Celestron’s new 8-inch CPC Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope offers new alignment technology, advanced engineering, and a bold new design at a low price! In fact, Celestron’s Professional Computerized (CPC) Series scopes with revolutionary SkyAlign Alignment Technology redefine everything that amateur astronomers are looking for. They offer quick and simple alignment, GPS, unsurpassed optical quality, ease of setup and use, advanced ergonomics, enhanced computerization and, most important, affordability. The 8-inch CPC truly has it all!
The CPC Series internal GPS receiver automatically downloads the date and time from orbiting satellites and pinpoints its exact location on Earth. This eliminates the need for you to enter the date, time, longitude, and latitude manually.
Once the CPC’s internal GPS has established the telescope’s position, alignment is as easy as 1-2-3! Simply locate and manually point the telescope to three bright celestial objects. You do not need to know the names of the stars; you can even pick the moon or bright planets! Celestron’s NexStar software technology will then model the night sky to determine the position of every star, planet and celestial object above the horizon. Once aligned, the remote hand control allows direct access to each of the celestial catalogs in its user-friendly database.
The new CPC Series telescopes, like the acclaimed Advanced Series and premium CGE Series telescopes, feature meticulously matched and hand-figured optical systems manufacturered in Celestron’s facilities in Torrance, California. In addition, the CPC is available with optional StarBright XLT high-performance optical coatings. With the introduction of the CPC series, Celestron has produced a telescope family that provides superior quality to go with unsurpassed ease of use and high value.
The CPC 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. The result is image clarity so stunning it must be seen to be believed.
The CPC series telescopes include the NexRemote software so the telescope can be set up and operated remotely from a PC or laptop! NexRemote duplicates all of the functions and features of the NexStar software on the standard NexStar Hand Control plus much more!
Specifications:
Brand: Celestron
Usage: For the Professional
Finderscope: 50mm w/quick release bracket
Lens Coating: StarBright XLT
GPS: Yes
GoTo: Yes
Good for Astrophotography: Yes
Telescopes Series: CPS GPS Telescopes
Optical Design: Schmidt-Cassegrain
Aperture: 203mm
Focal Length: 2032mm
Focal Ratio: f/10
Mount Design: Dual Fork Arm
Eyepiece 1: 40mm Plossl (51x)
Highest Useful Magnification: 480x
Limiting Magnitude: 14
Resolution: .68 Arc Seconds
Resolving Power: .57 Arc Seconds
Star Diagonal: 1.25 inch
Weight Optical Tube: 48 lbs.
Weight Tripod/Mount: 29 lbs.