Celestron Advanced C8-SGT 11026 (480 x 203mm) Telescope

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Average User Rating

(4.20 out of 5) from 6 reviews

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CELESTRON C8-SGT

(5.00 out of 5) by levelone on Feb 21, 2008

Pros: 8 inch superior mirror. Quality, Reflector light collection superb.
Cons: none
The Bottom Line: worth every penny !!! Amazing !!!

This is a wonderful scope. Compact enough to transport and take to dark places. This is not a cheap ...
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Very Nice

(5.00 out of 5) by chef919 on Aug 9, 2007

Pros: Slewing is excellent, views are terrific. Price is right.
Cons: You will need dark skies for very faint deep space objects.

This is a real nice scope that gives nice clean views. I'd prefer a bit more aperature (who wouldn't ...
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Excellent Scope

(4.00 out of 5) by sailingshot on Apr 22, 2005

Pros: Great views, workable mount, fairly easy to transport and set up.
Cons: Display on controller could be better, cables are somewhat cheaply made

People who run out and buy these scopes when first released show little experience with the market. ...
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Great Scope!

(5.00 out of 5) by robtn on Aug 19, 2004

Pros: Near perfect tracking, go-to, and tripod. Best optics around.
Cons: Hmmm. Can't think of any right now!!!

This scope is wonderful...I truly recommend it. Tracking and Go-To are 99% perfect. Tripod is more t ...
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Very Immature Product

(1.00 out of 5) by eastindw on Nov 7, 2003

Pros: Lowest cost scope of its kind, Sturdy tripod, Quality optics
Cons: Celestron has severe quality control problems with mount, poor quality manufacturing
The Bottom Line: Don't waste your time and money. Wait for Celestron to perfect this product or cough up $700 more for a Nexstar GPS or LX200.

I picked the C8SGT because it had a sturdier mount than Celestron's Cxi series. This in combination ...
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