Celestron 8" Edge HD Optical Tube Assembly

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Celestron EdgeHD is an Aplanatic Schmidt telescope designed to produce aberration-free images across a wide visual and photographic field of view.

The optical system was designed to reduce more than just off-axis star coma; it also provides an astrograph-quality flat focal plane to the edge of the field of view.

Benefits

• Visibly Sharper Images
• Coma-free, flat-field optics
• Enhanced Mechanical Features
• Fastar® Compatible

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/user/EdgeHDWhitePaper_2012-09-25-Final_.pdf

True Astrograph Quality
Many optical designs that advertise themselves as "astrograph" quality only produce pinpoint stars across a curved focal plane. While this may be acceptable for visual observing, stars will appear out of focus at the edge when used with a flat chip sensor of a digital camera. EdgeHD optics produce a focal plane more than three-times flatter than a standard Schmidt Cassegrain telescope and dramatically flatter than other competing coma-free designs. This guarantees you visibly sharp stars across some of the largest CCD chips available today.

Improved Performance
Superior edge performance creates rounder, more pleasing stars and improves the resolution and limiting magnitude compared to telescopes of equal aperture. Starbright XLT® Coatings coupled with Celestron's StarBright XLT coating group on every surface, EdgeHD optics gives you maximum light throughput across the widest visual and photographic spectrum.

Mechanical Features
In addition to Celestron’s new optimised optical design, the EdgeHD tube has been redesigned to ensure you get the most from your optics every night.

Mirror Clutches - Flexible tension clutches hold the mirror in place and reduce image shift when rotating the tube around the mount. The flexible rods allow the mirror to be held in place without force or pressure on the mirror assembly, keeping the image centred in the eyepiece (or chip).

Tube Vents - Cooling vents on the rear cell allow hot air to be released from behind the primary mirror. Each vent has an integrated 60-micron micro-mesh filter guaranteed to let warm air out without letting dust in.

Fastar Versatility - The EdgeHD is the most versatile imaging scope available today. At its native f/10, you can achieve the image scale necessary to capture the smallest of deep sky objects. With the optional reducer lens (coming soon), you can increase your field of view without sacrificing optical performance. A Barlow gives you the added power for high-resolution planetary, lunar and solar imaging. And, of course, all EdgeHD optical tubes are Fastar® compatible for ultra-fast f/2 wide field imaging. Each tube has been fitted with a removable secondary mirror and is opto-mechanically aligned on a laser bench to ensure they are axially symmetric in any configuration.

All Celestron EDGE HD telescopes are fitted with the larger CGE (Losmandy-type) dovetail. 

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