Brand and Model: | Celestron Ultima 8 PEC |
Price ($USD): | 2000 |
Type: | Schmidt-Cassegrain |
Attributes: |
Go-To PEC |
Aperture: | 203mm (8") |
f Ratio: | f/10 |
Focal Length: | 2032mm |
Finder: | 50mm |
Electric Power: | ac/dc |
Mount: | Eq. Fork |
Tripod: | 2" alum. |
Weight (lbs): | 66 lbs. |
Dimensions (w/h/d): | |
Description: | Some info e-mailed in by Rod Mollise: Nice site, enjoyed it. But I did notice one rather glaring error in your scope listings. You list the "Ultima 8 PEC", but the information for this listing refers to the Ultima 2000 _goto_ scope instead. The Ultima 8 PEC was a non computer/non encoder/manual scope sold by Celestron unitl 1996. Its major feature was an incredibly heavy duty fork mount/drive base. Early units were powered by rechargeable batteries, but this was later changed to a disposable 9volt battery system. The motor was a servo rather than the steppers used on most of Celestron's modern telescopes. How heavy duty was the fork mount on this scope? Try 60+ pounds for the Ultima 8! To support this weight, the last runs of the U8 used the wedge normally provided for the fork mount C11! This was an f10 telescope, like all the rest of Celestron's output, and featured, as the name indicated a PEC drive correction system. If you need further info on this scope, just let me know! IMHO, it's one of the best--if not THE best--8 inch SCTs ever sold.
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