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 Introducing The Completely New CGE Series. Designed And
Engineered To Meet A Mounting Demand.
Your wait is over. You’ve been asking us for a complete
selection of our top-of-the-line Schmidt-Cassegrains mounted on a beefy
computerized German Equatorial mount. We proudly announce the CGE Series:
Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (SCT) Optical Tube Assembly (OTA) and CGE
Computerized Mount — Portability and Stability In A Complete System.
All CGE’s can be quickly disassembled into easy to handle transportable components — even the CGE 1400!
Recognized for superior stability, German Equatorial mounts eliminate the tuning
fork like vibration associated with fork mounted telescopes. The new CGE’s are
ideal for viewing objects in every part of the sky – even in the North where
fork mounts have difficulty pointing.
Easy to polar align – German Equatorial mounts are the
choice of the best astro-photographers.
 Easy to counter balance
— In both RA and Dec, for smooth photographic quality tracking.
State-of-the-art Mount — The CGE Mount is made of CNC machined
aluminum and stainless steel and features the NexStar® control system.
 Drive Base Features:
• Autoguide port
• PC port
• 3 Accessory Ports
• Real time clock – maintains time even when powered down
• Strain relief power cord cable protection
• Backlit power switch
Drive System:
• U.S. manufactured Pittman 12V DC servo motors
• U.S. manufactured Berg bronze drive gear mated with stainless steel worm
shafts
• 4 point RA clutch system for no slip
pointing precision.
Tripod Features:
• Dual Leg Support
• Center leg brace provides outward preload
• Lower leg brace provides inward preload
• Extendable powder-coated carbon steel legs
The Celestron CGE series of telescopes contain Pittman 12V DC servo motors; Berg
bronze drive gears with stainless steel worm shafts for smooth operation. The
overwhelming quality speaks for itself.
CGE Series
Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain scopes with new CGE German
equatorial mount that is computer driven GoTo with 40,000+ object data base,
computerized hand control, 12v DC power, car battery adapter and adjustable
height tripod.
14” Aluminum optical tube, 3910mm focal
length (f10), 9x50 finderscope, 2” mirror diagonal, 40mm Plossl eyepiece (98x),
Fastar compatible.
CGE 1400 14" 11063
$295 shipping $5800
11063XLT $6134 11064XLT
FASTAR compatible
$6634
11” Carbon fiber optical tube, 2800mm
focal length (f10), 9x50 finderscope, 1-1/4” mirror diagonal, 40mm Plossl 1.25”
eyepiece
(70x),
CGE 1100 11” 11055
$245 shipping
$4150 11055XLT
$4424
9-1/4” Aluminum optical tube, 2350mm focal length
(f10), 6x30mm finderscope, 25mm Plossl (94x) eyepiece
CGE 925 11059
$145 shipping
$3800 11059XLT
$4019
8” Carbon fiber optical tube, 2032mm focal length
(f10), 6x30mm finderscope, 25mm Plossl (81x) eyepiece
CGE800 11058 $105
shipping $3500
11058XLT $3654
CGE Computerized Mount only
91524 $95 shipping
$2999
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Features
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Optics
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CGE-800
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CGE-925
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CGE-1100
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CGE-1400
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Focal length
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2023mm;
f/10 |
2350mm;
f/10 |
2800mm;
f/10 |
3910mm;
f/10 |
Secondary
Obstruction
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2.7" |
3.35" |
3.75" |
4.5" |
Resolution
(Rayleigh)
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.68
arcseconds |
.59
arcseconds |
.50
arcseconds |
.39
arcseconds |
Coatings
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StarBright* |
StarBright* |
StarBright* |
StarBright* |
Optical Tube
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Carbon Fiber |
Aluminum |
Carbon Fiber |
Aluminum |
Fastar
Compatible |
Yes; f/1.95 |
No |
Yes; f/2 |
Yes; f/2.1 |
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CELESTRON CGE
TELESCOPES
The
CGE computerized series is Celestron’s newest line of observatory class Schmidt-Cassegrain
telescopes. Offered in 8", 91/4", 11" and 14" apertures, they all come mounted
on the state of the art CGE GoTo German Equatorial
 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.
