{"title":"Celestron CPC Instant Savings","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAugust 1 – August 31\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are telescopes that enjoy a brief moment in the spotlight, and there are telescopes that quietly earn their reputation over years of dependable performance under the night sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eCelestron CPC Series\u003c\/strong\u003e belongs in the second category.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor many amateur astronomers, a CPC is the telescope that opened the door to serious observing. Its combination of generous aperture, accurate GoTo performance, and the rock-solid stability of a dual fork mount has made it a trusted companion for everything from casual evenings in the backyard to memorable nights beneath truly dark skies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're exploring the intricate cloud belts of Jupiter, resolving globular clusters into countless individual stars, or hunting faint galaxies at the limits of your vision, the CPC has the aperture and precision to make those moments possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts Schmidt-Cassegrain optical design remains one of the most versatile in astronomy, equally comfortable as a visual instrument or as the foundation for planetary imaging and electronically assisted astronomy. It's the kind of telescope many observers purchase once and enjoy for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the month of \u003cstrong\u003eAugust\u003c\/strong\u003e, Celestron is offering \u003cstrong\u003einstant savings\u003c\/strong\u003e on select CPC Series telescopes, making this an excellent opportunity to own one of the hobby's most respected telescope systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you've been waiting for the right time to step into a larger, permanently mounted-quality telescope that still travels well enough for star parties and dark-sky trips, this may be the opportunity you've been hoping for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the eligible CPC models below and take advantage of these limited-time savings before the promotion ends on \u003cstrong\u003eAugust 31\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cpc-800-gps-xlt-8-go-to-altazimuth-sct","title":"Celestron CPC 800 GPS (XLT) 8\" Go-To Altazimuth SCT 11073","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou don't have to know Albireo from Aldebaran to find any of more than 40,000 objects in the sky with the affordable Celestron CPC 800 XLT go-to Schmidt-Cassegrain with advanced Starbright XLT multicoatings. Just point at three bright stars - \u003cem\u003eany \u003c\/em\u003ethree! - and the CPC 8X will do the finding for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you can see three bright stars, or two bright stars and a planet (you don't even have to know which stars and planet you're looking at), the Celestron CPC 8 XLT with advanced XLT multicoatings will line itself up on the sky and show you over 40,000 stars, deep space objects, and solar system objects - all automatically! The CPC 8 XLT is a fully computerized go-to Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. It has GPS (satellite-based Global Positioning System) technology and revolutionary new SkyAlign technology that takes the guesswork and effort out of aligning the scope on the sky to find deep space and solar system objects. The innovative engineers at Celestron, who developed the first computerized go-to telescope for amateur astronomers in 1986 (six years before the competition), once again led the industry by bringing out the first GPS-based telescope, the NexStar 11 GPS, in June of 2001. The CPC 8 XLT is the newest innovation from Celestron, once again leading the industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe CPC 8 XLT is the most advanced, quickest to set up, and easiest to use telescope that Celestron has ever designed. It is perhaps the ultimate portable personal telescope, ideal not only for lunar, planetary, and deep sky visual observing, but for DSLR astrophotography and CCD imaging as well. With Celestron's decades of telescope innovation to look back on, including the first computer-controlled go-to Compustar scopes back in 1986, that's saying a lot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Telescope's Optical System . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchmidt-Cassegrain optical tube:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\" aperture (2032mm focal length f\/10). Guaranteed diffraction-limited optical performance. Aluminum tube construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarbright XLT fully-multicoated optics:\u003c\/strong\u003e This state-of-the-art coatings package includes high reflectivity multilayer aluminum mirror coatings, plus a unique combination of high transmission antireflection coatings on both sides of the Schmidt corrector lens. Starbright XLT multicoatings give you higher light transmission for brighter visual deep space images and shorter exposure times during photography. They also visibly increase the contrast on subtle lunar, planetary, and nebula details when compared with a scope with standard coatings or multicoatings. For more information on the XLT multicoatings, click on the \"optics\" link in the support tab above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinderscope:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9 x 50mm straight-through achromatic design, in a quick release bracket with an easy spring-loaded X-Y axis adjustment. 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The 5.625\" diameter 180-tooth hard-anodized altitude and azimuth drive gears are driven by brass worms to provide smooth slewing and tracking, with 9 user-selectable speeds from 3° per second slewing down to a precise 0.5x sidereal rate for photographic drive correction. The drives work in the altazimuth mode (right\/left up\/down) to locate and track objects for visual use and casual solar system photography. If long exposure deep space photography is planned, the scope can be converted to equatorial operation by adding an optional wedge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scope includes three preprogrammed drive speeds - sidereal, solar, and lunar. It operates in an altazimuth mode, as well as northern hemisphere equatorial and southern hemisphere equatorial (using an optional equatorial wedge).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scope is powered by external 12 Volt 1.5 Amp DC power (a car battery or optional rechargeable 12V battery #4512V or #4517V). 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Just point at three bright stars - \u003cem\u003eany\u003c\/em\u003e three! - and this talented go-to XLT-multicoated Schmidt-Cassegrain will do the finding for you . