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CPC Series Computerized Telescopes

CPC 800 GPS (XLT)
sku: 11073-XLT price: $1,999.00 USD
CPC 925 GPS (XLT)
sku: 11074-XLT price: $2,499.00 USD
CPC 1100 GPS (XLT)
sku: 11075-XLT price: $2,799.00 USD
Limited Edition 50th Anniversary CPC 800 GPS
sku: 11073-XLT-50 price: $2,499.00 USD

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Tomorrow's next generation 8", 9.25", and 11" computerized GPS SCT’s are here now!

The telescopes of tomorrow are here today! New alignment technology, advanced engineering, and a bold new design at a price that is out of this world!

Celestron's new CPC Series with revolutionary SkyAlign Alignment
Technology re-defines everything that amateur astronomers are looking for — quick and simple alignment, GPS, unsurpassed optical quality, ease of set-up and use, ergonomics, enhanced computerization and, most important, affordability.

Internal GPS
The CPC Series' internal GPS receiver automatically downloads the date and time from orbiting satellites and pinpoints its exact location on Earth. This eliminates the need for you to manually enter the date, time, longitude and latitude.

Celestron's Revolutionary SkyAlign
Once the CPC's internal GPS has established the telescope's position, aligning the telescope is as easy as 1-2-3! Simply locate and use hand control to manually point (slew) the telescope to three bright celestial objects. You do not need to know the names of the stars — you may even pick the moon or bright planets! Celestron's NexStar® software technology will model the night sky to determine the position of every star, planet and celestial object above the horizon. Once aligned, the remote hand control allows direct access to each of the celestial catalogs in its user-friendly database.

Celestial Object Database
The CPC database contains over 40,000 celestial objects including Messier objects, the Caldwell Catalog, as well as NGC Galaxies, nebulae and planets. User-definable filter limits make navigating through this expansive database quicker and easier. Filter Limits let you filter out objects that are outside of your local horizon (ie, if trees or mountains were in the way).

Identify feature tells you what you're looking at, but it can also be a very fun way to tour around the sky. Just point the telescope up somewhere and ask it to identify Messier objects (for instance) and it will show you the 5 nearest Messier objects to your position and let you GOTO them. You can keep doing this for different parts of the sky or for different object types -- it is a lot of fun.

There's also "Solar Sys Align" that lets you align on the sun or moon for daytime observing -- it is easy to use this to see planets or bright stars in the day.

Innovative Features
The new CPC Series telescopes, like our acclaimed Advanced Series and premium CGE Series telescopes feature meticulously matched and hand-figured optical systems. In addition, all CPC models are diffraction limited and available with StarBright and StarBright XLT High Performance Optical Coatings. With the introduction of the CPC Series, Celestron has “gone back to the drawing board” and re-designed, re-engineered, and re-invented a telescope family that provides superior quality, unsurpassed ease of use, and incomparable value. All CPC models ship standard with our NexRemote telescope control software.

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CPC 800 GPS (XLT)

sku: 11073-XLT
price: $1,999.00 USD

CPC 925 GPS (XLT)

sku: 11074-XLT
price: $2,499.00 USD

CPC 1100 GPS (XLT)

sku: 11075-XLT
price: $2,799.00 USD

Limited Edition 50th Anniversary CPC 800 GPS

sku: 11073-XLT-50
price: $2,499.00 USD

OPTICAL DESIGN

Schmidt-Cassegrain

APERTURE

203.2 mm (8 in)

235 mm (9.25 in)

280 mm (11.02 in)

203.2 mm (8 in)

FOCAL LENGTH

2032 mm (80 in)

2350 mm (92.52 in)

2800 mm (110.24 in)

2032 mm (80 in)

FOCAL RATIO

FINDERSCOPE

8x50 Finderscope with quick release bracket

9x50 Finderscope with quick release bracket

MOUNT

Dual Fork Arm

OPTICAL TUBE

Aluminum

Carbon Fiber

EYEPIECE 1

40 mm (1.57 in)

32 mm (1.26 in)

MAGNIFICATION 1

51 x

59 x

70 x

64 x

STAR DIAGONAL

1.25

ACCESSORY TRAY

Leg Brace / Eyepiece holder

TRIPOD

Heavy Duty Steel Adjustable

CD ROM

NexRemote control software with RS232 cable

POWER SUPPLY

Car battery adapter

HIGHEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION

480 x

555 x

661 x

480 x

LOWEST USEFUL MAGNIFICATION

29 x

34 x

40 x

29 x

LIMITING STELLAR MAGNITUDE

14.4

14.7

RESOLUTION (RAYLEIGH)

0.69 arcsec

0.59 arcsec

0.5 arcsec

0.69 arcsec

RESOLUTION (DAWES)