The Celestron CGE telescopes use the same
optical tube assembly (OTA) as the 8GPS, C91/4-S and 11GPS telescopes while the
CGE 1400 uses the classic C14" optical tube assembly. All include high
efficiency StarBright™ coatings. The 8", 11" and 14" all have Fastar compatible
optics for wide field f/2 CCD imaging.
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.
Other CGE Capabilities
Include:
Mechanical
Features
 | Carbon Fiber Tube – Strong and lightweight with 1/4 the
thermal expansion of an aluminum tube on the 8" and 11" models. Scratch and
dent resistant. |
| CNC machined aluminum and stainless steel components
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| Autoguide port, PC port and auxiliary ports located on the
electronic pier. |
| Strain relief power cord cable protection |
| Backlit power switch |
| Drive Motors – Made in the U.S.A., Pittman® LO-COG™
brush-commutated DC motors offer smooth, quiet operation and long life. The
motor armatures are skewed to minimize cogging which is required for low speed
tracking. Windings are resin impregnated for greater reliability in
incremental motion applications. |
| Precision Bronze Worm Gear – 32 pitch, 5.625" pitch
diameter, 180 tooth bronze gear manufactured in the U.S.A. by W. M. Berg, Inc.
Manufactured to AGMA Quality Class 10 standard, which minimizes total
composite error and backlash. |
| Bearing and Shaft – Stainless steel worm shaft has 0.4375
pitch diameter and is preloaded with two ball bearings. The worm is made from
a single piece of steel (rather than a two-piece worm-and-shaft assembly) to
minimize run-out, which is a source of periodic error. |
| 4 point RA clutch system for no-slip pointing precision
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| Schmidt-Cassegrain mechanism that moves the primary mirror
to adjust focus is supported by two pre-loaded ball bearings, minimizing the
“mirror flop” typical of bushing focus mechanisms. |
| Latitude range: 10º to 60º northern or southern hemispheres
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| Maximum payload: 65 lb. |
RA and Dec Axis
| 1" solid ground stainless steel shaft |
| Two preloaded 0.9835" I.D. x 2.047" O.D. tapered roller
bearings |
| One 3.543" I.D. x 4.724" O.D. thrust bearing (RA Axis)
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| 180 tooth, 5.625 pitch diameter enveloping bronze gear
preloaded to maintain gear mesh when clutch tension varies, manufactured to
AGMA 10 quality by W.M. Berg |
| 0.4375" diameter precision 303 stainless steel worm
manufactured to AGMA 10 quality |
| Four point RA clutch system pre-loading a 4.65" stainless
steel disk for no-slip drive and pointing precision |
| One 2.500" I.D. x 3.250" O.D. thrust bearing (Dec Axis)
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Tripod
| Adjustable height: 36" to 50" |
| Leg material: cold rolled carbon steel |
| Upper leg diameter: 2.75"; lower leg diameter: 2.375"
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Electronic and
Software Features
| GoTo system is precision accurate to 1.5 arcminutes
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| 40,000+ object database with 400 user-defined objects.
Features include: Compass Calibration, Polar Alignment routine, Database
Filter Limits, Hibernate, Auto North and Level, Quick Align, and user-defined
slew limits. |
| Hibernate – maintains alignment even while powered down.
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| Polar alignment routines for Northern and Southern
hemispheres. |
| Filter limits – displays only objects above the horizon.
|
| Permanent programmable periodic error correction (PEC) –
corrects for periodic tracking errors inherent to all worm drives.
|
| Smooth ramping of slew motors to reduce wear on the drive
train. |
| Home sensors on R.A. and Dec axes. |
| Fail-safe slew limit switches in R.A. |
| Real-time clock – maintains time even when powered down.
|
| 12VDC Servo Motors with integrated optical encoders with
0.11 arcsecond resolution. |
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8"
The CGE-800 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope is part of
Celestron’s “Top-of-the-Line” German Equatorial mounted astronomical
telescopes. The CGE-800 is the most portable of the four models. 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 or Fastar accessory 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 an unbeatable instrument for its size. 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. |
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The CGE Series 800 Specifications:
| 8" (203.2mm) Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical Design
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| 2032mm Focal Length, f/10 |
| Computerized Equatorial Mount |
| Super HD Tripod |
| Carbon Fiber Optical Tube |
| Fastar Compatible for f/2 CCD Imaging |
| Double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display; 19 fiber
optic backlit Computerized Hand Control |
| RS-232 communication port on hand control |
| Optical Tube Weight – 12.5 lb. |
| Tripod/Mount Weight – 100 lb. |
Electronic and
Software Features
| GoTo system is precision accurate to 1.5 arcminutes
|
| 40,000+ object database with 400 user-defined objects.