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you can see three bright stars, or two bright stars and a planet (you don't even have to know which stars and planet you're looking at), the Celestron CPC 9¼ XLT with state-of-the-art XLT multicoatings will line itself up on the sky and show you over 40,000 stars, deep space objects, and solar system objects - all automatically! The CPC 9¼ XLT is an easily-portable fully computerized go-to Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope with a built-in 16-channel GPS (satellite-based Global Positioning System) receiver. The GPS system and Celestron's revolutionary new SkyAlign technology take the guesswork and effort out of aligning the scope on the sky to find deep space and solar system objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany observers consider Celestron's 9.25\" optics to be the best currently available in a Schmidt-Cassegrain design. Contrast is above average for its optical type, and its resolution is 15% better than an 8\" scope, for more detailed lunar, planetary, and globular cluster images. With a light grasp about 1127 times that of even the sharpest dark-adapted eye (a third greater than an 8\" scope), the CPC 9¼ XLT can reveal to you star clusters, nebulas, planets, and galaxies in amazing detail. The CPC 9¼ XLT is a significant step up from an 8\" scope in performance, without any significant penalty in cost, size, or weight. Its light weight, easy assembly, and intuitive computer control make using it a pleasure - either in your back yard or at a distant dark sky site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Telescope's Optical System . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchmidt-Cassegrain optical tube:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.25\" aperture (2350mm focal length f\/10). Guaranteed diffraction-limited optical performance. The 9.25\" aperture gathers 33% more light than an 8\" scope, providing brighter images of faint deep space objects. The CPC 9¼ XLT has an optimized baffle system that improves astrophotography by minimizing vignetting at the corners of a 35mm negative. Its longer primary focal length and lower magnification secondary mirror produce a flatter field of view at the focal plane. This helps to reduce optical aberrations during photography and when using wide field long focal length 2\" eyepieces. Aluminum tube construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarbright XLT fully-multicoated optics:\u003c\/strong\u003e This state-of-the-art coatings package includes high reflectivity multilayer aluminum mirror coatings, plus a unique combination of high transmission antireflection coatings on both sides of the Schmidt corrector lens. Starbright XLT multicoatings give you higher light transmission for brighter visual deep space images and shorter exposure times during photography. They also visibly increase the contrast on subtle lunar, planetary, and nebula details when compared with a scope with standard coatings or multicoatings. For more information on the XLT multicoatings, click on the \"optics\" link in the support tab above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA review of Celestron's 9.25\" optics in Astronomy magazine said the optics were \"a real winner . . . (Jupiter's) belts were simply dazzling, with subtle colors and the most tenuous detail seen steadily . . . (Saturn's) rings were very impressive, and both Cassini's Division and the C ring were easily visible . . . Deep sky objects were no less appealing . . . the Orion Nebula was wonderful, showing its gossamer clouds in all sorts of intricate contortions. Buried within the clouds, all four stars of the Trapezium sparkled, and even the more challenging E and F Trapezium members shown through . . . The telescope delivered consistently good images of these celestial gems - a sign of superb optical quality.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinderscope:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 x 50mm straight-through achromatic design, in a quick release bracket with an easy spring-loaded X-Y axis adjustment. 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The eyepiece field of view is 0.7° wide, almost one and a half times the diameter of the full moon, for bright wide-angle deep space views.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Telescope's Mount . .\u003c\/strong\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFork mount\/drive system:\u003c\/strong\u003e The heavy-duty die-cast aluminum dual fork arms are rigid and damp vibrations quickly. Carrying handles are built into the fork arms. There's a convenient detachable mounting bracket for the NexStar computer hand control that lets you use the hand control and view information on the two-line display hands-free while using the scope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mount includes slewing\/tracking motors in both altitude and azimuth. A large 9.8\" azimuth bearing provides ultra-stable and smooth polar axis motion. The 5.625\" diameter 180-tooth hard-anodized altitude and azimuth drive gears are driven by brass worms to provide smooth slewing and tracking, with 9 user-selectable speeds from 3° per second slewing down to a precise 0.5x sidereal rate for photographic drive correction. The drives work in the altazimuth mode (right\/left up\/down) to locate and track objects for visual use and casual solar system photography. If long exposure deep space photography is planned, the scope can be converted to equatorial operation by adding an optional wedge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scope includes three preprogrammed drive speeds - sidereal, solar, and lunar. It operates in an altazimuth mode, as well as northern hemisphere equatorial and southern hemisphere equatorial (using an optional equatorial wedge).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scope is powered by external 12 Volt 1.5 Amp DC power (a car battery or optional rechargeable 12V battery #4512V or #4517V). The scope cannot be powered by short-lived flashlight batteries. The standard equipment car battery cord and optional AC adapter plug into the drive base. Power and command signals to the declination motor are routed through cordless internal slip ring signal paths. There's no separate external declination cable to connect the drive base to the dec motor as with other scopes, so you don't have to worry about losing a cable or breaking it by tangling the cable around the scope inadvertently while observing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNexStar Computer:\u003c\/strong\u003e The scope's NexStar computer can show you the planets and thousands of deep space objects the very first night you use your scope - even if you've never used a telescope before! 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It's enough fascinating objects to keep you busy observing for the rest of your life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also store and edit the right ascension and declination of many objects of your own choosing, such as the comet and asteroid coordinates published monthly in Astronomy and Sky \u0026amp; Telescope magazines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt-in programmable permanent periodic error correction allows sharper astrophotographic images, with fewer guiding corrections needed during the shorter exposures needed due to the high transmission XLT coatings. Built-in adjustable backlash compensation permits precise corrections during astrophotography and when observing visually at high powers. A CCD autoguider port is standard equipment. The NexStar computer hand control includes an RS-232 port for communication with a PC to operate the scope remotely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGPS\/NexStar Computer\/SkyAlign operation:\u003c\/strong\u003e The operation of the NexStar computer with SkyAlign is simplicity itself. Simply mount the scope on its tripod and turn on the power. The built-in 16-channel GPS system uses signals from government satellites to calculate the scope's location on earth with an accuracy measured in meters. The system also calculates the current time based on the split second accuracy of the GPS time signals. After quickly doing all these calculations for you automatically (you don't have to enter any information manually), the SkyAlign software in the scope's hand control signals you to point the scope at any three bright stars (you don't have to point at specific known stars). Using the scope's hand control, center the stars in the finderscope crosshairs. You can even point at two stars and a planet or the Moon, if you prefer. The scope will then be ready to find and track over 45,000 objects for you at your command.