CPC
925 GPS — Unique design, advanced features, GOTO accuracy,
and superb optics. You get the picture.
Celestron’s
9.25” optical system has enjoyed a loyal following since
we first introduced it with our Ultima 9.25” in 1995. Now
the 9.25” optical tube is coupled with Celestron's newest
computerized telescope family — the CPC GPS series.
The
9.25” was already a favorite among astrophotographers and
discerning visual observers and it offers 33% more light gathering
than our 8" model. The CPC 925 GPS was specifically designed
for visual infinity focus when using 2" eyepieces and has
an optimized baffle system to benefit astrophotography by minimizing
vignetting at the edge of the field of view. Its longer primary
focal length and lower magnification secondary mirror contribute
to a flatter field of view at the focal plane and helps to further
reduce optical aberrations.
This
feature packed model comes standard with Celestron's StarBright® XLT
High Performance Optical Coatings. The CPC 925 GPS is compatible
with the complete line of Celestron photographic and visual accessories.
What
makes the CPC 925 GPS great for astrophotography?
- Longer
focal length primary and lower magnification secondary— Contributes
to a flatter focal plane with less coma and off-axis astigmatism.
- Baffle
design —Optimized for astrophotography. Minimizes vignetting
at the edge of the field of view. This reduces light drop off
at the corners of your film plane.
- Hand
Figured Optics — Just like all other Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain
telescopes, the CPC 925 GPS optics are individually matched and
hand figured to ensure the highest optical quality in every telescope.
- Focus
mechanism — At the heart of Celestron's Schmidt-Cassegrain
focus mechanism are pre-loaded ball bearings, not bushings, minimizing
focus shift.
- Heavy-duty
die cast aluminum fork arms —For maximum rigidity.
- Unique
roller bearing design bearing and shaft —The telescope
base rotates around a wide 9.5” track for maximum stability;
especially important when equatorially mounted for imaging.
- Autoguider
port — For interfacing an autoguider or a drive corrector
for long exposure imaging or astrophotography.
- StarBright® XLT
High Performance Optical Coatings provide maximized light transmission.
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 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. |
