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Step 2.1: Assembly
Step 2.1: Assembly
Venom


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Nikon Coolpix S550
Date: May 11, 2008
Galleries: Sky, Astrophotography
Date Uploaded: May 12, 2008

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 This is assembly with the angled eye-piece (I'm not sure yet which one is better).

The Telescope:
Brand: Celestron
Model: C8-SGT (XLT)
Aperture: 203.2 mm (8")
Focal Length: 2032 mm
Focal Ratio: 10
Optical Design: Schmidt-Cassegrain
Mount: CG-5 Equatorial
Eyepiece: 25 mm
Magnification: 81.28 x
Light Gathering Power: 843 x*
Angular Field of View: 0.64 °
Linear Field of View (@ 1000 yds): 33.6 ft (10.24 m)
And lots more: etc....

Camera is my Nikon D40x.

"This C8 optical system comes with our premium StarBright® XLT coatings and its large aperture offers light gathering power 843 times that of the human eye."

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