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're using an optional equatorial wedge to polar align the scope for long exposure astrophotography, a polar alignment program in the scope's computer makes quick work of accurate alignment on the north celestial pole. For much more information on the NexStar computer and the unique SkyAlign software, click on the \"NexStar computer\" link in the support tab above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNexRemote software:\u003c\/strong\u003e NexRemote telescope control software allows you to control the CPC 9¼ XLT from your personal computer or laptop. NexRemote provides full emulation of every aspect of the Celestron computerized hand control. It lets you align in any tracking mode; go to any database object; setup user objects; put the scope in hibernation; connect to popular planetarium programs; etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to emulating the NexStar hand control, NexRemote adds powerful new features that let you keep your eyes on the stars instead of the LCD by enabling talking computer speech support using your computer's built-in speaker. You can control the objects you want to see and the order that you see them; create and save custom tours by launching NexTour; take wireless control of the telescope with optional gamepad support; connect your personal GPS device to NexRemote using NexGPS; download NexRemote updates online to add the latest features; and more. The NexRemote software includes an RS-232 cable to connect the CPC 9¼ XLT to a PC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdjustable height tripod:\u003c\/strong\u003e The new heavy duty tripod has 2\" diameter steel legs. It has a metal lower tensioning spider and a molded upper center leg brace for rigidity and rapid vibration dampening. The leg brace also doubles as an accessory tray with holes to safely hold three 1.25\" eyepieces up out of the dew-soaked grass and close at hand. A locating pin on the top of the tripod automatically centers the scope on the tripod for easy assembly in the dark. A single hand-tighten lever per leg locks in the tripod height adjustment. The levers are on the insides of the legs, to avoid snagging on clothing in the dark. The tripod adjusts in height over a 30\" to 45\" range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo-year warranty:\u003c\/strong\u003e All Celestron go-to telescopes have a two-year warranty. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTech Details: \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable id=\"product-attribute-specs-table\" class=\"table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAperture\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data\"\u003e9.25\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFocal Length\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data\"\u003e2350mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFocal Ratio\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data\"\u003ef\/10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHeaviest Single Component\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data\"\u003e58 lbs.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHighest Useful Magnification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data\"\u003e470x\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMotorized Controls\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data\"\u003eComputerized GoTo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data\"\u003e77 lbs.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOptical Coatings\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data\"\u003eStarBright XLT\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eResolution\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data\"\u003e0.49 arc seconds\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSupplied Eyepiece\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data\"\u003e40mm 1.25\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTelescope Type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data\"\u003eSchmidt-Cassegrain\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eView Finder\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data\"\u003e9x50\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eVisual Limiting Magnitude\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data\"\u003e14.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWarranty\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data\"\u003e2 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSupplied Accessories: \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9.25\" f\/10 Starbright XLT multicoated optics in aluminum tube\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGo-to fully computerized dual fork arm mount with 5.625\" worm gears in each axis and carrying handles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavy duty adjustable height metal tripod\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNexStar 40,000+ object computer hand control with SkyAlign three-star alignment, plus auto two-star align, one-star align, EQ align, and solar system align\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePPEC (Permanent Periodic Error Compensation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRS-232 port for connection to a PC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparate CCD autoguider and auxiliary ports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparate 8 x 50mm finderscope in spring-loaded quick release bracket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.25\" star diagonal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.25\" 40mm Plössl eyepiece (59x)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12V DC power cord\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDust covers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Celestron","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40221658546249,"sku":"CPC9X","price":2999.