Celestron SP-C80

[Trevor]

After some background information on a Celestron SP-C80 refractor, focal length 910mm , would this make a reasonable imaging scope when used with a 350d.

[Trevor]

Well as nobody has replied the scope must be like those new Chinese cars called (Loda)

Loda Rubbish. :mrgreen:

[supernova]

Well, I was going to answer that but :nono:

Loda OOPS/ Yoda

[Trevor]

I better point out that the above was a joke, I do in fact own a very nice C11

It once had a hair under a screw but that’s another story :laughing2:

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

Not heard of them, sorry.

Kaptain Klevtsov

[Trevor]

Found some info out on the scope circa 1984 To end the year Celestron announced its now famous Super Polaris Mount on a wide variety of their telescopes. (See the Schmidt-Cassegrain section for more on the SPM.) The refractor models included the SP-C80, which was the new version of the C80 f/11.4 refractor, the SP-C80F 80mm f/8 flourite refractor. Although rare, they also produced the SP-C90 with 90mm f/10 optical tube and the SP-C90F with a 90mm f/8 flourite objective lens. At the large end of this group was the SP-C102 with a 102mm f/10 optical tube and the SP-C102F, the well respected 102mm f/9 flourite doublet. All of these models included a 6x30 finder and 1 ¼" accessories. In 1993 these telescopes received an updated "Great Polaris" mount from Japan. Functionally these were the same telescopes as the SPC's above but now they were called the GPC's. They included the GPC-80, GPC-80F, GPC-102 and the GPC-102F.

[John]

Found some info out on the scope circa 1984 To end the year Celestron announced its now famous Super Polaris Mount on a wide variety of their telescopes. (See the Schmidt-Cassegrain section for more on the SPM.) The refractor models included the SP-C80, which was the new version of the C80 f/11.4 refractor, the SP-C80F 80mm f/8 flourite refractor. Although rare, they also produced the SP-C90 with 90mm f/10 optical tube and the SP-C90F with a 90mm f/8 flourite objective lens. At the large end of this group was the SP-C102 with a 102mm f/10 optical tube and the SP-C102F, the well respected 102mm f/9 flourite doublet. All of these models included a 6x30 finder and 1 ¼" accessories. In 1993 these telescopes received an updated "Great Polaris" mount from Japan. Functionally these were the same telescopes as the SPC's above but now they were called the GPC's. They included the GPC-80, GPC-80F, GPC-102 and the GPC-102F.

These were all good scopes - made for Celestron by Vixen. The Flourite ones are superb. Later Celestron refractors were made by Synta in China and are not quite as good as the Vixen equivilents IMHO.

John

[Adam Hinds2]

After some background information on a Celestron SP-C80 refractor, focal length 910mm , would this make a reasonable imaging scope when used with a 350d.

SP designates the Vixen SP (Super Polaris) mount. 80 indicates 80mm optics. It was manufactured by Vixen in Japan, and the C shows it was finished in Celestron's colours (black). Generally considered to be a good telescope although the SP is not as desireable as the GP mount.

[Tim]

erm, wouldn't it correctly be;

Roda Clap ? ? ?

(I know less than nothing about the item in question btw)

TJ

[Trevor]

TJ

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The scope is in very good condition so I will give it a whirl.

Adam

Thank’s for the input, not a lot on the web about older scopes well if there is I cant find it.