Celestron Star Hopper 8"

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Celestron Star Hopper 8"
Very decent scope,stock secondary is to small,replace it with at least a 1.83" or 2" secondary as this allows the scope to work at its rated 8" and improves edge sharpness,another cheap improvement you can make to this scope is to make a new spider,i used the plans at http://home.europa.com/~swayze/spider/spider.html ,,,this makes centering your secondary a snap and cuts down on the "flares" the stock stalk shows while planetary observing.This is an excellent scope with a little effort put into it.Hope this helps some of you.

Happy Gazing !!!!!

Overall Rating: 8
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Celestron Star Hopper 8"
I'm not an expert by any means, but I have used this scope a lot in the last 2 years. It gives excellent views of both planets and deep space objects. It easily splits the double-double. I gave it a rating of 8 because the focuser was installed incorrectly from the factory. I also had to go down to Home-Depot in order to get screws that would let me mount the mirror cell. (The screws that were supplied with the scope were too short.) Also, the optics show some problems in a star test. Specifically, everything looks perfect on one side of focus, but on the other side, the image is dark and streaking. I'm not exactly sure what that means, but I'm pretty sure that it is not correct.

Overall Rating: 8
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Celestron Star Hopper 8"
To all Star Hopper owners who may not already know, you will definitely benefit from having an off-center aperture mask. Take a stiff piece of cardboard and put your optical tube on it. Trace the circumference of the tube and cut it out. measure up 5 inches from bottom of circle and use this as a center for a 90mm circle drawn with a protractor. Cut it out with a utility knife. I hold mine on the scope with paperclips taped on the mask and a large rubber band around the tube.
Now take your telescope out to cool down. When it seems ready go to the Double-Double or Castor or similar double star. View it with no mask then put the mask on. You will be AMAZED!!! It's great for planets as well.

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Celestron Star Hopper 8"
A very nice scope. I sold it when I got my SCT, since my wife has a one scope rule. But I still sometimes miss it for it's simplicity and quicker cool down. Gave very nice views.

Overall Rating: 8
Optics:8 Mount:8 Ease of Use:9 Value:9
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