| | |  | iOptron | Home » » Celestron CPC 800 XLT Computerized Telescope w/Tube and Tripod | | | | | | | Description: | | The CPC 800 GPS XLT is the most portable of Celestron's top-of-the-line fork-mounted astronomical telescopes and includes Celestron's premium StarBright XLT coatings. This telescope is at home as a superb visual instrument or as a serious astro photographer's tool. Although large in aperture, this telescope is portable enough to setup in your backyard or take with you to your favorite dark sky location. The CPC Series' internal GPS receiver automatically downloads the date and time from orbiting satellites and pinpoints its exact location on Earth. Celestron's NexStar software technology will model the night sky to determine the position of every star, planet and celestial object above the horizon. The CPC database contains over 40,000 celestial objects including Messier objects, the Caldwell Catalog, as well as NGC Galaxies, nebulae and planets. An ergonomic design comfortably lifts and moves the telescope from location to location Star diagonal provides more comfortable viewing position when observing objects that are high in the sky Convenient remote hand control holder allows you to view information hands-free while using the scope SkyAlign allows you to align on any three bright celestial objects, making for a fast and easy alignment process Flash upgradeable hand control software and motor control units for downloading product updates over the Internet Auxiliary port for additional accessories such as Autoguider, GPS accessory Aperture - 203.2mm (8) Focal Length - 2032mm (80) Focal Ratio - 10 50 Finderscope with quick release bracket Magnification - 29x and 480x Computer Hand Control - Flash upgradeable, double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display, and 19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons Tracking Rates - Sidereal, Solar and Lunar Tracking Modes - Altazimuth, EQ North & EQ South Alignment Procedures - SkyAlign, Auto Two-Star Alignment, Two-star Align, SolarSystem Align, | | | Features: | |
• 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope
• 2032mm focal length
• Aluminum optical tube construction
• Starbright XLT high performance optical system
• SkyAlign alignment technology
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 31.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 26.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 21.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 64.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 29.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 24.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 18.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 63.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 1 reviews |
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Sophisticated electronics yet very easy to use!Jul 29, 2005
This has got to be the easiest to operate serious astronomical telescope out there. I am very impressed by the design improvements made on this compared to other competitive models. The overall look is sleek and looks very sturdy without having a bulky look. I like the way the hand controller is stored on the fork arm as it faces you so that you can see the red lit hand controller without having to move. Very convenient. Also, the oversized clutch knobs to adjust the telescopes direction manually is a very good feature.
But what is really most impressive is the new SkyAlign technology and the sophisticated easy-to-use electronics. Previous alignment systems require for you to point and align it at a bright star that the telescope chooses randomly. There is a chance that the bright star you decide to align your telescope is the wrong bright object. With the new SkyAlign on this telescope, you choose any 3 bright objects in the sky, Moon and planets included. There will never be a shortage of bright objects at any time in the nightsky. It also guarantees that you are going to have an accurate alignment.
When I first turned on the telescope, the built in GPS unit links up to provide the telescope with the time and location. Next, I pointed it to a bright object. The instructions on the hand control display was very easy to follow. After pointing the telescope to a bright object, I pressed enter then I used the telescope hand control to point the telescope to a secod bright object on the other side of the sky. After pressing enter, I decided to point it at the moon, the most recognizable object in the night sky. After pressing enter, the hand control indicated to me that I pointed it at Vega, Jupiter and the Moon. That was just amazing. I then asked the telescope to go to Saturn. The telescope took off and after a few seconds stopped and placed Saturn right in the middle of the eyepiece view. With over 40,000 objects in its database, I was able to view several galaxies and nebulae that I was never able to locate before, all in one night.
Overall, a very impressive scope with superb optics (high transmission XLT), nice sleek look and sophisticated software.
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