Advanced VX 8" SCT

good night it's bill here from optics central today we're unboxing a an advanced VX 8 inch Schmidt Cassegrain bundle and as you can see it comes in multiple boxes we've got it starts with the AVX mount itself this is well I'll get to that a minute there's the ABX mount there's a Cassegrain 8 inch OTA that's the optical tube assembly and the third thing is just another counterweight for the for the equatorial mount let's talk first about the yet the telescope itself that's this guy the the the Schmidt Cassegrain 8 inch has a 2032 millimeter focal length and a focal ratio of 10 which means that it is a planet planet specialist it's very very good for maximum magnification and it's it's good at utilizing the available light that it's got planets are small and very bright objects in in which case this setup is just perfect for a planet it's also good for the moon with the supplied 25 millim