In 1997 by Celestron working with Santa Barbara Instruments Group introduced the "Fastar" telescope concept. Since July of 1998 all C-8 optical tubes provided with the "Celestar 8 Deluxe" and "Ultima 2000" series models have a secondary mirror holder that be interchanged with an optional lens...
I have maintained a Treckerscope and Fecker Celestar Registry for a number of years. Not too many of these scopes were made, especially the Treckerscopes, so it hasn't been anywhere near as overwhelming as your Registry appears to be. But Lotsa Luck! You're performing a great benefit for...
hte Celestron Computerstar was new in the mid 80s, it was the very first ever GOTO system on a amateur telescope. they were pretty buggy and I doubt there's many left working. IIRC, they used a pretty complicated motor drive with both fast and slow motors...
FYI: The serial number tag presently on your fork arm was once on the secondary holder. It was apparently transplanted when the ring was emplaced. FWIW, my first scope was a black tube Celestar 8 of similar vintage (late 80s?) and the dust cap was very loose and fell off really easy,...
8" Series. The SPC-8 telescope incorporated improved bearings, and drive worm and wheel gear sets made by the Edward R. Byers Co. of Barstow, California. These gear sets provided improved tracking performance so when the telescope was equipped with an optional Drive Corrector it would be ...
These serial numbers represent all the 8" SCT scopes Celestron made including Polaris, Celestar, Ultima, NexStar and other minor variants - prior to Edge HD. I am aware of variations in labeling likeCelestron,Celestron PacificandCelestron International, but am not familiar with genesis or meaning...
Not that 12" SCT's really tell us anything about the 6" class SCT's that the OP inquired about. The one thing I saw for certain back when my Celestar 8 was new, was that the large class SCT's were not as well figured at the time, they lacked the same snap/sharpness. I would...
Powerstar 8 PEC This will not work with the Ultima models nor the C11 and C14 of any years. It will not work with the Ultima 2000, Celestar 8 (Wedgepod years) C8-DX, Powerstar II, or Faststars; they had domed trunnion bearing covers.As per the d...