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Celestron SET: CPC800 GoTo telescope with StarSense

Now in a set at a special price - CPC800 + StarSense

The CPC800 telescope

The CPC 800 GPS XLT is the portable fork-mounted upper-class telescope from Celestron and has StarBright XLT compensation. The telescope is perfectly suited for visual observations and also enables professional astrophotography with an optional polar height cradle and a CCD camera.

If you point the telescope at the planets, you will see fascinating details on the surface of Jupiter, the Cassini division of the Saturn rings and surface details on Mars. Even Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are within your reach.

Despite the large opening, thanks to the practical handle and a weight of around 19 kg, the telescope is so portable that you can set it up in your garden as well as in your favorite place under the dark sky.

Comprehensive database

The database of the CPC telescopes contains over 40,000 celestial objects, including the Messier and Caldwell catalogs as well as galaxies and nebulae from the NGC catalog and the planets. You can narrow down the selection to make it easier to search this extensive database and hide the objects that are just below the horizon.

The "Identify" function tells you what you are currently seeing in the telescope, and you can also use it to easily explore the sky. Just point the telescope at any area of ​​the sky and have the next Messier objects displayed, for example - the telescope will approach them for you. You can do this in different areas of the sky and with different objects!

With "Solar Sys Align" you can align the telescope with the sun or moon during the day to observe the planets or the brightest stars in the daytime sky.



First steps with your Celestron telescope Exclusive to selected telescopes

We enclose the book "First steps with your Celestron telescope" exclusively with selected telescopes that are sold through Celestron Germany and authorized German dealers - such as the CPC800. It helps you not only to operate the telescope correctly, but also when observing the first targets and choosing the right accessories.

More information about the book can be found here.

Avoid electronic damage - think of the right power supply!

For the correct operation of the device, please only use high-quality power supplies that also meet the specifications in astro Outdoor use is sufficient - cheap power supplies often only supply the specified voltage and power at room temperature and, in the worst case, can even damage the electronics. Suitable high-quality power supplies can be found on the left under Optional accessories.
The StarSense module

An independent telescope computer with built-in camera.

Your telescope becomes intelligent: it automatically knows what the sky looks like. How to become an astronomer in three minutes!

With the StarSense module, the revolutionary technology of the award-winning SkyProdigy telescopes is now available for almost all computer-controlled Celestron telescopes. Before the development of StarSense technology, computer-controlled telescopes had to be initialized via two or more reference stars - in this alignment process, at least two bright stars usually have to be centered in the eyepiece. StarSense telescopes perform the alignment fully automatically. This will make you an astronomer within three minutes - even if you have never used a telescope before.

The problem:

Classifying a classic equatorial mount with polar finder is time-consuming: the polar finder must be set correctly and you kneel under the mount to find the Polarstern. The All-Star Polar Align of the equatorial mounts with NexStar hand controller does this for you: You align the mount roughly to the north and carry out a go-alignment - the mount automatically moves to two bright reference stars, which you only center in the eyepiece have to. This means that the telescope is already sufficiently calibrated for visual observation. For exact tracking and photographic use, then call the All-Star Polar-Align routine to align the mount block with another reference star - you can easily look into the eyepiece.

The solution:

It becomes even easier with StarSense: The twilight starts and the StarSense camera finds and recognizes the reference stars - you only have to roughly position the mount, switch it on and wait a bit, then you can use the visual observation or the All-Star Polaralign to precisely position it start for photography.

The fully automatic:

It is even more convenient with an azimuthal mount: You don't even have to north-set the mount here, you just have to set it up, switch it on - and you can start observing a few minutes later.

The plate-solving technology in the StarSense module can therefore compare stars recorded with the integrated camera during twilight with the internal sky model - while you can hardly see any stars visually, simply because the sky is still too bright. With the start of the night, everything is ready thanks to StarSense.

StarSense is not only compatible with all current computer-controlled Celestron telescopes, but also with many older models (see list below).

The StarSense accessory set consists of a small digital camera that is attached to the telescope tube and a special hand controller. Install the set on the telescope, then all you have to do is press the ALIGN button on the hand controller, and StarSense starts taking pictures of the night sky and comparing them with the stored list of over 40,000 objects. After about three minutes, StarSense has enough information to determine the alignment of the telescope. Then you can go to any object in the database or ask for observation suggestions using the SKY TOUR function.

Even experienced observers will appreciate the affordable StarSense module. StarSense replaces expensive software for advanced mount modeling and enables excellent positioning accuracy from horizon to horizon. You can add as many calibration stars as you want to improve accuracy.

