Celestron Advanced VX 22020 User Manual download pdf

66 December 2014   

used to say. “There

ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.” That’s usually true,

but I almost feel like I got a free meal with Celestron’s

Edge  Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope and VX mount.

I found the combination of the advanced -inch SCT and

inexpensive German equatorial mount (GEM) surpris-

ingly capable, especially when equipped with Celestron’s

Edge f/ reducer, o -axis guider, and StarSense auto-

alignment system.

I have dreamed of an enormous SCT on a fork mount

to ease me into my golden years. Unfortunately, I have

to carry my scope to dark sites to do my best observing,

and I really didn’t want to haul a - or -inch telescope

around. The more I thought about it, the more convinced

I became that an -inch SCT was still the scope for me.

Maybe my retirement scope should be a C of a new type,

though, Celestron’s Edge .

Celestron Package:

T Test Report Rod Mollise

An ensemble of Celestron equip-

ment provides excellent visual and

photographic performance.

WHAT WE LIKE:

Excellent Go To accuracy

Tracking good enough for unguided -second exposures

Stable with an -inch SCT and accessories

WHAT WE DON’T LIKE:

Hand-control cable is too short

The included counterweight is too light for use with the

telescope and heavy cameras or accessories

The author’s Celestron 8-inch Edge SCT sits atop a VX German

equatorial mount. The standard 9x50-mm ﬁ n d e r sc o p e i s at t a c he d .

A 12-pound counterweight is included in the package.

A Lot

for a Little

www.celestron.com

VX MOUNT U.S. price: ,

ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR

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66 December 2014   used to say. “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.” That’s usually true, but I almost feel like I got a free me

Page 2 - The Edge f/7 Reducer

SkyandTelescope.com December 2014 67WHAT WE LIKE:Sharp stars to the ﬁ eld edge WHAT WE DON’T LIKE:Using larger imaging chips could pose a problemDi

Page 3 - The Oﬀ -Axis Guider

68 December 2014   S&T Test ReportFor prime-focus deep-sky imaging, a focal reducer is highly desirable. The Edge reducer, which is

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SkyandTelescope.com December 2014 69and spacers. Luckily, the instructions for conﬁ guring the OAG for my setup were clear. Three setscrews attached

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