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Celestron
NextStar 8SE
203mm Schmidt-Cassegrain · 2032mm f/10.0
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Best for
- Small galaxies, planetary nebulae, lunar & planetary detail
- High-resolution long-exposure work
- Faint-object imaging under dark skies
Specifications
| Optics | |
| Type | SCT |
| Optical design | Schmidt-Cassegrain |
| Aperture | 203mm |
| Focal length | 2032mm |
| Native f/ratio | f/10.0 |
| Image circle | — |
| Full-frame support | No |
| Physical | |
| Weight | 5.4kg |
Typical FOV & image scale
With Full-frame (36×24mm, 3.76µm)
FOV 1.02° × 0.68°
Scale 0.38″/px
With APS-C (23.5×15.7mm, 3.76µm)
FOV 0.66° × 0.44°
Scale 0.38″/px
With IMX533 square (11.3×11.3mm, 3.76µm)
FOV 0.32° × 0.32°
Scale 0.38″/px
Recommended accessories
Typical targets
- M11 — Wild Duck ClusterOpen Cluster · 14′Plan this target
- M28 — Globular Cluster M28Globular Cluster · 14′Plan this target
- M92 — Globular Cluster M92Globular Cluster · 14′Plan this target
- NGC 891 — Silver Sliver GalaxyGalaxy · 14′Plan this target
- NGC 346Emission Nebula · 14′Plan this target
- M21 — Open Cluster M21Open Cluster · 13′Plan this target
