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Celestron NexStar 8SEJupiter

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Celestron X-Cel LX 7mm

290× • 13′ • 0.7mm exit pupil

Large enough to reveal the cloud bands and moons while remaining bright and stable.

Good fits for Jupiter

General

Everyday deep-sky & the Moon

Planetary

Planets, double stars & fine detail

Picked for Jupiter through the Celestron NexStar 8SE. All 102 eyepieces are in “Change eyepiece or camera”.

Jupiter through the eyepiece

← 13′ → true field

60° apparent field

Jupiter

Mount follows the sky · 14.54″/s W at δ +14.8° · crossing 52 s

Celestron X-Cel LX 7mm

Selected by Skynocular

Excellent fit· Celestron X-Cel LX 7mm on the Celestron NexStar 8SE

Why this eyepiece?

✓Brings out more structure in the cloud belts
✓Still holds Jupiter and its moons inside the field

Tradeoffs

–Needs steady air — turbulence softens the view at this power

Cloud bands and the four Galilean moons are visible in almost any telescope.