Jupiter shows it many stripes with their unique beige-brown-reddish colours. The Great Red Spot is clear and sharp, and its Galilean Moons show themselves as bright disks instead of tiny spots.
Saturn shows a spectacular amount of detail within its rings. The Cassini Division is, and a few of its moons are observable. Titan, the largest one, is the easiest one to catch a glimpse of.
Mars and Venus look detailed with NexStar 8SE since their orbits are next to Earth’s. The surface detail on Mars is visible as black and white stains. The reddish nature of the surface is clear, as well. Venus doesn’t show any surface due to its thick atmosphere, but the unique yellowish colour of the planet is clear. And, its phases are easily observable.
Neptune and Uranus show themselves as blueish dots. It is not easy, but you may get a glimpse of their moons in perfect conditions.
The Lunar Surface is mesmerizing to observe with NexStar 8SE. This due to the fact that the optics are built for gathering detail and getting closer. And there are no colour inaccuracies.
As a result, countless creatures and mountain ranges on the Moon show themselves as if you were orbiting the surface. The optics are able to get so close to the Moon you feel like you are on an Apollo Mission.
The planetary performance of NexStar 8SE is fantastic.