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- 8” EdgeHD Optics: Provides superb visual and astro-imaging performance, free of coma and field curvature.
- Rechargeable lithium-iron battery with enough power for 10 hours of continuous observing
- Built-in WiFi: No Hand controller required! Just use your smartphone or tablet which connects to the telescope via WiFi.
- StarSense Auto Align: Automatically aligns your telescope and works with the SkyPortal app for complete wireless control.
- Fastar/HyperStar compatible: Image deep sky objects in seconds at f/2, often eliminating the need to autoguide or track on a wedge.
- NexStar Evolution Mount: Packed with convenient features, including manual release clutches and precision machined worm gears for both axes, tray lighting, USB charge port, tray lighting for your accessories, and more.
- Fully motorized computer go-to: After automatically aligning with StarSense, select and go to objects with a tap on your smartphone.
The NexStar Evolution keeps evolving. We’ve paired our best optics with our best technology to make an incredible versatile and portable telescope system. Now, enjoy EdgeHD 8” optics and StarSense AutoAlign on the renowned Evolution mount, all controlled from your favorite tablet or phone.
With the innovative NexStar Evolution 8 HD, enjoy EdgeHD optics and controlling the telescope wirelessly with the SkyPortal app. Now equipped with StarSense AutoAlign, go-to alignment is done automatically once you tap “Connect and Align”! Observing, astro-imaging, and automatic wireless alignment are all bundled into a compact yet mechanically solid setup.This the most capable, easy-to-use and ready-for-action system we’ve ever offered.
STARSENSE AUTOALIGN IN SKYPORTAL APP
We’ve added our StarSense AutoAlign technology to the SkyPortal app, making SkyPortal the most advanced telescope control app offered. StarSense not only automatically aligns itself from your smartdevice, it also has advanced mount modelling, allowing you enter up to 10 alignment points for the most precision pointing accuracy possible. Even the most advanced telescope users will love using StarSense AutoAlign through the app. This affordable accessory replaces the expensive software usually used for advanced mount modeling.
SUPERIOR FIT FOR ASTROIMAGING AND VISUAL ASTRONOMY
If you’re interested in astroimaging, the 8-inch NexStar Evolution HD is an excellent way to jump in.. It’s the only fork-mounted telescope in its price range that offers brass worm gears, along with improved motors. Tracking is great, and so too is the flat-field, coma-free EdgeHD optical system.You can capture images of deep-sky objects like the Orion Nebula by simply attaching your DSLR camera. As you progress in the hobby of astroimaging, you can add our Wedge for NexStar Evolution to achieve longer exposures for more detailed astrophotos.
NexStar Evolution is equipped with 4 auxiliary ports--2 on top of the fork and 2 on the bottom. A StarSense hand control is still included, but is not necessary when using NexStar Evolution with the app. The telescope also includes a StarPointer Pro finderscope, two 1.25” Plossl eyepieces, a 1.25” star diagonal, and an international AC adapter.
FREE SKYPORTAL APP
Access the sky and control your telescope from an interactive planetarium on your smart device – provides the best star gazing experience for you and your friends and family – know when Jupiter’s Great Red Spot will be visible, including shadow transits, planetary occultations, conjunctions, or pick the best deep sky objects to view such as galaxies and nebulae. Learn about these objects with informative backstories and beautiful image galleries, then see them for yourself through the telescope!
Controls everything, including StarSense. Tap Connect and Align and let StarSense automatically align the telescope for you.
Alignment Procedures | SkyAlign, 3-Star Align, Solar System Align |
Aperture | 203.2mm |
App Database | Over 120,000 including 220 of the best deep sky and solar system objects |
Communication Ports | 1 hand control and 3 aux ports for optional accessories |
Finderscope | StarPointer Pro |
Focal Length | 2032mm (80in) |
Focal Length of Eyepiece 1 | 40mm |
Focal Length of Eyepiece 2 | 12.5mm |
Focal Ratio | 10 |
HIghest Useful Magnification | 480x |
International Plugs with AC... | US, UK, EU, AU |
Light Gathering Power (Comp... | 843x |
Limiting Stellar Magnitude | 14 |
Lowest Useful Magnification | 29x |
Magnification of Eyepiece 1 | 51x |
Magnification of Eyepiece 2 | 163x |
Max Slew Speed | 4 degrees per second |
Mount Info: | N.A. |
Mount Type | Single Fork Arm Altazimuth |
Optical Coatings | StarBright XLT |
Optical Design | Schmidt Cassegrain |
Optical Tube Info: | N.A. |
Optical Tube Length | 16in |
Power Requirements | Internal battery included |
Resolution (Dawes) | 0.57 arc seconds |
Resolution (Rayleigh) | 0.59 arc seconds |
Star Diagonal | 1.25" |
Total Telescope Kit Weight | 40.6lbs |
Tracking Rates | Sidereal, solar and lunar |
Tripod | Stainless Steel |
USB Charge Port | Yes |