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/7974\/9961\/products\/8281_1.jpg?v=1662967541"},{"product_id":"cpc-1100-gps-xlt-11-go-to-altazimuth-sct","title":"Celestron CPC 1100 GPS (XLT) 11\" Go-To Altazimuth SCT 11075-XLT","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou don't have to know Albireo from Aldebaran to find more than 40,000 different objects in the sky (including some very faint and difficult ones) with the big Celestron CPC 11 XLT. Just point at three bright stars - \u003cem\u003eany\u003c\/em\u003e three! - and this talented go-to XLT-multicoated Schmidt-Cassegrain will do the finding for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you can point the Celestron CPC 11 XLT at three bright stars, or two bright stars and a planet or the Moon (you don't even have to know which stars and planet you're looking at), it will line itself up on the sky and show you over 40,000 stars, deep space objects, and solar system objects - all automatically! The CPC 11 XLT a fully computerized go-to Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. It has state-of-the-art Starbright XLT multicoatings and a built-in 16-channel GPS (satellite-based Global Positioning System) receiver. The GPS system and Celestron's revolutionary new SkyAlign technology take the guesswork and effort out of aligning the scope on the sky to find faint and hidden deep space and solar system objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe CPC 11 XLT is surprisingly portable for an 11\" scope. Taking it to the dark sky observing site it needs to get the most out of its large aperture optics is easy, even for a single individual. With high transmission XLT multicoatings and a light grasp almost 1600 times that of even the sharpest dark-adapted eye, the CPC 11 XLT can reveal to you faint star clusters, nebulas, planets, and galaxies in amazing detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe CPC 11 XLT is perhaps the ultimate large aperture fork mounted portable personal telescope, ideal not only for lunar, planetary, and deep sky visual observing, but for DSLR astrophotography and CCD imaging as well. With Celestron's decades of telescope innovation to look back on, including the first computer-controlled go-to Compustar scopes back in 1986, that's saying a lot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Telescope's Optical System . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchmidt-Cassegrain optical tube:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\" aperture (2800mm focal length f\/10). Guaranteed diffraction-limited optical performance. Aluminum tube construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarbright XLT fully-multicoated optics:\u003c\/strong\u003e This state-of-the-art coatings package includes high reflectivity multilayer aluminum mirror coatings, plus a unique combination of high transmission antireflection coatings on both sides of the Schmidt corrector lens. Starbright XLT multicoatings give you higher light transmission for brighter visual deep space images and shorter exposure times during photography. They also visibly increase the contrast on subtle lunar, planetary, and nebula details when compared with a scope with standard coatings or multicoatings. For more information on the XLT multicoatings, click on the \"optics\" link in the support tab above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinderscope:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 x 50mm straight-through achromatic design, in a quick release bracket with an easy spring-loaded X-Y axis adjustment. Focuses by loosening the trim ring behind the objective lens cell, screwing the lens cell in or out to focus, and tightening the trim ring to lock in the correct focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFocuser:\u003c\/strong\u003e The use of pre-loaded ball-bearings to support the focuser mechanism, rather than the simple bushings used on some competitive scopes, minimizes image shift during focusing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVisual back:\u003c\/strong\u003e Removable 1.25\" visual back holds visual and photographic accessories such as a star diagonal, tele-extender, off-axis guider, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStar diagonal:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.25\" multicoated prism type.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEyepiece:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.25\" 40mm Plössl (70x). The eyepiece field of view is 0.6° wide, 20% larger than the diameter of the full moon, for bright and wide-angle deep space views.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Telescope's Mount . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFork mount\/drive system: The heavy-duty die-cast aluminum dual fork arms are rigid and damp vibrations quickly. Carrying handles are built into the fork arms. There's a convenient detachable mounting bracket for the NexStar computer hand control that lets you use the hand control and view information on the two-line display hands-free while using the scope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mount includes slewing\/tracking motors in both altitude and azimuth. A large 9.8\" azimuth bearing provides ultra-stable and smooth polar axis motion. The 5.625\" diameter 180-tooth hard-anodized altitude and azimuth drive gears are driven by brass worms to provide smooth slewing and tracking, with 9 user-selectable speeds from 3° per second slewing down to a precise 0.5x sidereal rate for photographic drive correction. The drives work in the altazimuth mode (right\/left up\/down) to locate and track objects for visual use and casual solar system photography. If long exposure deep space photography is planned, the scope can be converted to equatorial operation by adding an optional wedge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scope includes three preprogrammed drive speeds - sidereal, solar, and lunar. It operates in an altazimuth mode, as well as northern hemisphere equatorial and southern hemisphere equatorial (using an optional equatorial wedge).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scope is powered by external 12 Volt 1.5 Amp DC power (a car battery or optional rechargeable 12V battery #4512V or #4517V). The scope cannot be powered by short-lived flashlight batteries. The standard equipment car battery cord and optional AC adapter plug into the drive base. Power and command signals to the declination motor are routed through cordless internal slip ring signal paths. There's no separate external declination cable to connect the drive base to the dec motor as with other scopes, so you don't have to worry about losing a cable or breaking it by tangling the cable around the scope inadvertently while observing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNexStarComputer:\u003c\/strong\u003e The scope's NexStar computer can show you the planets and thousands of deep space objects the very first night you use your scope - even if you've never used a telescope before! The computer's memory contains the following objects:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe entire RNGC (Revised New General Catalog) of 7840 nebulas, galaxies, and star clusters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe IC (Index Catalog) of 5386 nebulas, galaxies, and star clusters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe Messier Catalog of the 110 best known deep sky objects\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe Caldwell Catalog of 109 fascinating objects that Messier missed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20 famous asterisms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe Abell Catalog of 2712 galaxy clusters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e25 selected CCD imaging objects\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e29,500 selected SAO stars, including variable stars and multiple star systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included are the eight major planets out to Pluto, as well as the Moon, for a total database more than 45,000 stars and objects. It's enough fascinating objects to keep you busy observing for the rest of your life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also store and edit the right ascension and declination of many objects of your own choosing, such as the comet and asteroid coordinates published monthly in Astronomy and Sky \u0026amp; Telescope magazines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt-in