telescope
Celestron
C8 SCT
203mm Schmidt-Cassegrain · 2032mm f/10.0
Popular SCT.
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 | 5.7kg |
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
- Tele Vue Powermate 2.5xfocal_extender · 2.5× focal lengthcommonly used
- Tele Vue Powermate 4xfocal_extender · 4× focal lengthcommonly used
Typical targets
- Messier M11 — Wild Duck ClusterOpen Cluster · 14′
- Messier M28 — Globular Cluster M28Globular Cluster · 14′
- Messier M92 — Globular Cluster M92Globular Cluster · 14′
- NGC NGC 891 — Silver Sliver GalaxyGalaxy · 14′
- Messier M21 — Open Cluster M21Open Cluster · 13′
- Messier M52 — Open Cluster M52Open Cluster · 13′
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