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  • WiFi telescope control
  • Superior pointing accuracy from horizon to horizon
  • Brass worm gears, along with improved motors
  • Flat-field, coma-free EdgeHD optical system
  • Bright, sharp views with StarBright XLT optical coatings
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Manual Focus
Manual Focus
Manual Focus
Manual Focus
eye piece lens
Plossl
Barlow
Barlow
Barlow
Plossl
Plossl
objective lens diameter
203.2 millimeters
35 millimeters
203 millimeters
150 millimeters
telescope mount
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Equatorial Mount
Equatorial Mount
Altazimuth Mount
Altazimuth Mount
Altazimuth Mount
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StarBright XLT
StarBright XLT
StarBright XLT
StarBright XLT
StarBright XLT
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29 kilograms
250 grams
2.5 kilograms
16330 grams
90 pounds
power source
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Adapter
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Reflex
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WiFi telescope control Superior pointing accuracy from horizon to horizon Brass worm gears, along with improved motors Flat-field, coma-free EdgeHD optical system Bright, sharp views with StarBright XLT optical coatings Advanced mount modeling Equipped with 4 auxiliary ports Control from an interactive planetarium on your smart device

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4.2 out of 5 stars
4.2 out of 5
148 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the quality, ease of assembly, field of view, performance and portability of the telescope. For example, they mention that it provides useful and pleasing views, the navigation system works terrifically and that it works better than expected. They also like the portability, and battery. That said, opinions are mixed on ease of use and value.

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45 customers mention35 positive10 negative

Customers like the quality of the telescope. They mention that it's a real nice piece of equipment, with a high quality case. Some say that it works as described, is phenomenal, and well built. The tripod itself is adequate, and the mount is quite substantial. Overall, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.

"...The HD optical tube seems to be of very high quality. The optics are great...." Read more

"...The mirror is still in great shape and I am thrilled with this investment. It impresses night after night.Highly recommend." Read more

"...positive side of things for the EVO EdgeHD 800 package, the mount was very stable with only a 12-pound load, and the entire telescope, at 45 pounds,..." Read more

"...6. The tripod is solid stuff. The single arm and alt-azimuth is certainly a limitation...." Read more

21 customers mention18 positive3 negative

Customers find the telescope easy to assemble. They mention it's simple to set up and align, and takes just a few minutes. The telescope is easy to transport and assembly, and dis-assembly and reass assembly are a breeze. The weight and assembly are great, making it easy to move about fully assembled.

"...Motor is significant better than the 8SE, much more precise, accurate and effective, keeps alignment much better... it is also quite more noisy..." Read more

"...the Evolution HD...like captive screws in the tripod, centering help to place the telescope in the mount, the built in lithium battery..." Read more

"...Dis-assembly and reassembly are a breeze and I am never afraid that I'm going to snap a bolt or break a leg...." Read more

"...It is StarSense ready and is a heavy and sturdy mount with a capacity of 40 pounds. This means I can mount my 35 pound 12-inch Meade OTA as well...." Read more

19 customers mention16 positive3 negative

Customers like the field of view of the telescope. They say it provides useful and pleasing views, and can see everything in perfect clarity. The optics are great, and the telescope is large enough to do decent observation and photography even in a city.

"...In conclusion, it has an aperture large enough to do some very decent observation and photography even in a city polluted light, and still compact..." Read more

"...The HD optical tube seems to be of very high quality. The optics are great...." Read more

"...I can observe planets and nebula without deviation, the image is not shaky...." Read more

"...these are a great set of eyepieces at a great price and gives you a good selection with colored filters add in the 2 celestron eye pieces that come..." Read more

17 customers mention12 positive5 negative

Customers like the performance of the telescope. They mention that the features work well, and they are happy with the results. The navigation system works terrifically, and the hand held controller works well. The manual control from the app works great, and customers love the auto locate features and the object info.

"...The manual control from the App works great too, I can use them without looking at my tablet and get exactly where I need to go...." Read more

"...The 700 Mak.’s performance was better than I expected set against the high standard of the refractor...." Read more

"...However the mobile app is not as stable as I would have liked. Sometimes crashes, sometime lose connection to the scope... very often is not..." Read more

"...It's a little high and to the right. This actually works out pretty well...." Read more

8 customers mention8 positive0 negative

Customers find the design of the telescope gorgeous and very portable. They say it makes portable astronomy convenient and easy with a scope of this size. Customers also mention that the built-in carrying handles make it fairly easy to carry the complete package. The telescope is compact enough to be easily portable and convenient to store eyepieces.

