many optical designs that advertise themselves as “astrographs” actually only produce pinpoint stars across a curved focal plane. While this may be acceptable for some visual observing, stars will appear out of focus at the edge when used with the flat chip sensor of a digital camera. EdgeHD optics produce a focal plane more than three-times flatter than a standard Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and dramatically flatter than competing coma-free designs. This guarantees you visibly sharp stars across some of the largest CCD chips available today.
Improved Performance
Superior edge performance not only creates rounder, more pleasing stars, but actually improves the resolution and limiting magnitude when compared to telescopes of equal aperture. With StarBright XLT optical coatings on every surface, the Celestron EdgeHD 8 gives you maximum light throughput across the widest visual and photographic spectrum.
Mechanical Features
In addition to EdgeHD’s optimized optical design, the telescope tube has been redesigned to make sure you get the most from your optics each and every night.
• Mirror clutches – Flexible tension clutches hold the mirror in place and reduce image shift when taking long exposure astro-images. Once focused, the flexible rods allow the mirror to be held in place without putting any force or pressure on the mirror assembly, keeping the image centered in the eyepiece (or on the sensor).
• Tube vents – Cooling vents located on the rear cell allow hot air to be released from behind the primary mirror. Each vent has an integrated 60-micron micromesh filter guaranteed to let warm air out without letting dust in.
• Fastar versatility – EdgeHD is the most versatile imaging telescope available today. At its native f/10, you can achieve the image scale necessary to capture the smallest of deep sky objects. Add the optional reducer lens—custom-designed for your size EdgeHD tube—and you can increase your field of view without sacrificing optical performance. A Barlow gives you added power for high-resolution planetary, lunar and solar imaging. All EdgeHD optical tubes are Fastar-compatible, allowing the secondary mirror to be removed and replaced with a third party lens accessory for ultra-fast f/2 wide field imaging.