programmable permanent periodic error correction allows sharper astrophotographic images, with fewer guiding corrections needed during the shorter exposures needed due to the high transmission XLT coatings. Built-in adjustable backlash compensation permits precise corrections during astrophotography and when observing visually at high powers. A CCD autoguider port is standard equipment. The NexStar computer hand control includes an RS-232 port for communication with a PC to operate the scope remotely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGPS\/NexStar Computer\/SkyAlign operation:\u003c\/strong\u003e The operation of the NexStar computer with SkyAlign is simplicity itself. Simply mount the scope on its tripod and turn on the power. The built-in 16-channel GPS system uses signals from government satellites to calculate the scope's location on earth with an accuracy measured in meters. The system also calculates the current time based on the split second accuracy of the GPS time signals. After quickly doing all these calculations for you automatically (you don't have to enter any information manually), the SkyAlign software in the scope's hand control signals you to point the scope at any three bright stars (you don't have to point at specific known stars). Using the scope's hand control, center the stars in the finderscope crosshairs. You can even point at two stars and a planet or the Moon, if you prefer. The scope will then be ready to find and track over 45,000 objects for you at your command.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're using an optional equatorial wedge to polar align the scope for long exposure astrophotography, a polar alignment program in the scope's computer makes quick work of accurate alignment on the north celestial pole. For much more information on the NexStar computer and the unique SkyAlign software, click on the \"NexStar computer\" icon in the support tab above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNexRemote software:\u003c\/strong\u003e NexRemote telescope control software allows you to control the CPC 11 XLT from your personal computer or laptop. NexRemote provides full emulation of every aspect of the Celestron computerized hand control. It lets you align in any tracking mode; go to any database object; setup user objects; put the scope in hibernation; connect to popular planetarium programs; etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to emulating the NexStar hand control, NexRemote adds powerful new features that let you keep your eyes on the stars instead of the LCD by enabling talking computer speech support using your computer's built-in speaker. You can control the objects you want to see and the order that you see them; create and save custom tours by launching NexTour; take wireless control of the telescope with optional gamepad support; connect your personal GPS device to NexRemote using NexGPS; download NexRemote updates online to add the latest features; and more. The NexRemote software includes an RS-232 cable to connect the CPC 11 XLT to a PC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdjustable height tripod:\u003c\/strong\u003e The new heavy duty tripod has 2\" diameter steel legs. It has a metal lower tensioning spider and a molded upper center leg brace for rigidity and rapid vibration dampening. The leg brace also doubles as an accessory tray with holes to safely hold three 1.25\" eyepieces up out of the dew-soaked grass and close at hand. A locating pin on the top of the tripod automatically centers the scope on the tripod for easy assembly in the dark. A single hand-tighten lever per leg locks in the tripod height adjustment. The levers are on the insides of the legs, to avoid snagging on clothing in the dark. The tripod adjusts in height over a 30\" to 45\" range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat a reviewer had to say: A review in the August 2007 issue of Astronomy magazine said, among many other complimentary things (and no bad things), \u003cbr\u003e\"Two thumbs up\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope has come a long way since Celestron first introduced it. Many innovations - optical, mechanical, and electrical - have been developed during those years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Celestron's latest entry, the CPC 1100 11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, is a high quality instrument that's easy to setup and use. The 11-inch aperture has enough light-gathering ability to give an inspiring view of the night sky. Usually, a large aperture means the scope is more difficult to set up and, for some observers, too heavy. But the CPC 1100 is easy to handle, attractive, and nicely engineered. 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The CPC Deluxe 800 HD's light grasp of almost 850 times that of even the sharpest dark-adapted eye can reveal to you star clusters, nebulas, planets, and galaxies in amazing visual and photographic detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose award-winning EdgeHD optics are mounted on a newly-upgraded Celestron CPC go-to mount with SkyAlign and GPS that makes finding over 40,000 of those stars and objects easy and automatic. You spend more time looking at celestial objects, rather than looking for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sensible price of the CPC Deluxe 800HD with EdgeHD optics and Starbright XLT coatings makes true astrographic-quality imaging and visual astronomy available at a reasonable price for almost everyone. Its light weight and easy two-component assembly make it a pleasure to set up and enjoy - either in your back yard or at a distant dark sky site. 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This puts your camera at the f\/2 position in the center of the Schmidt corrector lens at the front of the scope, rather than in its normal f\/10 position at the Cassegrain focus at the rear of the scope. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFocusing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Focusing is accomplished by turning a knob at the rear of the scope body that moves the primary mirror fore and aft along a central baffle tube to adjust the focus. The Celestron focusing mechanism is supported by two pre-loaded ball bearings, minimizing the \"mirror flop\" typical of bushing focus mechanisms that causes image shift during critical focusing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMirror support knobs:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mirror support knobs hold the mirror in place after correct focus is achieved for imaging and reduce image shift when rotating the tube around the mount (while moving past the zenith during astrophotography, for example). Unlike other designs that have only one locking knob located off to one side of the mirror, the Celestron system uses three locks equally spaced around the mirror to distribute the mirror locking force symmetrically. The focuser itself acts as one of the locks, while two knobs spaced 120° away in either direction act as the second and third locks to hold the mirror in place without putting any asymmetrical force or pressure on the mirror. 