Features include: Compass Calibration, Polar Alignment routine, Database
Filter Limits, Hibernate, Auto North and Level, Quick Align, and user-defined
slew limits. |
| Hibernate – maintains alignment even while powered down.
|
| Polar alignment routines for Northern and Southern
hemispheres. |
| Filter limits – displays only objects above the horizon.
|
| Permanent programmable periodic error correction (PEC) –
corrects for periodic tracking errors inherent to all worm drives.
|
| Smooth ramping of slew motors to reduce wear on the drive
train. |
| Home sensors on R.A. and Dec axes. |
| Fail-safe slew limit switches in R.A. |
| Real-time clock – maintains time even when powered down.
|
| 12VDC Servo Motors with integrated optical encoders with
0.11 arcsecond resolution. |
The CGE Series 800 Standard
Accessories:
| 1-1/4" 25mm Plössl Eyepiece (81x) |
| 1-1/4" Star Diagonal |
| 6x30 Finderscope and Mounting Bracket |
| 1-1/4" Visual Back |
| Car Battery Adapter |
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9 1/4"
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. |
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The CGE Series 925 Specifications:
| 9.25" (235mm) Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical Design
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| 2350mm Focal Length, f/10 |
| Computerized Equatorial Mount |
| Super HD Tripod |
| Double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display; 19 fiber
optic backlit Computerized Hand Control |
| RS-232 communication port on hand control |
| Optical Tube Weight – 20 lb. |
| Tripod/Mount Weight – 114 lb. |
Electronic and
Software Features
| GoTo system is precision accurate to 1.5 arcminutes
|
| 40,000+ object database with 400 user-defined objects.
Features include: Compass Calibration, Polar Alignment routine, Database
Filter Limits, Hibernate, Auto North and Level, Quick Align, and user-defined
slew limits. |
| Hibernate – maintains alignment even while powered down.
|
| Polar alignment routines for Northern and Southern
hemispheres. |
| Filter limits – displays only objects above the horizon.
|
| Permanent programmable periodic error correction (PEC) –
corrects for periodic tracking errors inherent to all worm drives.
|
| Smooth ramping of slew motors to reduce wear on the drive
train. |
| Home sensors on R.A. and Dec axes. |
| Fail-safe slew limit switches in R.A. |
| Real-time clock – maintains time even when powered down.
|
| 12VDC Servo Motors with integrated optical encoders with
0.11 arcsecond resolution. |
The CGE Series 925
Standard Accessories:
| 1-1/4" – 25mm Plössl Eyepiece (94x) |
| 1-1/4" Star Diagonal |
| 6x30 Finderscope and Mounting Bracket |
| 1-1/4" Visual Back |
| Car Battery Adapter |
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11"
The CGE-1100 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope is part of
Celestron’s “Top-of-the-Line” German Equatorial mounted astronomical
telescopes. With the optical tube assembly of the CGE-1100 weighing only
27.5 lb., this telescope is still portable enough to be taken to dark skies,
and it has 89% more light gathering power than an 8” telescope. This
telescope is especially at home as a solid platform for long exposure
photography with optional CCD cameras or photographic equipment; it is a
serious scientific research tool. Using an f/6.3 Focal Reducer or Fastar
accessory 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. Couple these mechanical features
with other performance features like a designated autoguider port, permanent
periodic error correction and equatorial alignments, and the CGE 1100 would
please any serious amateur or college astronomy program. As a visual
instrument you can search for all of the Messier Catalog, 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. |
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The CGE Series 1100
Specifications:
| 11" (279mm) Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical Design
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| 2800mm Focal Length, f/10 |
| StarBright Multi-Coating |
| Computerized Equatorial Mount |
| Super HD Tripod |
| Carbon Fiber Optical Tube |
| Fastar Compatible for f/2 CCD Imaging |
| Double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display; 19 fiber
optic backlit Computerized Hand Control |
| RS-232 communication port on hand control |
| Optical Tube Weight – 27.5 lb. |
| Tripod/Mount Weight – 114 lb. |
Electronic and
Software Features
| GoTo system is precision accurate to 1.5 arcminutes
|
| 40,000+ object database with 400 user-defined objects.
