Happy 25th birthday to my Celestron GP-C8

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Just realised my trusty old Celestron C8 and the venerable Vixen Great Polaris mount turned 25 five days ago. I have upgraded some bits, but the core is still the same old system that has shown me some 500 galaxies, and many planets, moons, comets, nebulae, gobsmacking views of globular clusters, my first solar eclipse in 1999, transits of Venus and Mercury and several lunar eclipses. Wonderful instrument

[wimvb]

Hiep hiep hoera!

Congratulations

[Fozzie]

A testament to excellent care and engineering from yourself and the manufacturer.. 25 years young with hopefully many years more to give..

 

[RobertI]

Happy birthday GP-C8! I fine combination of scope and mount. My 21 year old 'G8' is still going strong, although the original mount (a non-goto celestron CG5 on an aluminium tripod) is now rarely used and the OTA sits on a variety sturdier mounts and tripods. The mirror is as pristine and dust free as the day I bought it thanks to the enclosed tube. Still the best scope in my arsenal for globulars, galaxies and (probably) planets .

Edited November 1, 2020 by RobertI

[LukeSkywatcher]

Crikey. You got that the same year that I turned 21.

It's in better condition than I am.

[Luke]

Many happy returns to your telescope! I'm rather fond of my 8 inch Celestron SCT. I'm tempted to try it for white light solar imaging next year.