A Schmidt-Cassegrain 8-inch telescope. SBO possesses two 8-inch diameter Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes. One is a Celestron (on long-term loan from John Bally) that was mounted piggyback on the 18-inch ...

This is an optically excellent telescope with a rugged, lightweight computerized mount. Intended for serious amateurs, it is suitable for all types of visual astronomy and some astrophotography. If ...

Visual observation of Pluto using amateur telescopes is challenging due to its faint magnitude (currently 14.4), requiring instruments larger than 8 inches in aperture for a reasonable chance of ...