On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 09:01:47 -0400, mbg wrote:

can the classic C8 be "upgraded"? i'd like to get some new
electronics for it. i need some new toys! that always helps me get
motivated.

If the telescope is good optically there is not much to upgrade. The
old Celestron tripod was pretty stable. The stock wedge was hard to
adjust. I don't know whether anyone sells an adjustment attachment
like the one Roger Tuthill used to sell or whether the new model wedge
fit the old model tripod and base.

A better finder or a Telrad might be worth getting.

If you are gadget mad you can interface the mount to a computer. You
have to move the telescope by hand, but you get the same finding
capability as with a goto mount. Orion (http://www.telescope.com),
Lumicon (http://www.lumicon.com) and David Chandler
(http://davidchandler.com) sell kits.