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Celestron Advanced Series C8N-GT 200mm Newtonian Reflector Telescope (TELESCOPE ONLY) Specifications

  • Eyepiece

    1-1/4" 20mm (50x)

  • Optical tube

    200mm (8.0") reflector

  • Focal Length / F#

    1000mm f/5

  • Finderscope

    9x50

  • Mount

    CG-5 German Equatorial

    Database: 40,000+ objects, 400 user defined programmable objects

  • Motor Drive

    DC Servo motors with encoders, both axes
    Max Slew Speed; 4½/second
    Software Precision; 24bit, 0.08 arcsec calculation
    Hand Control: Double line, 16 character Crystal Display; 19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons
    Hand Control Ports: RS-232 communication port on hand control
    Motor Ports: Aux Port, Autoguide Ports
    Tracking Rates: Sidereal, Solar and Lunar
    Tracking Modes: EQ North & EQ South
    Alignment Procedures: AutoAlign, 2-Star Alignment,Quick Align

  • Star Diagonal

    na

  • Accessory Tray

    yes

  • Tripod

    Stainless Steel 2" leg diameter

  • CD ROM

    The Sky Level 1

  • Highest Useful Magnification

    480x

  • Lowest Useful Magnification

    29x

  • Limiting Stellar Magnitude

    14.0

  • Resolution: Rayleigh

    .69 arc seconds

  • Dawes Limit

    .58 arc seconds

  • Photographic Resolution

    400 lines/mm

  • Light Gathering Power

    843x unaided eye

  • Field of View: standard eyepiece

    1.0½

  • Linear FOV (@1000 yds)

    52.5 ft

  • Optical Coatings

    Aluminum

  • Secondary Mirror Obstruction

    2.2" - 8.0% by area - 28% by diameter

  • Optical Tube Length

    37 inches

  • Telescope Weight

    67 lbs

About Celestron Advanced Series C8N-GT 200mm Newtonian Reflector Telescope (TELESCOPE ONLY)

Celestron Advanced Series C8N-GT 200mm Newtonian Reflector Telescope (TELESCOPE ONLY) Features

  • GPS-compatible with optional CN16 GPS Accessory (#93963)
  • Proven NexStar computer control technology
  • RS-232 communication port on hand control to control the telescope via a personal computer
  • Autoguider port for long exposure astrophotography
  • 40,000+ object database with 400 user-definable objects and expanded information on over 200 objects
  • Custom database lists of all the most famous deep-sky objects by name and catalog number; the most beautiful double, triple and quadruple stars; variable star; solar systems; objects and asterisms
  • Double line, 16-character Liquid Crystal Display Hand Control with 19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons
  • DC Servo motors with encoders on both axes

What's in the box:

  • 200mm (8") F5 Newtonian reflector
  • 9x50 finderscope
  • 20mm Plossl eyepiece (50x)
  • 1-1/4"
  • focuser 2"
  • The Sky Level 1 CD ROM. Glossy black tube color
  • Item Note: Does not include tripod or mount
  • telescope only.