0.57 arcsec

0.49 arcsec

0.41 arcsec

0.57 arcsec

PHOTOGRAPHIC RESOLUTION

200 line/mm

LIGHT GATHERING POWER

843 x

1127 x

1600 x

843 x

ANGULAR FIELD OF VIEW

0.8 °

0.7 °

0.6 °

0.8 °

LINEAR FIELD OF VIEW (@1000 YDS)

42 ft (12.8 m)

38 ft (11.58 m)

32 ft (9.75 m)

42 ft (12.8 m)

OPTICAL COATINGS

Starbright XLT Coating

SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION

2.5 in (63.5 mm)

3.35 in (85.09 mm)

3.75 in (95.25 mm)

2.5 in (63.5 mm)

SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION BY AREA

9.8 %

13.1 %

11.6 %

9.8 %

SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION BY DIAMETER

31.3 %

36.2 %

34 %

31.3 %

TELESCOPE WEIGHT

42 lb (19.05 kg)

58 lb (26.31 kg)

65 lb (29.48 kg)

42 lb (19.05 kg)

TRIPOD AND MOUNT WEIGHT

27 lb (12.25 kg)

MOTOR DRIVE

DC Servo motors with encoders, both axes

MOTOR RESOLUTION

0.14 arc seconds

COMPUTER HAND CONTROL

Flash upgradeable, double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display; 19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons

Double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display; 19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons

Flash upgradeable, double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display; 19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons

TRACKING RATES

Sidereal, Solar and Lunar

TRACKING MODES

Altazimuth, EQ North and EQ South

ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES

SkyAlign, Auto Two-Star Alignment, Two-star Align, SolarSystem Align, EQ North Align, EQ South Align, One-Star Align

SOFTWARE PRECISION

24bit, 0.08 calculations

PERIODIC ERROR CORRECTION

Permanently Programmable

FORK ARM

Dual fork arm, cast Aluminum with detachable HC cradle

GEAR

5.625 hard anodized gear in both axes, 180 tooth, brass worm

5.625 hard anodized gear in both axes, 180 tooth

5.625 hard anodized gear in both axes, 180 tooth, brass worm

BEARINGS

9.8 azimuth bearing

COMMUNICATION PORTS

RS-232 communication port on hand control

MOTOR PORTS

Aux Port, Autoguide Ports

DATABASE

40,000+ objects, 100 user defined programmable objects. Enhanced information on over 200 objects

POWER REQUIREMENTS

12VDC 1.5A

POWER REQUIREMENTS - IDLE CURRENT

340 mA

POWER REQUIREMENTS - SLEW ONE AXIS

640 mA

POWER REQUIREMENTS - SLEW BOTH AXES

900 mA

CORD MANAGEMENT

Cord Wrap Software

GPS

Internal 16 channel

EYEPIECE 2

N/A

4 mm (0.16 in)

MAGNIFICATION 2

N/A

508 x

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Images

The Moon in Colour: A Visual Geological Survey of the Lunar Surface

Although I have taken photos of the moon many times, I have never explored the opportunity of enhancing the colour of the lunar surface.

Alot can be seen when colour enhancement is applied. The lunar surface's current mineral composition, and geologic history can be seen. One area in particular is rich in colour...known as "Wood's Spot"(named after Charles A. Wood, planetary Astronomer). It is a mustard coloured region marked in the upper right hand (1 o'clock) of the image near the Aristarchus Plateau.

The blue areas correspond with Titanium rich minerals. The reds, oranges, and browns correspond with Iron rich minerals.

captured using CPC 800 GPS (XLT)

submitted by Robert_Sean

NGC 3242 Jupiter's Ghost Nebula

captured using CPC 800 GPS (XLT)

submitted by Jester2105

NGC 5139 Omega Centauri Cluster

Globular Star Cluster

captured using CPC 800 GPS (XLT)

submitted by Jester2105

Swan Nebula

captured using CPC 800 GPS (XLT)

submitted by Jester2105

Jupiter, Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto

Jupiter and its moons closest to furthest - Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto

captured using CPC 800 GPS (XLT)

submitted by Jester2105

Jupiter

captured using CPC 800 GPS (XLT)

submitted by Jester2105

jupiter

captured using CPC 800 GPS (XLT)

submitted by andrea mussoni

Moon

captured using CPC 800 GPS (XLT)

submitted by Jester2105

NGC 4594 Sombrero Galaxy

captured using CPC 800 GPS (XLT)

submitted by Jester2105

Moon HD

Moon In Detail

captured using CPC 800 GPS (XLT)

submitted by Jester2105

Tannerus region

The four southern highland craters lined up here through the centre are, from left to right, Tannerus (29 km), Tannerus E (26 km), D (32 km) & G (22 km). This region is very heavily cratered and there are large numbers of tiny craterlets. Tannerus D appears to be the oldest as it has the most craterlets on its floor. Res: ~1 km. Recorded at 1st quarter. South is up.