Celestron CGE 800 Schmidt-Cassegrain with StarBright XLT Coatings

Celestron CGE 800 Schmidt-Cassegrain with StarBright XLT Coatings

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List Price: $7,107.95
Our Price: $3,654.00

Great telescope for the professional
Excellent light-gathering power
Useful for long-exposure photography
203mm aperture
Operate remotely from a PC

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Great performer!

The CGE 800 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope is one of Celestron's "top-of-the-line" astronomical instruments. This eight-inch scope is the most portable of the four CGE models. Still, when it's used in visual mode, you can see all Messier Catalog, NGC, IC, and Caldwell objects. And you can turn the scope to the planets, too, and see amazing detail on the surface of Jupiter, Cassini's Division in the rings of Saturn, and details on the surface of Mars. Even the distant Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are within your reach.

With an f6.3 focal reducer or Fastar accessory, the CGE 800 also can use a wide variety of CCD or film cameras. And that means you can capture stunning images of the stars and planets for later viewing or exhibiting and for printing to share with friends.

Versatile instrument

The CGE 800's eight-inch aperture allows you to see far and faint, even in urban areas. And the telescope is especially useful as a solid platform for long-exposure photography with optional CCD cameras or photographic equipment, making it a serious scientific research tool for amateur astronomers.

High-performance features

German equatorial provides superior stability

Autoguider port

Permanent periodic error correction and equatorial alignments

XLT coatings

The CGE 800 comes with premium XLT coatings. These use state-of-the-art, thin-film, vacuum-deposition technology. To ensure consistent optical coatings of the highest quality the process is tightly monitored and controlled by highly trained technicians. Prior to coating, each optical element is thoroughly cleaned and inspected to ensure proper adhesion of the films during the coating process. Materials used in our reflective and anti-reflective coatings, including aluminum, hafnium oxide, titanium dioxide, silicon dioxide, and magnesium fluoride are the purest available, exceeding 99.99 percent. The result is image clarity so stunning it must be seen to be believed.

Standard Accessories

1.25-inch, 25mm Plossl eyepiece (81X)

1.25-inch star diagonal

6x30 finderscope and mounting bracket

1.25-inch visual back

Car battery adapter

Operate from a PC

Now Celestron Advanced CGE Series telescopes can be set up and operated remotely from a PC or laptop! NexRemote software duplicates all of the functions and features of our NexStar software on the standard NexStar Hand Control plus much more! You'll find a GoTo system that's precision accurate to 1.5 arcminutes, and there's a 40,000-object database that includes 400 user-defined objects.

Kit Includes:

NexRemote Software CD with license

RS-232 Cable to connect telescope to PC or laptop

Serial-To-USB adapter

Shoot the planets with the Celestron NexImage Solar System Imager

Recommended Usage:	Astrophotography , Viewing Galaxies/Star Clusters , Viewing Nebulae , Viewing the Moon , Viewing the Planets
Brand:	Celestron
Usage:	For the Professional
Finderscope:	6x30
Lens Coating:	StarBright XLT
GPS:	No
GoTo:	Yes
Good for Astrophotography:	Yes
Telescopes Series:	CGE Series Telescopes
Optical Design:	Schmidt-Cassegrain
Aperture:	203mm
Focal Length:	2032mm
Focal Ratio:	f/10
Mount Design:	German Equatorial
Eyepiece 1:	25mm (81.28x)
Highest Useful Magnification:	480x
Limiting Magnitude:	14
Resolution:	.68 Arc Seconds
Resolving Power:	.57 Arc Seconds
Star Diagonal:	1.25 inch
Weight Optical Tube:	12.5 lbs.
Weight Tripod/Mount:	41.5 lbs.
User Level:	For the Professional