This is a highly sophisticated telescope for veteran astronomers, and although it will still leave a considerable dent in your bank account, today you can save yourself $450. What’s better — if you’re not a keen Amazon shopper, this deal comes from Adorama instead.
The Celestron Advanced VX 8 Edge HD is now $2349 instead of $2779 at Adorama.
Given the price and, more importantly, the incredible optics and tech packed into this instrument, it’s no surprise we scored it five out of five stars in our hands-on Celestron Advanced VX 8 Edge HD review. It’s a fantastic bit of kit for those who plan to be in the astronomy game for a long time.
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Our Celestron Advanced VX 8 EdgeHD reviewer has used this scope as their main instrument since 2014, so certainly knows his way around the scope, and is more than happy to recommend it to advanced users.
With this telescope, you will be treated to dramatic views of Jupiter and Saturn, clusters resolved as stars, and all of the Messier Objects. With experience and dark skies, you can even see galaxies visible down to 12th magnitude. You select objects on the hand controller, a computer running Celestron’s PWI software, or other sky map packages like Stellarium and the automatic mount will slew straight to them.
This scope is suitable for astrophotographers, and deep-sky photography is possible with this setup, although you will probably want a sturdier mount for those long exposures.
We’ve often found this scope is sold out on Amazon. Of course, we don’t know how many Adorama have left, but it’s the scope you’ve been waiting for, now is probably a good time to buy.
Key features: Computerized EQ mount, incredible optics, Dovetail mount, trusted and respected brand
Product launched: 2013
Price history: This product holds its price, until special deals events when it is often reduced.
Price comparison: Adorama: £2349 | Amazon: $2349
Reviews consensus: We gave the Celestron Advanced VX 8 EdgeHD 5/5 stars following our hands-on review.
Space: ★★★★★
Featured in guides: Best telescopes (Best for deep space)
✅ Buy it if: You want a refined scope with fantastic optics and a computerized mount that reliably finds and tracks celestial objects.
❌ Don’t buy it if: You can’t justify the cost. Unless you’re a seasoned astronomer or just someone with really deep pockets, alternatives are available that are just as much fun but not as expensive. Consider the Celestron NexStar 6SE which is also on sale at the moment at a much more affordable price.
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