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The standard equipment car battery cord and optional AC adapter plug into the drive base. Power and command signals to the declination motor are routed through cordless internal slip ring signal paths. There's no separate external declination cable to connect the drive base to the dec motor as with other scopes, so you don't have to worry about losing a cable or breaking it by tangling the cable around the scope inadvertently while observing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNexStar Computer:\u003c\/strong\u003e The scope's NexStar computer can show you the planets and thousands of deep space objects at the touch of a button or two the very first night you use your scope - even if you've never used a telescope before! The Celestron CPC's built-in GPS system and easy-to-use SkyAlign software will have you lined up on the sky and observing in minutes. 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The CPC Deluxe 925 HD's immense light grasp, over 1100 times that of even the sharpest dark-adapted eye, can reveal to you star clusters, nebulas, planets, and galaxies in amazing visual and photographic detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose award-winning 9.25\" EdgeHD optics are mounted on a newly-upgraded Celestron CPC go-to mount with SkyAlign and GPS that makes finding over 40,000 of those stars and objects easy and automatic. You spend more time looking at celestial objects, rather than looking for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sensible price of the CPC Deluxe 925 HD with EdgeHD optics and Starbright XLT coatings puts true astrographic-quality imaging and tack-sharp visual astronomy within the grasp of almost everyone. While its two components are not exactly feather light at 85 pounds total, and with a heaviest single component weight of 58 pounds, the CPC Deluxe 925 HD is still a scope that many dedicated individuals can set up on their own - either in their back yard or at a distant dark sky site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design of the 9.25\" optical system, subtly different in the focal ratios of the primary and secondary mirrors from other Celestron SCTs, produces high contrast images that many advanced observers feel are the best in the Celestron line-up. The new EdgeHD CPC Deluxe 925 HD is a scope that virtually any beginning or advanced astronomer can enjoy for years and years to come, without ever running out of things to see and photograph through its superb flat field 9.25\" EdgeHD optics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Telescope's Optical System . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdgeHD Schmidt-Cassegrain optical tube:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.25\" aperture (2350mm focal length f\/10). Dual-element Schott glass field flattener lens permanently mounted in the central baffle tube. Guaranteed diffraction-limited optical performance, free from coma and corrected for spherical aberrations (aplanatic design). The optical design is a Sky \u0026amp; Telescope Hot Product for 2010. For more details, click on the \"EdgeHD optics\" link in the support tab above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarbright XLT fully-multicoated optics:\u003c\/strong\u003e This high transmission\/high reflectivity optical multicoatings package is applied to all optical surfaces. Starbright XLT coatings give you visibly higher light transmission for visually brighter deep space images and shorter exposure times during imaging. They also increase the contrast on subtle lunar, planetary, and nebula details when compared with a scope with ordinary coatings or multicoatings. For more details, click on the \"Starbright XLT\" link in the support tab above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTube vents:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two cooling vents located on the rear cell allow warm air to be released from behind the primary mirror when the scope is taken out for a night's observing or imaging. This shortens the amount of time needed for the optics to cool down to ambient air temperature for peak optical performance. Each vent has an integrated 60 micron micro-mesh filter guaranteed to let warm air out without letting dust in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFastar compatible:\u003c\/strong\u003e For the ultimate in wide-field catadioptric imaging, the EdgeHD optical tube is Fastar compatible to allow CCD imaging at a blazingly-fast f\/2 focal ratio. An optional Fastar\/Hyperstar lens assembly replaces the telescope's removable secondary mirror (an exchange that takes only a few minutes). Your CCD camera is attached to the Fastar lens. This puts your camera at the f\/2 position in the center of the Schmidt corrector lens at the front of the scope, rather than in its normal f\/10 position at the Cassegrain focus at the rear of the scope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFocusing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Focusing is accomplished by turning a knob at the rear of the scope body that moves the primary mirror fore and aft along a central baffle tube to adjust the focus. The Celestron focusing mechanism is supported by two pre-loaded ball bearings, minimizing the \"mirror flop\" typical of bushing focus mechanisms that causes image shift during critical focusing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMirror support knobs:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mirror support knobs hold the mirror in place after correct focus is achieved for imaging and reduce image shift when rotating the tube around the mount (while moving past the zenith during astrophotography, for example). Unlike other designs that have only one locking knob located off to one side of the mirror, the Celestron system uses three locks equally spaced around the mirror to distribute the mirror locking force symmetrically. The focuser itself acts as one of the locks, while two knobs spaced 120° away in either direction act as the second and third locks to hold the mirror in place without putting any asymmetrical force or pressure on the mirror. This keeps the image centered in the eyepiece (or on the CCD chip) no matter what the orientation of the optical tube.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinderscope:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50mm straight-through achromatic design, mounted in a spring-loaded easy-adjust quick release bracket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStar diagonal:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\" multicoated first-surface mirror type, with 1.25\" adapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEyepiece:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\" 23mm 82° Luminos (102x). The eyepiece field of view is 0.8° across, over one and a half times wider than the the diameter of the full moon, for bright wide-angle deep space views. The Luminos eyepiece is optimized to deliver pinpoint images when used with a flat field telescope such as this EdgeHD model.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Telescope's Mount . