The Advanced VX (AVX) raises the bar in mid-level telescopes, providing many of the features found on Celestron’s most sophisticated German equatorial mounts at an extremely affordable price. The Advanced VX 8” EdgeHD telescope combines the AVX mount with Celestron’s best optics, the EdgeHD optical system. This setup offers the astroimager maximum versatility – allowing up to 3 different f-stop configurations. Users can attach a camera to the rear of the telescope and shoot at f/10 or attach our optional 8” EdgeHD focal reducer to shoot at f/7. Additionally, EdgeHD is Fastar/Hyperstar compatible, enabling imagers to shoot at ultra-fast f/2. No matter which configuration you choose, EdgeHD gives you pinpoint stars all the way to the edge of the sensor. The AVX mount provides superior performance plus Celestron’s most advanced technologies: All-Star Polar Alignment, Celestron PWI telescope control software, and permanently programmable periodic error correction (PPEC). AVX’s computerized GoTo capability automatically tracks objects as they move across the night sky. The mount includes ports for the included NexStar hand control, an autoguider, and 2 AUX ports. It also features a dual saddle plate that accommodates both CG-5 and CGE-style dovetails. The revolutionary EdgeHD optical design produces aberration-free images with pinpoint stars all the way to the edge of the field-of-view of today’s largest imaging sensors and wide-field eyepieces. EdgeHD virtually eliminates field curvature and off-axis coma. Finally, your AVX includes Celestron PWI (CPWI), the most advanced astronomy software provided with any consumer-grade telescope. Celestron co-developed CPWI with PlaneWave Instruments; the software includes many of the same features used on PlaneWave’s observatory-class telescopes.