Celestron C80ED-R GT Refractor

Catalog description

Celestron C80ED-R GT Refractor, part number CELE109, is a discontinued product from the 2007–2011 catalog. It was last listed at $1099.00.

Stellar refractor!

One of Celestron's superb ED scopes the C80ED-R GT refractor is packed with great features and excellent optics. The refractor style 80ED (APO) features a 2-inch rack-and-pinion focuser and a bracket that can adapt to a photo tripod. ED glass provides excellent color correction and razor-sharp images while virtually eliminating chromatic aberration usually seen during planetary and lunar viewing. CG-5 MountCelestron's CG-5 German Equatorial mount has precision worm gears on both axes for extremely smooth stability. The scope also comes with a heavy-duty tripod with larger and more substantial legs that offer excellent damping characteristics for more stable views. The CG-5 also has a convenient latitude scale for easier alignment and can accommodate an optional polar finder scope for the ultimate in precision alignments.

C80ED-RGT specifications:80mm (3.15-inch) diameter ED Refractor; 600mm focal length; f/7.5 focal ratio; Fully multi-coated optics; Low dispersion ED glass; 20mm Pl?ssl eyepiece (30x); 6x30 finderscope; 1.25-inch star diagonal; Heavy-duty (CG-5) German equatorial mount Computerized hand control. Car Battery AdapterThis telescope comes with a 20mm 1.25-inch eyepiece erect-image diagonal and 6x30 finderscope.

High-performance featuresGPS-compatible with optional CN16 GPS accessory; Proven NexStar? computer control technology; RS-232 communication port on hand control to control the telescope via personal computer; Autoguider port for long-exposure astrophotography; 40000-plus-object database with 400 user-definable objects;Expanded information on more than 200 celestial objects; Custom database lists of all the most famous deep-sky objects by name and catalog number; the most beautiful double triple and quadruple stars; variable stars; solar systems; objects and asterisms; Double line 16-character liquid crystal display;Hand control with 19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons; DC Servo motors with encoders on both axes The CG-5 GT computerized mount with Celestron's sleek integrated design.

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