Features include: Compass Calibration, Polar Alignment routine, Database
Filter Limits, Hibernate, Auto North and Level, Quick Align, and user-defined
slew limits. |
| Hibernate – maintains alignment even while powered down.
|
| Polar alignment routines for Northern and Southern
hemispheres. |
| Filter limits – displays only objects above the horizon.
|
| Permanent programmable periodic error correction (PEC) –
corrects for periodic tracking errors inherent to all worm drives.
|
| Smooth ramping of slew motors to reduce wear on the drive
train. |
| Home sensors on R.A. and Dec axes. |
| Fail-safe slew limit switches in R.A. |
| Real-time clock – maintains time even when powered down.
|
| 12VDC Servo Motors with integrated optical encoders with
0.11 arcsecond resolution. |
The CGE Series 1100
Standard Accessories:
| 1-1/4" – 40mm Plössl Eyepiece (70x) |
| 1-1/4" Star Diagonal |
| 9x50 Finderscope and Mounting Bracket |
| 1-1/4" Visual Back |
| Car Battery Adapter |
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14"
The CGE-1400 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope is part of
Celestron’s “Top-of-the-Line” German Equatorial mounted astronomical
telescopes. With over three times the light gathering power of an 8”
telescope, this observatory-class instrument is Celestron’s largest optical
system in its class. This telescope is especially at home as a solid
platform for long exposure photography with optional CCD cameras or
photographic equipment; it is a serious scientific research tool. German
Equatorial mounts are recognized as being the superior choice for
astrophotography because of their rock solid stability, simple balancing
easy accessibility for attaching equipment. Used in the Fastar configuration
for f/2 CCD imaging, the CGE 1400 can display the faint detail of a
telescope twice its aperture used visually. With sophisticated software
features like Hibernate function, the CGE can maintain its star alignment
night after night without needing to be re-aligned, making it an ideal
instrument for a permanent observatory facility. The CGE 1400 takes full
advantage of its vast database of thousands of NGC and Abell galaxies as
well as delivering a new level of detail to all your favorite deep sky
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. |
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The CGE Series 1400
Specifications:
| 14" (356mm) Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical Design
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| 3910mm Focal Length, f/11 |
| StarBright Multi-Coating |
| Computerized Equatorial Mount |
| Super HD Tripod |
| Fastar Compatible for f/2 CCD Imaging |
| Double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display; 19 fiber
optic backlit Computerized Hand Control |
| RS-232 communication port on hand control |
| Optical Tube Weight – 45 lb. |
| Tripod/Mount Weight – 139 lb. |
Electronic and
Software Features
| GoTo system is precision accurate to 1.5 arcminutes
|
| 40,000+ object database with 400 user-defined objects.
Features include: Compass Calibration, Polar Alignment routine, Database
Filter Limits, Hibernate, Auto North and Level, Quick Align, and user-defined
slew limits. |
| Hibernate – maintains alignment even while powered down.
|
| Polar alignment routines for Northern and Southern
hemispheres. |
| Filter limits – displays only objects above the horizon.
|
| Permanent programmable periodic error correction (PEC) –
corrects for periodic tracking errors inherent to all worm drives.
|
| Smooth ramping of slew motors to reduce wear on the drive
train. |
| Home sensors on R.A. and Dec axes. |
| Fail-safe slew limit switches in R.A. |
| Real-time clock – maintains time even when powered down.
|
| 12VDC Servo Motors with integrated optical encoders with
0.11 arcsecond resolution. |
The CGE Series 1400 Standard
Accessories:
| 2" – 40mm Eyepiece (98x) |
| 2" Diagonal with 1.25" Adapter |
| 9x50 Finderscope and Mounting Bracket |
| Car Battery Adapter |
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