Celestron Advanced VX 8" EdgeHD Telescope WiFi Kit - with Deluxe Mars Observing Kit & Imaging Kit

Celestron Advanced VX 8" EdgeHD: truly the ultimate entry-level astroimaging package. This package combines the groundbreaking new Advanced VXmount with Celestron's best optics, the EdgeHD optical system. This setup offers the astroimager maximum versatility allowing up to 3 different f-stop configurations. Users can attach a camera to the rear of the telescope and shoot at f/10, or attach our 8-inchfocal reducer (coming soon) and shoot at f/7. Additionally, EdgeHD is Fastar/Hyperstar compatible, giving imagers the option to shoot at ultra-fast f/2. No matter which configuration you choose, EdgeHD technology gives you pinpoint stars all the way to the edge of the CCD sensor.

With an 8-inch optical tube and our portable Advanced VX mount, this setup can be easily transported and assembled by one person. You'll also have plenty of load capacity to attach your camera and other accessories. This setup is simple enough for a beginner to use, but can also provide years of enjoyment for sophisticated astroimagers.

About the Mount
The new Advanced VX mount was specifically designed to provide optimum imaging performance for smaller telescopes. Now your smaller telescope can take advantage of All-Star Polar Alignment and autoguider support. You'll be able to track through long exposures using permanently programmable periodic error correction. Image across the meridian without doing a meridian flip, so you can seamlessly image the best part of night sky. Advanced VX features significantly larger base castings than our previous design, improving stability under heavier loads. Improved motors offer more torque and can handle slight load imbalances with ease.

Celestron NexImage 5, Solar System Imager (5 Megapixel)
Celestron offers a wide array of high-quality, affordable, and user-friendly planetary imagers! Click here to learn more on how to choose an imager that's right for you.

Capture high-resolution planetary, lunar and solar images with almost any telescope with the NexImage 5 Solar System Imager. Combined with the included software package, NexImage 5 brings out tremendous detail and produces images rivaling those taken with astronomical cameras costing hundreds more.

Simply point your telescope at the Moon or a planet and record a quick video. The included software analyzes each frame of video, throws away the fuzzy ones, and perfectly aligns the remaining images. The result is a bright, clear image with the maximum amount of color and detail. NexImage 5 is a great way to get started with astroimaging, especially if you live in a light-polluted area. If you can see the planet the sky, you can image it with NexImage 5!

• 5 Mega pixel color sensor with Micron½ DigitalClarity½ technology to dramatically reduce image noise levels
• Small pixel sizes provide sub arc-second planetary detail with most telescopes
• View and capture live video on your computer
• Software automatically filters out video frames most affected by poor atmospheric conditions, leaving only the sharpest, clea rest frames to be stacked and aligned into one high-quality image
• Camera control software allows you to manually change the gain, contrast, exposure time, frame rate and color saturation usin g your PC
• Selectable "region of interest" sub-framing
• Machined aluminum 1.25" adapter barrel with C-threads for direct threaded connection to almost any telescope
• Can be used with standard 1.25" eyepiece filters
• Integrated IR-cut optical window
• 2x2 and 4x4 binning capability in color
• Progressive scan
• Includes USB 2.0 cable

Celestron Mars Observing Kit Features

• Deluxe Mars observing kit is the perfect accessory kit for any telescope that accepts 1.25" eyepieces
• Specialized premium Mars filter designed to bring out subtle details in the Martian surface
• 2x Barlow lens doubles the power of any 1.25" telescope eyepiece
• Barlow lens has built in t-threads to attach a DSLR camera (t-ring not included)
• #80A filter helps observe Martian polar caps and high clouds
• #25 filter brings out detail in maria and polar ice caps
• #56 filter assists in viewing dust storms and polar caps
• Hard plastic case to hold accessories
• Bonus Mars opposition observing guide included
• Accessories are not only great for viewing Mars, they can also be used to observe Jupiter, Saturn, the Moon and many other astronomical objects