Celestron's newest line of observatory class German equatorial telescopes
The CGE Pro computerized series is Celestron's newest line of observatory class German equatorial
telescopes. Offered with 9.25", 11" and 14" aperture Schmidt Cassegrain optical tubes, they all come
mounted on the new state of the art CGE Pro GoTo mount.
The German Equatorial mount has long been the favored choice of astronomy buffs and astrophotographers
because of its stability and portability. More stable because the center of gravity is directly over
the center of its base, more portable because it can be broken down into smaller component parts for
easy storage and transportation.
For astrophotography, the German Equatorial mount offers easier balancing, unlimited space at the rear
of the telescope tube to mount a camera, and whole sky access. Now you can enjoy all of the NexStar
software and database features with the extra stability and portability of a German Equatorial mount.
FOCAL LENGTH - 2350 mm f/10
OPTICAL COATINGS - Starbright XLT
OPTICAL DESIGN - Aplanatic Schmidt
EYEPIECES - 23 mm Axiom â€" 2" (102x)
FINDERSCOPE - 9x50
TELESCOPE WEIGHT - 196 lbs SEE THE UNIVERSE IN HD
Introducing Celestron's New
Aplanatic Schmidt Telescope Design!
• visibly Sharper images
• Superior performance
• Enhanced Mechanical features
• fastar® Compatible EdgeHD is an aplanatic Schmidt telescope designed to produce aberration-free images across a wide
visual and photographic
field of view. The optical system was designed to reduce more
than just off-axis star coma, but also to give an astrograph quality
flat focal plane all the way to the edge of the field of view.
True Astrograph Quality
Many optical designs that advertise themselves as "astrograph" quality actually only produce pinpoint
stars across a curved focal plane. While this may be acceptable for visual observing, stars will appear
out of focus at the edge when used with a flat chip sensor of a digital camera. EdgeHD optics produce
a focal plane more than three-times flatter than a standard Schmidt Cassegrain telescope and
dramatically flatter than other competing coma-free designs. This guarantees you visibly sharp stars
across some of the largest
CCD chips available today.
Improved Performance
Superior edge performance not only creates rounder, more pleasing stars but actually improves the
resolution and limiting magnitude when compared to telescopes of equal aperture.
Starbright XLT® Coatings
Coupled with Celestron's Starbright XLT coating group on every surface, EdgeHD optics gives you
maximum light throughput
across the widest visual and photographic spectrum.
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