1 Celestron’s CPC-800 FORKMOUNTED 8" SCT JRCRILLY 2/28/2006 Celestron’s 8" and 11" Nexstar GPS models have been in use for about
2 SO WHAT DO YOU GET? The telescope and tripod arrived in two undamaged boxes. Opening the telescope box revealed that Celestron is still using
3 Removing the top foam piece revealed the telescope itself, wrapped in plastic and with the single handle conveniently placed at the upper si
4 This spreader looks as though it will be a little more difficult to break than the one used with the NexStar GPS tripods. It’s more flexible
5 Here’s the tripod ready to go. Here it is, set up and ready to use. As expected, the locating depressions in the tripod hea
6 Here’s the control panel. Note that the slip rings of the NexStar GPS line are gone. This entire panel rotates with the telescope. Th
7 HOW DOES IT WORK? First light with the CPC-800 was at our Club’s public observing site. It’s not very dark but is readily accessible to the publ
8 night in the field every time. The C8 proved to be in excellent collimation and was never adjusted by me. With the exception of the defective GPS
9 NXGPS QUICK COMPARISON The changes I could see are apparently aimed at maintaining the performance level of the NXGPS telescopes at a slight
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