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFork mount\/drive system:\u003c\/strong\u003e The heavy-duty die-cast aluminum dual fork arms are rigid and damp vibrations quickly. Carrying handles are built into the fork arms. There's a convenient detachable mounting bracket for the NexStar computer hand control that lets you use the hand control and view information on the two-line display hands-free while using the scope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe redesigned and re-engineered drive train of the CPC Deluxe mount includes DC slewing\/tracking motors with encoders in both altitude and azimuth. Motor resolution is 0.14 arc seconds. The redesigned electronics deliver constant regulated power to the motors, making them capable of driving the telescope smoothly, even when it is not perfectly balanced, and without sacrificing smooth tracking motion and pointing accuracy across the entire sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new larger 6\" diameter 180-tooth brass altitude and azimuth drive gears are driven by new 0.75\" stainless steel worms in spring-loaded worm blocks to provide smooth slewing and tracking. There are 9 user-selectable speeds from 3° per second slewing down to a precise 0.5x sidereal rate for photographic drive correction. The drives work in the altazimuth mode (right\/left up\/down) to locate and track objects for visual use and casual solar system photography. If long exposure deep space photography is planned, the scope can be converted to equatorial operation by adding an optional wedge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fork arms and optical tube are supported by a unique roller bearing system that uses both steel and nylon ball bearings rotating around a large 9.8\" azimuth bearing track designed to provide an ultra-stable and smooth polar axis motion and smoother tracking accuracy for long exposure astrophotography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scope includes three preprogrammed drive speeds - sidereal, solar, and lunar. It operates in an altazimuth mode, as well as northern hemisphere equatorial and southern hemisphere equatorial (using an optional equatorial wedge).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scope is powered by external 12 Volt 2.5 Amp DC power (a car battery or optional rechargeable 12V battery #4517V). The scope cannot be powered by short-lived flashlight batteries. The standard equipment car battery cord and optional AC adapter plug into the drive base. Power and command signals to the declination motor are routed through cordless internal slip ring signal paths. There's no separate external declination cable to connect the drive base to the dec motor as with other scopes, so you don't have to worry about losing a cable or breaking it by tangling the cable around the scope inadvertently while observing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNexStar Computer:\u003c\/strong\u003e The scope's NexStar computer can show you the planets and thousands of deep space objects at the touch of a button or two the very first night you use your scope - even if you've never used a telescope before! The Celestron CPC's built-in GPS system and easy-to-use SkyAlign software will have you lined up on the sky and observing in minutes. For information on many of the features and capabilities of the NexStar computer and the unique SkyAlign software, click on the \"NexStar computer\" link in the support tab above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNexRemote software:\u003c\/strong\u003e NexRemote telescope control software allows you to control the CPC Deluxe 925 HD from your personal computer or laptop. NexRemote provides full emulation of every aspect of the Celestron computerized hand control. It lets you align in any tracking mode; go to any database object; setup user objects; put the scope in hibernation; connect to popular planetarium programs; etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to emulating the NexStar hand control, NexRemote adds powerful new features that let you keep your eyes on the stars instead of the LCD by enabling talking computer speech support using your computer's built-in speaker. You can control the objects you want to see and the order that you see them; create and save custom tours by launching NexTour; take wireless control of the telescope with optional gamepad support; connect your personal GPS device to NexRemote using NexGPS; download NexRemote updates online to add the latest features; and more. The NexRemote software includes an RS-232 cable to connect the CPC Deluxe 925 HD to a PC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdjustable height tripod:\u003c\/strong\u003e The new heavy duty tripod has 2\" diameter steel legs. It has a metal lower tensioning spider and an upgraded aluminum upper center leg brace for rigidity and rapid vibration dampening. The leg brace also doubles as an accessory tray with holes to safely hold eyepieces up out of the dew-soaked grass and close at hand. A locating pin on the top of the tripod automatically centers the scope on the tripod for easy assembly in the dark. A single hand-tighten lever per leg locks in the tripod height adjustment. The levers are on the insides of the legs, to avoid snagging on clothing in the dark. The tripod adjusts in height over a 30\" to 45\" range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo-year warranty:\u003c\/strong\u003e All Celestron go-to telescopes have a two-year warranty. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTech Details: \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table\" id=\"product-attribute-specs-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAperture\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data\"\u003e9.25\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFocal Length\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data\"\u003e2350mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFocal Ratio\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data\"\u003ef\/10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHeaviest Single Component\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data\"\u003e58 lbs.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHighest Useful Magnification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd 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The CPC Deluxe 1100 HD's immense light grasp, almost 1600 times that of even the sharpest dark-adapted eye, can reveal to you star clusters, nebulas, planets, and galaxies in amazing visual and photographic detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose award-winning 11\" EdgeHD optics are mounted on a newly-upgraded Celestron CPC go-to mount with SkyAlign and GPS that makes finding over 40,000 of those stars and objects easy and automatic. You spend more time looking at celestial objects, rather than looking for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sensible price of the CPC Deluxe 1100 HD with EdgeHD optics and Starbright XLT coatings puts true astrographic-quality imaging and tack-sharp visual astronomy within the grasp of almost everyone. While its two components are not exactly feather light at 93 pounds total, and with a heaviest single component weight of 66 pounds, the CPC Deluxe 1100 HD is still a scope that many dedicated individuals can set up on their own - either in their back yard or at a distant dark sky site. The new EdgeHD CPC Deluxe 1100 HD is a scope that virtually any beginning or advanced astronomer can enjoy for years and years to come, without ever running out of things to see and photograph through its superb flat field 11\" EdgeHD optics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Telescope's Optical System . