
Review Summary
2009-10-19T21:00:00
One of the nicest telescopes on the market.
Tsalagi
2009-10-14T21:00:00
The scope's optics seem great. The views are fantastic. The mount seems to be more ten stable for visual. The controller quit after about 20min of use. After searching they seem to have trouble with the hand controllers. I rated the scope as very good despite the controller. If they take care of the problem in a timely manner I would raise the rating. If not I would avoid as they would not be trustworthy for other problems.
Stew
Great Telescope
By Tsalagi
One of the nicest telescopes on the market.
Celestron CGEM-1100 features the high-end 11" Schmidt Cassegrian OTA with XLT coatings mounted on our brand new CGEM mount.
The CGEM mount has a fresh, attractive, bold appearance and is capable of carrying Celestrons higher-end SCT optical tubes (up to 11") securely and vibration free which is ideal for both imaging and visual observing.
Ergonomic Design - CGEM was designed to be ergonomically friendly with large Altitude and Azimuth adjustment knobs for quick and easy polar alignment adjustment. The internal RA and DEC motor wiring provides a clean look and an easy and trouble free set up.
Innovation - The CGEM series has a new innovative Polar alignment procedure called All-Star. All-Star allows users to choose any bright star, while the software calculates and assists with polar alignment. Another great feature of the CGEM, sure to please astroimagers, is the Permanent Periodic Error Correction (PEC) which will allow users to train out the worm gears periodic errors, while the mount retains the PEC recordings.
Performance - For objects near the Meridian (imaginary line passing from North to South), the CGEM will track well past the Meridian for uninterrupted imaging through the most ideal part of the sky. The CGEM mount has a robust database with over 40,000 objects, 100 user defined programmable objects and enhanced information on over 200 objects.
Celestron's CGEM mount is the perfect fit between the Advanced Series and CGE Series. Offering the portability of the Advanced Series and the precision of the CGE.
For two years, Celestron will cover repairs or replacement of this product in cases of defective components or damage from normal wear and tear.