![]() ![]() ![]() Super C8 Plus was the best C8 that Celestron could build and it was the Had made Celestron's reputation and it remained their signature product. Celestron operated almost like an extended family and theyĬelestron built CAT's from 90mm to 14" in clearĪperture (all in their Torrance plant), but it was the C8, an 8" SCT, that It was an impressive operation, casual but I saw for myself the care that went into the fabrication and assembly ofĬelestron telescopes at that time. I was fortunate enough to have been invited to Torrance byĪlan Hale for a tour of the Celestron plant (I was the manager of France Photo,Ī direct Celestron Dealer from the early 1980's through the middle 1990's), so Was, literally, the best 8" SCT in the world. Celestron also tested all competitive scopes to ensure that the C8 Was hand assembled on the premises, and every C8 received its final collimationĪnd optical test by Celestron's head optician just before it was boxed for Metal fabrication shop turned out the optical tubes, forks and mounts. The optics were finished to 1/10th light wave accuracy. Hand selected, hand figured and 100% quality controlled at several stages of It was a great looking scope, very professional.Īt the time, Celestron did all the grinding, polishing,įiguring and coating of corrector lenses and mirrors in house. "Celestron" was stenciled in neat orange letters Gloss black with matte black front and rear cells, fork mount and wedge. The seamless aluminum optical tube was finished in high Surfaced mirror star diagonal 7mm Orthoscopic ocular and a deluxe 26mm Plossl An 8x50 rightĪngle, illuminated reticle, finder scope 1.25" visual back 1.25" front ![]() Wedge and heavy-duty steel tripod completed the mounting system. Newly introduced at that time, were available on the Super C8 Plus. Manual slow motion controls and large setting circles were providedįor both declination and right ascension. It was mounted on a precision die-castĪluminum, swing through fork with a very accurate sidereal rate motor drive in The Super C8 Plus was one of the last C8 models before the (Man, I'd like to look through a C8 in space!) At the time, NASA included a C8 on every space shuttle flight. It was introduced inġ985, back in the days when Celestron was an American owned and operatedĬompany in Torrance, California, USA and Alan Hale was the President ofĬelestron. The Super C8 Plus was the ultimate incarnation ofĬelestron's famous C8 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope (SCT). Illustration courtesy of Celestron International. When it is important to bring the black light closer to the inspection area, you may purchase one of the extensions shown below.Celestron Super C8 Plus. The Ceiling Mount Assembly comes with hardware to permanently attach hand-held black lights, such as EV6000, ZB-100F, ZB-100F-MB and ZB-150F SB to the solid roof of an inspection area. Once installed, black lights can be continuously adjusted to fit varying inspection needs. Includes mounting hardware for permanently affixing black lights to Magnaflux wet bench units. ![]() Magnetic bench mounting system for hand-held black light units such as EV6000, ZB-100F, ZB-100F MB and ZB-150F SB. Magnaflux UV lamp mounting assemblies and mounting hardware allow hand-held black lights to be permanently or semi-permanently mounted in the inspection or testing station for hand-free inspection while still allowing the light to be continuously repositioned to illuminate all areas of a test part. Magnaflux UV lamp and black light mounting hardware and accessories allow stabilized, hands-free use of portable black lights and LED UV lights during fluorescent non-destructive testing such as fluorescent liquid penetrant testing or fluorescent magnetic particle inspection. ![]()
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