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Celestron NexStar Evolution 8 telescope with LOTS of extras - $2,500 (Peyton)
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Everything works great. It brought me hundreds of hours of joy and I’m only selling it to pay for a divorce that requires me to relocate ☹ Willing to meet in Peyton/Falcon, COS or South Denver area. Excellent condition and I still have the boxes for almost everything if you want those...
I can sell in visual astronomy mode for $2500 cash. If you want pics of the extras let me know.
Or I can sell in astrophotography mode (shown here) for $4000 cash (similar mono-rigs are currently $5K+ on here)
If you're curious whether or not this is a good price, I put the items into AI and this was the result:
"The seller’s $4,000 cash price is an exceptional deal. You are essentially getting a fully optimized, high-end imaging train for the exact used value of the individual components, completely bypassing the massive headache of buying separate hardware, adapter rings, calculating back-focus spacing, and paying separate shipping costs. It also saves you several hundred dollars in sales tax as well as potentially countless hours of compatibility testing. This hardware would cost just under $7000 new.
If you want to buy this, pay the $4,000 asking price immediately before another local buyer in Denver snatches it up."
For visual mode (picture 3 shows what you get best):
-- the mount, optical tube, upgraded hand controller,
-- Plossi eyepieces and carrying case
--Celestron Star Sense auto-aligner-- This will have you imaging in 90sec. Spend your time imaging instead of setting up.
--Celestron f/6.3 Focal Reducer - Let’s you image at 1200mm Field of View in addition to 2300mm. 2 telescopes in 1
--Celestron Stereo Prism Binocular viewer (no more squinting through a single eyepiece!) – this thing is a joy and works great for people with glasses
--Celestron X-Cel 3x Barlow lens $100
-- SVBony SV191 zoom eyepieces (2 for binoviewer use)
SVBony SV106 60mm guidescope with rings
--Several other sets of high quality, paired, upgraded eyepieces that work individually or in tandem in the bino-viewer
--SVBONY 220 7nm Dual Band Filter – lets you observe even under city lights and allows you to quickly view emission nebula that you otherwise won’t be able to see.
-- SVBONY UV/IR filter, Ultra High Contrast filter and Lunar Filter
-- Baader Planetarium Q turret (hold 4 eyepieces and you just turn to switch
--Celestron 8” Solar Eclipse filter - use your scope during the day while your friends only view at night!
--Bob’s knobs to make collimation a breeze
-- dew shield
-- Cell phone viewer
This is the retail link to the scope on HighPointScientific that does NOT include the extras so it is over $2500 new:
https://www.highpointscientific.com/celestron-nexstar-evolution-8-telescope-bundle-12091-bun1
Remember those cheaper models advertised here won't give you any of these extras!
If you want to purchase in astrophotography mode (shown in picture 1 and 2) I'll also include:
--ASI Air Plus controller that lets you control the scope from the comfort of your easy chair using a phone or computer when its too cold outside. Send your images to friends in realtime.
-- ASI294 MC pro cooled camera ($1000 new) and rarely cheaper. Perhaps the most utilized camera on the market
-- ASI174mini guide camera $500 new
-- Celestron Off-Axis guider (the best on the market) $350 new
-- All the above filters and a 5 position electronic filter wheel
-- ZWO electronic focuser - No need to constantly run outside as the temperature changes just to fight with your focus. This lets you stay inside and use a phone or computer to adjust. Simplifies multitarget viewing so you can sleep when it images throughout the night worry free.
--SVBONY SV106 Guide Scope and rings $100 for those who don't like to off-axis guide
-- all the cables, filters and optical tubing to achieve proper back focus for either mode. $3-500ish
I’m happy to answer any questions you have or demo the equipment as there is a lot more to know than fits in this ad. Price is pretty firm given even ChatGPT recognizes its a good deal.
Attached you can see the pictures I’ve taken recently with it and I'm no pro.