Features:
- 203mm (8-inch) diameter Schmidt-Cassegrain refractor
- Compass calibration, enabling you to point to true north more accurately
- Manually slew across the sky in seconds or track a star equatorially
- Electronic controls allows you to move the telescope at six different rates
- Auxiliary Port for optional accessories, including GPS module
Description:
Celestron's affordable, expandable NexStar 8i takes the best of the NexStar 8 to the next level of performance and operating features. Equipped with the standard electronic hand control, you can manually slew your NexStar across the sky in seconds, or track a star equatorially as the Earth rotates beneath you. The electronic hand controls allow you to move the telescope at six different rates and have a "double button" feature that lets you instantly increase the slew speed without having to change rates. Some of the new features include an AutoAlign Routine function, which guides you through a two-star alignment based on time, date, and location information, and the Polar Alignment Routine function, enabling polar alignment for CCD imaging or conventional 35mm astrophotography. Other features include: - 203mm (8-inch) diameter Schmidt-Cassegrain refractor
- Focal length of 2032mm and focal ratio of f10
- 6-degree-per-second slew speed
- Fully enclosed high-speed motors on both axes
- Integrated hand controller built into the side of the fork arm
- Auxiliary port for adding optional accessories
Add the optional NexStar hand control to your NexStar 8i telescope and access features like automatic star alignment capability, GOTO slewing to over 40,000 objects, and the expandability to use your NexStar 8i with the external GPS accessory.
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