Celestron C8-A XLT (CGE) OTA

Typical Delivery Leadtime 3-5 days

Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical Tube Assemblies (OTA) are available individually for use with your favorite mount. Each OTA is made to the same exacting standards as those used on all our high quality telescopes. All optical surfaces are coated with Celestron’s high efficiency StarBright® multi-layered coating group. These tube assemblies are equipped with the same dovetail mounting bar used on the CGE and Advanced Series for easy attachment to a variety of popular mounts.

GENERAL FEATURES:

• 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 CGE mount

SPECIFICATIONS:

OPTICAL DESIGN : Schmidt-Cassegrain
APERTURE : 203.2 mm (8 in)
FOCAL LENGTH  : 2032 mm (80 in)
FOCAL RATIO : 10
FINDERSCOPE : 6x30
OPTICAL TUBE: Aluminum
EYEPIECE 1  : 25 mm (0.98 in)
MAGNIFICATION 1  : 81 x
STAR DIAGONAL : 1.25
OPTICAL COATINGS : StarBright XLT
SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION : 2.5 in (63.5 mm)
SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION BY AREA : 9.8 %
SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION BY DIAMETER  : 31.3 %
OPTICAL TUBE LENGTH : 17 in (431.8 mm)
OPTICAL TUBE WEIGHT : 12.5 lb (5.67 kg)
DOVETAIL COMPATIBILITY  : CGE Mount