If you’re into photographing planets the Celestron NexStar 8SE will work out just fine. (An equatorial telescope mount is best).īut, people have taken impressive images with this telescope, it just requires a different approach. Some people even mentioned that had sold the scope, and wished that they had kept it.Īs an astrophotographer, the first thing I noticed was the Alt-Az fork mount, and that’s not what you want if your primary interest is long-exposure astrophotography. There are a few quirks of course (the red dot finder scope is rudimentary, and the single-arm fork mount is a little shaky), but overall everyone seemed to agree that it was a smart purchase and they got a lot of use out of it. The planet Jupiter captured using the Celestron NexStar 8SE (Christian Ralph). Here is a spectacular photo of the planet Jupiter, captured by Christian Ralph using his Celestron NexStar 8SE telescope. I asked the AstroBackyard community on Facebook how they felt, and almost all of them had amazing things to say about this telescope.įrom seeing their first-ever view of the planet Saturn to surprisingly impressive astrophotography, the NexStar 8SE is a widely appreciated piece of kit. He telescope OTA (optical tube assembly) is top-notch, while the mount is just enough to get you by. Is this the all-in-one telescope package that does it all? Not quite, but that’s okay.
If you’re in the market for a grab-and-go telescope (that excels in views of the moon and planets), I think you will enjoy my review of the Celestron NexStar 8SE. In this post, I’ll show my results using Celestron’s NexYZ smartphone adapter. This would be an excellent choice for witnessing celestial events such as a lunar eclipse.īut what about astrophotography? The design of the tracking telescope mount (fork-mounted Alt-Az) wasn’t designed for it, but is it a complete waste of time? This is a primarily visual telescope, meant for enjoying views of the moon, planets, and the brighter nebulae and galaxies through the eyepiece.
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