"...and photography even in a city polluted light, and still compact enough that it can be easily transported and moved around...." Read more

"...First, the design is gorgeous and very portable...." Read more

"...It is a very versatile and portable package that is, in a sense, like a smartphone, whereas the refractor is more like a high-resolution monitor...." Read more

"...ProsFor its size the scope and mount are light and portable...." Read more

6 customers mention6 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the built-in battery of the telescope. They mention that it works like a charm, and the internal rechargeable battery has never died.

"...centering help to place the telescope in the mount, the built in lithium battery (no more batteries to trip over in the dark), handles on the base..." Read more

"...With the internal rechargeable battery, there is no problem with limited battery life. I am very pleased...." Read more

"...Lastly, the battery is great. I've run the unit for hours and the battery has never died. I think you could go all night with it." Read more

"...The tripod, rock solid. Integrated battery, excellent...." Read more

22 customers mention14 positive8 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the telescope. Some mention that it's easy to assemble, not too hard to learn how to use, and the app is very easy to use. However, others say that it was a frustrating experience with the overcorrections and annoying unresponsiveness of the app. The connection to the scope very often is not responsive, and it'll keep on freezing.

"...The App is wonderful by the way, but I'll review that on another day...." Read more

"...Sometimes crashes, sometime lose connection to the scope... very often is not responsive or you just make a tap on a movement arrow...and the scope..." Read more

"...it aligned to what you wanted to look at with the iphone app, was a joy to use...." Read more

"Great telescope! Easy to assemble, not too hard to learn how to use. Love the auto locate features and the object info." Read more

10 customers mention5 positive5 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the value of the telescope. Some find the compact design a little pricy for an armature, while others say that the price is high. Some customers also mention that the finderscope is cheap, good for a lower tiered scope, and the price of the scope is high, making it an expensive manually slewable scope. Overall, the opinions are mixed and the telescope is not up to the improved telescope.

"...these are a great set of eyepieces at a great price and gives you a good selection with colored filters add in the 2 celestron eye pieces that come..." Read more

"...In a word, the finderscope is cheap...good for a lower tiered scope. Celestron should be providing something better...." Read more

"This is a great scope decent price. It came with prime in two days which was fantastic...." Read more

"...This is a less than ideal solution because it sets the optical tube assembly (OTA) about an inch further back than is the case with the 8-inch..." Read more

Fantastic scope. Very happy with the results. see picture of Jupiter
5 Stars
Fantastic scope. Very happy with the results. see picture of Jupiter
This is a review for the 9.25"Quite impressed with this telescope. I upgraded from a 8" and there is a significant difference.The telescope arrive in several pieces (tripod, mount, OTA), putting it together is very easy and takes just a few minutes.The tripod is very sturdy and stable. Also it can be closed without removing the spreader. It has a strap on one of the leg that can be used to keep the tripod closed during transportation. The spreader is metal, not plastic, so solid and convenient to store eyepieces.The mount is solid and rather heavy and is secured to the tripod with spring loaded knob. An improvement versus the 8".Once everything is assembled, I can still move it around in a single piece, even if just for a few meters (ie from inside the house to the backyard were I do the observation) w/o having to take everything apart. If I drive somewhere, I need to separate and collapse the tripod from the rest.WiFi connection to mobile device simplify the alignment. The scope takes position and time from the mobile device GPS, so you are left with only pointing to three stars. Much faster vs my previous Nerxstar 8SE, where you need to punch in location, city, time zone etc.However the mobile app is not as stable as I would have liked. Sometimes crashes, sometime lose connection to the scope... very often is not responsive or you just make a tap on a movement arrow...and the scope keeps moving, because the app is stuck and thinks you are still pressing the moving button. The delayed response often causes you to overcorrect when fine aligning objects. Infact now I use the app for alignment setup, for GoTo, but all the scope movement, fine tuning, corrections are done via the handheld device... to avoid the overcorrections, and the annoying unresponsiveness of the app. The app need some definitive improvement.The finderscope is the same of the 8SE, and not up to the improved telescope. Does the job, but the red light is a bit too big, the collimation of the finderscope is difficult and not very stable. In a word, the finderscope is cheap...good for a lower tiered scope. Celestron should be providing something better.Also the Evo 9.25 doesn't come with the RS232 cable for firmware upgrade. Seriously? a 2K$ scope without a necessary 5$ cable. Not sure which misguided marketing decision is that. The cable was included in my previous 8SE which cost half the money. initially I assumed it was because you can upgrade firmware via the WiFi, but it isn't the case.Another thing I noticed for this scope vs the 8SE, is that I need to collimate the optic very often, almost every use. It arrived way off collimation, and maybe because of the larger optics, doesn't seem to keep collimation after having moved.Chromatic aberration is also more significant than the 8SE.Motor is significant better than the 8SE, much more precise, accurate and effective, keeps alignment much better... it is also quite more noisyAnother useful improvement, is the red light projected on the mount were there is space for some eyepiece, which is very helpfulNOTE: buy as well the Vibration Suppression Pads ASIN B0000665V7... they make a VERY significant difference, truly reducing wind induced vibration, or vibration created by you focusing on object VERY significantly. Vibrations stop immediately as soon as you aren't touching anything, vs w/o pads were it takes a couple of seconds moreThe scope was bought via Adorama (ASIN B0172UR7QU) which is the same and comes bundled with an eyepieces kit for free . Fantastic customer service, very happy with packaging, shipment and the interactions I had with their customer support.In conclusion, it has an aperture large enough to do some very decent observation and photography even in a city polluted light, and still compact enough that it can be easily transported and moved around. It has significant improvement and features vs the Nexstar 8SE: much sturdier tripod, better motor, wifi that enable you to use GPS of a mobile device, overall more solid and professional.Anyhow, see the attached pictures taken with the Evo 9.25 and a Neximage 5, processed with PIPP and Registax 6
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Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2016
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic scope. Very happy with the results. see picture of Jupiter
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2016
This is a review for the 9.25"
Quite impressed with this telescope. I upgraded from a 8" and there is a significant difference.

