Celestron CGE1100 (XLT) Telescope - 11061-XLT

The CGE-1100 (XLT) 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 (XLT) 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 (XLT) 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.

	1-1/4in. 25mm Plössl Eyepiece (70x)
	1-1/4in. Star Diagonal
	9x50 Finderscope and Mounting Bracket
	1-1/4in. Visual Back
	Car Battery Adapter
	NexRemote Telescope Control Software
	Starbright XLT coatings
	GPS Compatible with optional CN 16 GPS Accessory(#93967)
	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