The CGE-925 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope is part of Celestron’s “Top-of-the-Line”
GermanEquatorial mounted astronomical telescopes. The larger CGE-925 is still portable enough to
take with you, yet it offers a 33% increase in light gathering power over 8" telescopes.
This telescope is especially at home as a solid platform for long exposure photography
with optional CCD cameras or photographic equipment. Using an f/6.3 Focal Reducer makes it usable
with a wide variety of CCD cameras.
German Equatorial mounts are recognized as being the
superior choice for astrophotography because of their rock solid stability, simple balancing and
easy accessibility for attaching equipment. This, coupled with the CGE line’s GoTo capability,
makes it unbeatable.
As a visual instrument you can search for all of the Messier Catalog
objects, and you can see hundreds of other, less famous, but equally interesting NGC, IC and
Caldwell objects. Turn this scope to the planets and see amazing detail on the surface of
Jupiter; see Cassini’s Division in the rings of Saturn, and resolve details on the surface of
Mars. Even the distant Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are within your reach.
In
addition to being fully computerized with a database of over 40,000 celestial objects, the CGE
German Equatorial mount offers numerous design advantages:
Portability – Set up and transportation of the CGE telescopes is
made easy by separating the CGE instruments into smaller, easy-to-carry components. Unlike fork
arm mounted telescopes, the CGE’s optical tubes can be quickly removed from their mounts making
even the CGE 1400 easily assembled by only one person.
Stability – Recognized for superior stability, German Equatorial
mounts place the center of gravity directly over the tripod legs and can be easily polar aligned
without the use of an optional equatorial wedge. This proven design reduces the “tuning fork”
vibration that can be associated with undersized fork mounts. An improved Super HD Tripod
supports the CGE mount. This fully extendable tripod is made from the finest cold rolled carbon
steel and can be raised to a height of 50". The tripod uses a dual leg support for maximum
rigidity with an upper leg brace to provide an outward preload and a lower leg brace providing
inward tension.
Balance – CGE equatorial mounts can easily be
balanced in both axes. Simply simply sliding the counterweight for Right Ascension and moving the
optical tube along its dovetail mounting for Declination accomplish balancing the weight of camera
equipment and other visual accessories. This means that no additional weight needs to be added to
balance the telescope when additional accessories are added.
Clearance
– CGE mounts support their tubes at a single contact point allowing the tube to move
freely around its polar axis without making contact with the telescope’s mount. This is
particularly useful when adding photographic and CCD instruments that extend from the rear of the
telescopes.
All CGE mounted telescopes are compatible with
Celestron’s CN-16 GPS accessory. Combine the GPS and built-in Hibernate mode and these telescopes
will keep track and remember their exact location and time without having to enter the information
into the hand control.
