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Features
General
8" Diffraction Limited Schmidt-cassegrain Telescope
celestron's Premium Starbright Xlt Coatings
fully Computerized Dual Fork Arm Altazimuth Mount
8x50 Finderscope To Help Accurately Find Objects
newly Designed Heavy-duty Tripod Makes Attaching The Telescope So Easy You Can Do It In The Dark; Also Features Sturdy 2" Steel Legs And Accessory Tray
ergonomic Design - Comfortably Lift And Move 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
Computerized
proven Nexstar Computer Control Technology
40,000 Object Database With 400 User-definable Objects And Expanded Information On Over 200 Objects
custom Database Lists Of All The Most Famous Deep-sky Objects By Name And Catalog Number; The Most Beautiful Double, Triple And Quadruple Stars; Variable Star; Solar Systems; Objects And Asterisms
re-designed Drive Base And Drive Mechanics - Quiet Operation; Large Drive Gears, Quick Release Clutch
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
permanent Pec
auxiliary Port For Additional Accessories Such As Autoguider, Gps Accessory
nexremote Telescope Control Software And Rs-232 Cable Included For Advanced Control Of Your Telescope Via Computer
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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, With Optional Wedge And Ccd Cameras, As A Serious Astrophotographer's Tool.
Turn This Scope To 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.
Although Large In Aperture, With Its Conveniently Located Carrying Handles And An Instrument Weight Of Only 42 Lb., This Telescope Is Portable Enough To Setup In Your Backyard Or Take With You To Your Favorite Dark Sky Location.
Celestron's New Cpc Series With Revolutionary Skyalign Alignment
Technology Re-defines Everything That Amateur Astronomers Are Looking For — Quick And Simple Alignment, Gps, Unsurpassed Optical Quality, Ease Of Set-up And Use, Ergonomics, Enhanced Computerization And, Most Important, Affordability.
Internal Gps
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 Manually Enter The Date, Time, Longitude And Latitude.
Celestron's Revolutionary Skyalign
Once The CPC's Internal Gps Has Established The Telescope's Position, Aligning The Telescope Is As Easy As 1-2-3! Simply Locate And Use Hand Control To Manually Point (slew) The Telescope To Three Bright Celestial Objects. You Do Not Need To Know The Names Of The Stars — You May Even Pick The Moon Or Bright Planets! Celestron's Nexstar Software Technology Will Model The Night Sky To Determine The Position Of Every Star, Planet And Celestial Object Above The Horizon. Once Aligned, The Remote Hand Contr
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