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdgeHD Schmidt-Cassegrain optical tube:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\" aperture (2800mm focal length f\/10). Dual-element Schott glass field flattener lens permanently mounted in the central baffle tube. Guaranteed diffraction-limited optical performance, free from coma and corrected for spherical aberrations (aplanatic design). The optical design is a Sky \u0026amp; Telescope Hot Product for 2010. For more details, click on the \"EdgeHD optics\" link in the support tab above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarbright XLT fully-multicoated optics:\u003c\/strong\u003e This high transmission\/high reflectivity optical multicoatings package is applied to all optical surfaces. Starbright XLT coatings give you visibly higher light transmission for visually brighter deep space images and shorter exposure times during imaging. They also increase the contrast on subtle lunar, planetary, and nebula details when compared with a scope with ordinary coatings or multicoatings. For more details, click on the \"Starbright XLT\" icon above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTube vents:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two cooling vents located on the rear cell allow warm air to be released from behind the primary mirror when the scope is taken out for a night's observing or imaging. This shortens the amount of time needed for the optics to cool down to ambient air temperature for peak optical performance. Each vent has an integrated 60 micron micro-mesh filter guaranteed to let warm air out without letting dust in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFastar compatible:\u003c\/strong\u003e For the ultimate in wide-field catadioptric imaging, the EdgeHD optical tube is Fastar\/Hyperstar compatible to allow CCD imaging at a blazingly-fast f\/2 focal ratio. An optional Fastar\/Hyperstar lens assembly replaces the telescope's removable secondary mirror (an exchange that takes only a few minutes). Your CCD camera is attached to the Fastar\/Hyperstar lens. This puts your camera at the f\/2 position in the center of the Schmidt corrector lens at the front of the scope, rather than in its normal f\/10 position at the Cassegrain focus at the rear of the scope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFocusing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Focusing is accomplished by turning a knob at the rear of the scope body that moves the primary mirror fore and aft along a central baffle tube to adjust the focus. The Celestron focusing mechanism is supported by two pre-loaded ball bearings, minimizing the \"mirror flop\" typical of bushing focus mechanisms that causes image shift during critical focusing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMirror support knobs:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mirror support knobs hold the mirror in place after correct focus is achieved for imaging and reduce image shift when rotating the tube around the mount (while moving past the zenith during astrophotography, for example). Unlike other designs that have only one locking knob located off to one side of the mirror, the Celestron system uses three locks equally spaced around the mirror to distribute the mirror locking force symmetrically. The focuser itself acts as one of the locks, while two knobs spaced 120° away in either direction act as the second and third locks to hold the mirror in place without putting any asymmetrical force or pressure on the mirror. This keeps the image centered in the eyepiece (or on the CCD chip) no matter what the orientation of the optical tube.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinderscope:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50mm straight-through achromatic design, mounted in a spring-loaded easy-adjust quick release bracket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStar diagonal:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\" multicoated first-surface mirror type, with 1.25\" adapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEyepiece:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\" 23mm 82° Luminos (122x). 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Motor resolution is 0.14 arc seconds. The redesigned electronics deliver constant regulated power to the motors, making them capable of driving the telescope smoothly, even when it is not perfectly balanced, and without sacrificing smooth tracking motion and pointing accuracy across the entire sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new larger 6\" diameter 180-tooth brass altitude and azimuth drive gears are driven by new 0.75\" stainless steel worms in spring-loaded worm blocks to provide smooth slewing and tracking. There are 9 user-selectable speeds from 3° per second slewing down to a precise 0.5x sidereal rate for photographic drive correction. The drives work in the altazimuth mode (right\/left up\/down) to locate and track objects for visual use and casual solar system photography. 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The standard equipment car battery cord and optional AC adapter plug into the drive base. Power and command signals to the declination motor are routed through cordless internal slip ring signal paths. There's no separate external declination cable to connect the drive base to the dec motor as with other scopes, so you don't have to worry about losing a cable or breaking it by tangling the cable around the scope inadvertently while observing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNexStar Computer:\u003c\/strong\u003e The scope's NexStar computer can show you the planets and thousands of deep space objects at the touch of a button or two the very first night you use your scope - even if you've never used a telescope before! The Celestron CPC's built-in GPS system and easy-to-use SkyAlign software will have you lined up on the sky and observing in minutes. For information on many of the features and capabilities of the NexStar computer and the unique SkyAlign software, click on the \"NexStar computer\" link in the support tab above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNexRemote software:\u003c\/strong\u003e NexRemote telescope control software allows you to control the CPC Deluxe 1100 HD from your personal computer or laptop. NexRemote provides full emulation of every aspect of the Celestron computerized hand control. It lets you align in any tracking mode; go to any database object; setup user objects; put the scope in hibernation; connect to popular planetarium programs; etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to emulating the NexStar hand control, NexRemote adds powerful new features that let you keep your eyes on the stars instead of the LCD by enabling talking computer speech support using your computer's built-in speaker. You can control the objects you want to see and the order that you see them; create and save custom tours by launching NexTour; take wireless control of the telescope with optional gamepad support; connect your personal GPS device to NexRemote using NexGPS; download NexRemote updates online to add the latest features; and more. The NexRemote software includes an RS-232 cable to connect the CPC Deluxe 1100 HD to a PC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdjustable height tripod:\u003c\/strong\u003e The new heavy duty tripod has 2\" diameter steel legs. It has a metal lower tensioning spider and an upgraded aluminum upper center leg brace for rigidity and rapid vibration dampening. The leg brace also doubles as an accessory tray with holes to safely hold eyepieces up out of the dew-soaked grass and close at hand. A locating pin on the top of the tripod automatically centers the scope on the tripod for easy assembly in the dark. A single hand-tighten lever per leg locks in the tripod height adjustment. The levers are on the insides of the legs, to avoid snagging on clothing in the dark. 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