40% off Celestron Nexstar 6SE Telescope $1079.99 (Was $1799.99) @ Australian Geographic

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beebs23327 on 20/04/2019 - 14:03 shop.australiangeographic.com.au (3086 clicks)
Last edited 23/04/2019 - 11:49 by 3 other users

Very cheap. Other telescopes also 40% off.

The Celestron NexStar 6SE is great for deep space viewing and astrophotography, and for beginners and experts alike.

150mm (6") Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope
1500mm focal length
Computerised alt-azimuth mount
f/10 focal ratio
25mm (60x) eyepiece
2 year warranty
Celestron Item # 11068

You can stack it with the eBay 10% cashback deal + 7% off (eBay PRESS coupon) + ShopBack Ozbargain exclusive ($2 off). I'm a new ShopBack member so also got the $11 sign up bonus. Brought the overall price down to $890, free shipping (pending all the cashbacks of course).
Thanks https://www.ozbargain.com.au/user/143709

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      BobD on 21/04/2019 - 07:44

      That percent for the 8" is correct. The amount of light is relative to the area of the lens. The formula for the area is Pi x Radius squared. The area of a 6" is about 28 and the area of the 8" is about 50. The 8" is a lot more area.

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      unifex on 21/04/2019 - 11:12

      Age old problem. Do you spend more? When I bought my 8inch I was thinking should I buy the 9.25”

      This is 1k the 8 is 2.5k so big price jump.

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    aec on 21/04/2019 - 00:35

    Only if i could have a job. i was so close to a decent paid professional job 2 days ago… :(

    thanks anyway.

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  DEvok on 21/04/2019 - 01:17

  So people Prefer the 8 inch long rather than 6inch guess I wouldn’t be hard to fit then.

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  jessejackson on 21/04/2019 - 09:17

  This is absolutely the place to start if you’re not sure what telescope to buy:

  https://www.reddit.com/r/telescopes/comments/847n0i/for_anyo…

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  zenphoenixa on 21/04/2019 - 10:45

  +1

  The telescope is also available in the eBay Australian Geographic store at the discount price.

  You can stack it with the eBay 10% cashback deal + 7% off (eBay PRESS coupon) + ShopBack Ozbargain exclusive ($2 off). I'm a new ShopBack member so also got the $11 sign up bonus. Brought the overall price down to $890, free shipping (pending all the cashbacks of course).

  The listing shows as 1 left, however after I purchased it automatically restocked and a couple have been sold today, so not sure how accurate that description is.

  Thankyou OP, have been eyeing off telescopes for awhile now and finally bit the bullet. :)

  https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Celestron-Nexstar-6SE-Telescope/…

  https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/452105

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    beebs23327 on 21/04/2019 - 11:17

    +1

    No worries. Enjoy the skies

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    beebs23327 on 21/04/2019 - 11:19

    +1

    If you look as well.. they also have the solar filter by celestron 40% off for 6 inch.

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  L0zBargain on 21/04/2019 - 11:21

  Something I haven't seen mentioned here that you should keep in mind is that there is a direct function between the size of the scope and the amount you use it.

  So bigger mirrors are better, but get used less often. They are big units and tedious to set up.

  Something worth keeping in mind.

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    beebs23327 on 21/04/2019 - 11:33

    I agree somewhat.but The mounts and tripod for the 4/5/6 and 8 are pretty much the same and all use the same setup. So getting it out and setting it up is the same. Storage is the pain. Dobsonian telescopes are a world of pain for moving around and portability. Much better to have this 6se instead of the 4se, especially when this is cheaper atm than the 4se an 5se.

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      unifex on 21/04/2019 - 18:09

      agree i just bought a smaller refractor from this sale because the EdgeHD 8inch i have is too much of a pain to setup for a quick look.

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  123NVY on 22/04/2019 - 11:13

  Hi all
  I’m a newbie with this stuff, I’ve played with a 8se before and connect to the pc with aftermarket programs

  My question is? How can I do some videos of space, I want to film something moving or movement of rocks dust rings or anything cool
  any ideas or you have done this yourself

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  syousef on 23/04/2019 - 17:30

  So much bad information here.

  You need to learn a bit about telescopes before dropping $1k on one. There's a lot of info you can just Google but go to a viewing with an astronomy group to get a feel of what you like.

  Somethings to keep in mind. The diameter of your scope is key:

  Double the diameter of the scope, quadruple the area of the mirror or front lens, and therefore quadruple the light collected. It's like pizza. Double the diameter, quadruple the area. This is important if you're trying to see deep sky objects like nebula, galaxies, globular and open clusters. The fainter the object the more important this is. It doesn't matter for looking at planets and stars. (There is some light taken out by the central mirror on a Newtonian or Catadioptric telescopese too, but that area is also in proportion to the size of the scope, so when doing rough comparisons you can ignore it).

  Double the diameter, double the resolving power which means twice as much detail. Rule of thumb is no more than 50x magnification per inch. All you're magnifying above 300x is blur with this scope. But you're also limited by our wobbly atmosphere so that's the absolute best you'd get.

  Learn a bit about the math of a telescope. How focal length and magnification are calculated, and you'll find out what size eyepieces are useful.

  For instance f/10 means you'll get narrower more zoomed in views but it's less prone to misalignment.

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  [Deactivated] on 01/05/2019 - 21:12

  Expired. Back to $1799.99

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