DETAILED INFORMATION

The telescope

- Diffraction-limited 8 "Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope
- StarBright XLT compensation
- Computer controlled, azimuthal two-arm fork mount
- 8x50 finderscope
- The stable tripod makes mounting the telescope so easy that you don't even need light
- Ultra-stable, adjustable tripod with 51 mm tubular steel legs and shelf
- Ergonomic design - handles help you carry and set up the telescope
- Zenith prism or mirror for comfortable insight when observing objects close to zenith
- Practical holder for the hand control box - You can view and call up information without having to take the control in your hands
- Proven NexStar computer control
- Over 40,000 celestial objects in the database, 100 user-definable objects, further information on 200 objects
- Special database with the most popular deep sky objects by name and catalog number: the most beautiful double and multiple stars; Variable; Solar System; star pattern
- Drive base and mechanics for quiet operation, with large gears and large quick couplings; Connection for AutoGuider and PC; self-centering on the tripod
- Permanent correction of the periodic screw error (PEC = Periodic Error Control) with optional polar height cradle for perfect astrophotography
- Easily located, large-sized coupling buttons on both axes for manual operation
- Quick-release, spring-loaded all-metal finder bracket
- Tracking base with an extremely large 28 cm bearing ensures quiet, stable tracking with any telescope size
- SkyAlign technology: Simply select three bright sky objects, the telescope tells you which one it is
- The software for the hand control and the motor control unit can be updated via the Internet using flash technology
- Aux socket for additional accessories such as autoguiders

The StarSense module

- Allows automatic alignment of many Celestron telescopes.
- StarSense technology: fully automatic alignment - you no longer have to set reference stars!
- Two viewfinder bases included - suitable either for the small dovetail rail of the Celestron / Vixen / Skywatcher telescopes, or suitable for large Schmidt-Cassegrains
- The only telescope accessory that enables fully automatic alignment!
- Alignment completed in three minutes - or faster!
- Advanced pointing models - very high positioning accuracy due to the use of numerous stars.
- StarSense hand controller (temporarily only available in English)
- German Manual

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

OPTICAL DESIGN: Schmidt-Cassegrain
OPENING: 203 mm (8 ")
FOCAL LENGTH: 2032 mm
OPENING RATIO: 10
VIEWFINDER: 8x50 finderscope with quick connector
MOUNTING: Two-arm fork mount
TUBE: aluminum
Ocular 1: 40 mm
MAGNIFICATION 1: 51 x
ZENITPRISMA / MIRROR: 1.25 "
ACCESSORY STORAGE: Spacer / eyepiece holder
TRIPOD: height-adjustable steel tripod
POWER SUPPLY: Car charger cable
HIGHEST SENSIBLE MAGNIFICATION: 480 x
LOWEST SENSIBLE MAGNIFICATION: 29 x
LIMIT SIZE: 14
RESOLUTION (RAYLEIGH): 0.69 arcseconds
RESOLUTION (DAWES): 0.57 arcseconds
PHOTOGRAPHIC RESOLUTION: 200 lines / mm
LIGHT COLLECTIBLE: 843 x
FACE FIELD WITH STANDARDOCULAR: 0.8 °
FACE FIELD AT 1000m: 14 m
COMPENSATION: Starbright XLT Coating
Secondary mirror obstruction: 63.5 mm
LEAF MIRROR OBSTRUCTION RELATIVE TO AREA: 9.8%
MIRROR OBSTRUCTION RELATIVE TO DIAMETER: 31.3%
WEIGHT OF TELESCOPE AND FORK MOUNT: 19 kg
TRIPOD WEIGHT: 12.3 kg
MOTOR: DC servo motors with encoders, in both axes
MOTOR RESOLUTION: 0.1406 arcseconds
COMPUTER HAND CONTROL: Software can be updated via the Internet via flash technology, two-line LCD display (16 characters), 19 keys with LED backlighting
TRACKING SPEEDS: sidereal, solar and lunar
TRACKING MODES: azimuthal, EQ North and EQ South
ALIGNMENT PROCEDURE: SkyAlign, Auto Two-Star Alignment, Two-star Align, SolarSystem Align, EQ North Align, EQ South Align, One-Star Align
SOFTWARE ACCURACY: 24bit, 0.08 calculations
SCREW ERROR CONTROL: permanently programmable
FORK MOUNT: Two-arm, cast aluminum with removable hand control shelf
WORM GEAR: Ergal gear, 142 teeth, pitch circle diameter 143 mm, brass worm
AZIMUT BEARING DIAMETER: 280 mm
COM-PORT: RS-232 Com-Port on the hand control box
MOTOR CONNECTIONS: Aux Port, Autoguide Ports
DATABASE: Over 40,000 celestial objects, 100 user-definable objects, further information on 200 objects
POWER SUPPLY: 12VDC 1.5A
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION - IDLE VOLTAGE: 340 mA
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION - SWIVELING IN AN AXIS: 640 mA
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION - SWIVELING ON BOTH AXES 900 mA
CORD MANAGEMENT: Cord wrap software
GPS: built-in, 16 channels