The telescope arrive in several pieces (tripod, mount, OTA), putting it together is very easy and takes just a few minutes.
The tripod is very sturdy and stable. Also it can be closed without removing the spreader. It has a strap on one of the leg that can be used to keep the tripod closed during transportation. The spreader is metal, not plastic, so solid and convenient to store eyepieces.
The mount is solid and rather heavy and is secured to the tripod with spring loaded knob. An improvement versus the 8".

Once everything is assembled, I can still move it around in a single piece, even if just for a few meters (ie from inside the house to the backyard were I do the observation) w/o having to take everything apart. If I drive somewhere, I need to separate and collapse the tripod from the rest.

WiFi connection to mobile device simplify the alignment. The scope takes position and time from the mobile device GPS, so you are left with only pointing to three stars. Much faster vs my previous Nerxstar 8SE, where you need to punch in location, city, time zone etc.
However the mobile app is not as stable as I would have liked. Sometimes crashes, sometime lose connection to the scope... very often is not responsive or you just make a tap on a movement arrow...and the scope keeps moving, because the app is stuck and thinks you are still pressing the moving button. The delayed response often causes you to overcorrect when fine aligning objects. Infact now I use the app for alignment setup, for GoTo, but all the scope movement, fine tuning, corrections are done via the handheld device... to avoid the overcorrections, and the annoying unresponsiveness of the app. The app need some definitive improvement.

The finderscope is the same of the 8SE, and not up to the improved telescope. Does the job, but the red light is a bit too big, the collimation of the finderscope is difficult and not very stable. In a word, the finderscope is cheap...good for a lower tiered scope. Celestron should be providing something better.

Also the Evo 9.25 doesn't come with the RS232 cable for firmware upgrade. Seriously? a 2K$ scope without a necessary 5$ cable. Not sure which misguided marketing decision is that. The cable was included in my previous 8SE which cost half the money. initially I assumed it was because you can upgrade firmware via the WiFi, but it isn't the case.

Another thing I noticed for this scope vs the 8SE, is that I need to collimate the optic very often, almost every use. It arrived way off collimation, and maybe because of the larger optics, doesn't seem to keep collimation after having moved.
Chromatic aberration is also more significant than the 8SE.

Motor is significant better than the 8SE, much more precise, accurate and effective, keeps alignment much better... it is also quite more noisy

Another useful improvement, is the red light projected on the mount were there is space for some eyepiece, which is very helpful

NOTE: buy as well the Vibration Suppression Pads ASIN B0000665V7... they make a VERY significant difference, truly reducing wind induced vibration, or vibration created by you focusing on object VERY significantly. Vibrations stop immediately as soon as you aren't touching anything, vs w/o pads were it takes a couple of seconds more

The scope was bought via Adorama (ASIN B0172UR7QU) which is the same and comes bundled with an eyepieces kit for free . Fantastic customer service, very happy with packaging, shipment and the interactions I had with their customer support.

In conclusion, it has an aperture large enough to do some very decent observation and photography even in a city polluted light, and still compact enough that it can be easily transported and moved around. It has significant improvement and features vs the Nexstar 8SE: much sturdier tripod, better motor, wifi that enable you to use GPS of a mobile device, overall more solid and professional.
Anyhow, see the attached pictures taken with the Evo 9.25 and a Neximage 5, processed with PIPP and Registax 6
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