Best Telescope for Viewing the Planets - Celestron NexStar 8SE #shorts

[terrycooper]

The best telescope is one you'll use the most, the most portable at the best price point in value. Having a 12" goto Dobsonian, an 8" EdgeHD on an AVX mount, a 6" F/5 Celestron Newtonian, and an 8" F/5.9 Celestron Starsense Dobsonian--I'll use the 8" Dob the most. Love 'em all.

[kylew]

My 6 inch Mak-Cass is pretty darn good at that. 1800 FL with a 2X Barlow. The planets are up close and personal 😃

[jonnyreverb]

I agree. I was vheap and tried to put together a budget scope, and I wound up spending more money on the parts than if I had bought the 8se. After 15 years of upgrades I have a C8 on an 8se mount, do basically the 8se and a basement full of parts.

[flyboyu]

A high quality f-6 or greater 8-12” Newtonian will beat almost all SCT’s on the planets due to improved contrast. Another great option is the 180 Maksutov sold by SkyWatcher.

[martynh]

I think this is a solid recommendation. I’m using the Nexstar 8 EdgeHD and managed some great views of planets with it. Pretty good for Astro photography even with its slightly jerky AltAz mount. A few thousand frames of video stacked can give great results. I’ve seen all the planets plus Pluto (although to be fair Pluto only as an image and it looked like a dim star!).

[markgiebler]

Schmidt-Cassegrain are a mid range scope for anything, as Dobs are for Nebula and Star clusters, but if you want stellar views of planets or especially the moon, get a 6" or 7" Maksutov-cassegrain telescope. You'll be glad you did. The first time I used my 7" Mak, I looked at Saturn and couldn't believe how crisp the the view was, it only got better when I looked at the moon. It was like going from an old TV, then looking at the same show in 4K! Stay with-in your budget but don't go cheap either or you won't be happy with any cheap scope.

[Boxxkarr]

I use a 102mm Celestron Omni AZ, and a Baader zoom eyepiece, for my grab and go to see that, or my 10 inch Dobsonian if I have time and energy to set it up. I can see this 8 SC is like a combination of those 2! The price is a little more than both combined, but i like the Go To, and compact size of the 8SC.

[Jellyman]

A 7” Mak-Cass is also fantastic with a focal length of 2700mm. It’s literally nicknamed “The Planet Killer”.

[JaxPlays]

i bought the Apertura AD8 afew days ago, cant wait to look at the planets and stars with it!

[roadboat]

Very nice. I have a nexstar CPC 8. With the twin fork mount. The mount is more stable, especially for photography. But is is heavier and not as portable.

[DavidAlexJonas]

The best I had was a Celestron C14. I now have an 8” Meade SC. The C14 was magnificent! At a focal length of 3910 mm, the planets looked great.

[OnlineLearningCS]

My Sky-Watcher SkyMax 180 Pro Maksutov-Cassegrain has a better focal length at 2700mm. It is not a beginners telescope, but I feel it is a better planetary telescope than the 8SE.

[muddirt]

How much said and done in cost?? I been looking for this exact visual. !!

[jaygallant]

Yeah. My 10” dob sees the planets just fine and clear. And it’s half the price of the nexstar

[Roblify]

Going to get a Celestron NexStar 4SE, but hey, may not be as powerful as the 8SE, but its still pretty dang cool, and its $600, the 8SE is $1.4K on amazon

[amymbeauty]

Okay, hopefully you can help me out. Im a beginner, and I've learned some things just taking it out and using it a few times, but i can never seem to get it to allign properly. What are the basic accessories that you would recommend for a beginners ease of use? Such as things like the wifi module, battery supply, initial lenses, and is something like the $450 star sense thing necessary, and does it really help? Lol, any advice and a basic list would be immensely helpful because the only thing I've been able to view accurately is the moon. Thanks in advance!

[KINGCUZ]

When are they gonna make it have automatic tracking features using your phone?

[groundhoppingwlkp]

For viewing 7 inch Mak Cass is even stronger option. Celestron 8 wins in astrophotography with options to reduce focal lenght (6, 3 reducer and hyperstar to f2)

[Astronurd]

Decent OTA but the mount is terrible. Touch the focuser and it vibrates so much you can't see the target clearly to reach proper focus.

[andreaslack]

I would have loved to get Nexstar 8SE or bigger but the weight was just too much. I got a Nexstar 6SE which seems adequate