Telescope-Catadioptric Telescopes-Celestron NexStar 8SE Telescope Bundle

Large 8″ Aperture with Starbright XLT High Transmission Coatings
The largest-aperture telescope in the SE series, the 8″ comes in at over 1.5 times more light gathering power when compared to the 6SE. Coupled with Celestron’s Starbright XLT High Transmission coatings which maximize light transmission and clarity, the 8SE gives you unparalleled access to the night sky. With optics designed to provide the best of both visual and photographic worlds, seeing details on the craters of the Moon as well as bands on Jupiter are well within your reach! For those deep sky enthusiasts, 8″ of aperture is highly regarded as the baseline for great views of M42(Orion’s Nebula), M13 (Hercules Globular Cluster), and other deep sky objects!

Fully “Go-To” Mount and Tripod Using Celestron’s Latest NexStar + USB Hand Controller
Utilizing Celestrons lastest Nexstar + USB hand controller, the Nexstar SE mount is a fully “go-to” object-tracking/retention system that contains a massive 40,000 night sky catalog to choose from. Additionally, the proprietary SkyAlign technology and Sky-Tour options make locating and tracking your favorite objects a breeze! Simply add 8 AA batteries, or a 12V power supply and you’ll be ready to use the full might of the Nexstar + system!

Portability is Key!
With a combined weight of just over 30 pounds the Celestron Nexstar 8SE is easily one of the most portable systems around! When broken into its individual components the tripod and mount make up around 20 pounds and the optical tube assembly is around 12 pounds. Again, making this a highly transportable system for backyard observing or with the addition of a portable power supply, perfect for camping or taking to your favorite dark sky site!

Celestron’s Ecosystem of Accessories
The Nexstar SE is arguably the single most important telescope in recent times, and as such Celestron has developed a myriad of amazing accessories to outfit your system to fit your viewing or imaging pleasure. Whether you want to control the movement through your smartphone or tablet using the SkyPortal WiFi module, remotely focus for planetary imaging using the focus motor, or control condensation through Celestron’s dew heater rings. The NexStar SE family of telescopes provide an almost limitless upgrade path! Outgrowing your Celestron NexStar 8SE is a thing of the past.

Visual or Photographic Use? Why not Both!
With a large 8″ aperture Schmidt Cassegrain optical design providing 2032mm of focal length, paired with the fully tracking Nexstar SE mount and tripod, you don’t need to choose between purely visual, or taking pictures of the night sky. Included in the Nexstar system is a 1.25″ diagonal and 25mm plossl eyepiece providing you a full disc image of the Moon right out of the box! Replace the eyepiece with a planetary camera to begin taking fantastic images of Jupiter, Saturn and much more! Or get a 2x Barlow and see the planets up close with your eyes. Whether for visual or photographic use, the NexStar 8SE’s versatility provides almost limitless upgrade and accessory options!

Apertura Portable Power Supply
Now you can take your telescope anywhere with the portable, rechargeable Apertura Portable Power supply. This power supply uses lithium-ion batteries with a capacity of 155Wh to provide power to various observation accessories. Weighing in at about 3.5 lb., this power supply is extremely lightweight and easy to take on the road so you can observe the night sky anywhere without worrying about finding an external power source. The body of the Apertura power tank comes with both LED status indicators and an LED red-light flashlight. The flashlight has standard and strobe-light settings. Not only is this supply easy to use, but it comes with three additional power adapters, dual mode charging, and several ports that will make connecting your astronomy gear a breeze!

Apertura Ultimate Plossl Eyepiece Kit
Match your telescope’s magnification to different types of celestial objects, such as the Moon, the planets, brighter compact deep-sky objects such as star clusters and larger, more diffuse objects like galaxies and nebulae with this 1.25″ Plossl eyepiece kit. Use any of your eyepieces alone, or pair them with the included 2x Barlow to double the magnification! Not counting any eyepieces you receive as standard equipment with your telescope, that means you will have ten (10) magnifications to choose from! You will also receive six filters to use while viewing the planets. It takes some experimentation, but different colored filters will make details on a planet’s surface or cloud structure more prominent. These glass filters have threaded aluminum cells that screw onto the bottom of any of the eyepieces in this kit, as well as other 1.25″ eyepieces you purchase later. Also included is an aluminum storage case!

Apertura Universal 2 Amp AC Adapter
The barrel on one end of the cable is a 5.5 mm center-positive female plug that connects to the mount’s DC input power jack. The connection is strong enough to help combat accidental cable pulls. This cable from Apertura is also compatible with other devices that require 2A @ 12V, as long as they use the 2.1 mm x 5.5 mm center-positive ac adapter tip. Please ensure that you have a compatible mount or piece of equipment before purchasing the Apertura AC adapter. Apertura’s cable adapter delivers 2A @ 12VDC. This AC Adapter has a US Type A plug. If you are in doubt, check compatibility before purchasing the adapter.The Apertura AC2 power adapter is compatible with the following Celestron mounts: NexStar SLT Series, AstroFi Series, SkyProdigy Series, NexStar SE Series, and the NexStar Evolution Series.