Celestron GP-C8 Deluxe Catadioptic great optics. Start Price USD 9.99 Current Price USD 510.00 Time Left - Bid Count 3 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, October 13, 2008 End Time Monday, October 20, 2008 Location Orlando, Florida See more about 'Celestron GP-C8 Deluxe Catadioptic great optics.' Description We have for sale a 1998 Celestron C8-GP telescope.  This includes a Celestron 8" 2032mm UHTC STARBRIGHT coatings Catadioptic with excellent optics.  No marks on mirror, front lens or exterior.  Unit very well kept by adults.  Unit ships in the original box from Celestron.  Also included is the Grand Polaris mount with 11lb counterweight.  Motion is very smooth in RA and DEC.  Also includes 6x30 finder and bracket, Celestron 1.25" mirror diagonal and Meade 9mm eyepiece.  Telescope ships in two boxes with insurance included. I've included some specs on this unit for your review. If you have any questions please email us. EBI Sales   General 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 CG-5 Advanced Series mount   SPECIFICATIONS      TOP 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 9 mm (0.98 in) MAGNIFICATION 1 225 x STAR DIAGONAL 1.25 OPTICAL COATINGS UHTC Starbright Coatings  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 Grand Polaris and CG-5 Mount The year 1984 marked the introduction of the tremendously popular Super Polaris mount. This was an updated version of the Polaris mount previously offered on Celestron's reflectors and larger refractors. This outstanding new mount, imported from Japan, allowed for an optional built-in polar axis finder as the name suggests, as well as optional motor drives, including an electronic dual axis drive. When the 8" SCT optical tube was released on this mount it was given the name SPC-8, maintaining the 1 1/4" star diagonal and 6x30 finder. The early models had large rings to mount the tube to the equatorial head. In later models the optical tube was mounted on a bar that fit a sliding connection on the equatorial head as shown in the picture. Both mounting arrangements allowed movement of the tube for balance with various accessories. A computer was later developed as an option that could guide the user to 450 pre-selected objects once the date, time, latitude and longitude were input.On Oct-13-08 at 04:21:34 PDT, seller added the following information:Note: This is a non motorized mount.  For motor option see http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000C3WBB?smid=A3SPLR0MSOYZ8O&tag=dealt761-20&linkCode=asn Place a Bid!