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Celestron C8 8 Inch Optical Tube Assembly CG-5
- 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical Tube Assembly
- Aluminum Optical Tube
- Celestron's premium StarBright XLT coatings
- 2032 mm focal length (f/10)
- 25 mm eyepiece included (81x)
- Visual back allows for use with 1.25" accessories
- 6x30 finderscope to help accurately find objects
- Star diagonal provides more comfortable viewing position when observing objects that are high in the sky
- Includes dovetail rail compatible with CG-5 Advanced Series mount
More Information
| Specifications |
| Optical Design |
Schmidt-Cassegrain |
| Aperture |
203.2mm (8") |
| Focal Length |
2032mm (80") |
| Focal Ratio |
f/10 |
| Focal Length of Eyepiece 1 |
25mm (0.98") |
| Magnification of Eyepiece 1 |
81x |
| Finderscope |
6x30 |
| Star Diagonal |
1.25" Star Diagonal |
| Optical Tube |
Aluminum |
| Highest Useful Magnification |
480x |
| Lowest Useful Magnification |
29x |
| Limiting Stellar Magnitude |
14 |
| Resolution (Rayleigh) |
0.69 arc seconds |
| Resolution (Dawes) |
0.57 arc seconds |
| Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye) |
843x |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction |
64mm (2.5") |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter |
31% |
| Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area |
9.77% |
| Optical Coatings |
StarBright XLT |
| Optical Tube Length |
432mm (17") |
| Optical Tube Diameter |
238mm (9.37") |
| Optical Tube Weight |
12.5 lbs (5.67 kg) |
| Dovetail |
Vixen/CG-5 Dovetail bar |
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