CPC 925 GPS (XLT) Telescope and Observatory: DurangoSkies.com

CPC 925 GPS (XLT)	$2,499.00
[11074-XLT]	In Stock $200.00 Mail-In Rebate

The telescopes of tomorrow are here today! New alignment technology, advanced engineering, and a bold new design at a price that is out of this world!

"I felt that Celestron's new SkyAlign alignment procedure showed genuine innovation and intuitive thinking: it really does speed up the initial setup procedure for beginners as well as seasoned observers."

Sky At Night Magazine, September 2005

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 control allows direct access to each of the celestial catalogs in its user-friendly database.

Celestial Object Database
The CPC database contains over 40,000 celestial objects including Messier objects, the Caldwell Catalog, as well as NGC Galaxies, nebulae and planets. User-definable filter limits make navigating through this expansive database quicker and easier. Filter Limits let you filter out objects that are outside of your local horizon (ie, if trees or mountains were in the way).

Identify feature tells you what you're looking at, but it can also be a very fun way to tour around the sky. Just point the telescope up somewhere and ask it to identify Messier objects (for instance) and it will show you the 5 nearest Messier objects to your position and let you GOTO them. You can keep doing this for different parts of the sky or for different object types -- it is a lot of fun.

There's also "Solar Sys Align" that lets you align on the sun or moon for daytime observing -- it is easy to use this to see planets or bright stars in the day.

Innovative Features
The new CPC Series telescopes, like our acclaimed Advanced Series and premium CGE Series telescopes feature meticulously matched and hand-figured optical systems that are manufactured in our facilities in Torrance, California. In addition, all CPC models are available with StarBright and StarBright XLT High Performance Optical Coatings. With the introduction of the CPC Series, Celestron has “gone back to the drawing board” and re-designed, re-engineered, and re-invented a telescope family that provides superior quality, unsurpassed ease of use, and incomparable value. All CPC models ship standard with our NexRemote telescope control software.

Features:

9-1/4" Schmidt-Cassegrain, 2350mm focal length (f/10)
Starbright XLT coatings
8x50 finderscope
40mm Plossl (59x) - 1.25"
Star diagonal 1.25"
Computer driven GO TO telescope with 40,000+ object database
Flash upgradeable hand control with SkyAlign alignment procedure and NexStar Technology
Global Positioning System built-in
NexRemote Telescope Control Software
RS-232 Cable
12v DC Power
Car battery adapter
Adjustable height tripod

*** More information on this product is available on the Celestron page.