Celestron CGEM II 1100 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope

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Celestron CGEM II 1100 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope Features

• 40mm 1.25" Eyepiece - 9X50 Finderscope - Finderscope Bracket - Visual Back (1.25") - 1.25" 90-Degree Mirror Diagonal - Dovetail Slide Bar - Lens Caps - CGEM Motorized Equatorial Telescope Mount with Tripod - NexStar Hand Controller - Counterweight Shaft - 17 lb Counterweight - Tripod - 2-Year USA Warranty

• 11" Schmidt-Cassegrain optical tube assembly

• Celestron's premium StarBright XLT coatings

• 2800 mm focal length (f/10)

• 40 mm eyepiece included (70x)

About Celestron CGEM II 1100 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope

The CGEM II 1100 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope features Celestron's premium StarBright XLT coated optics and the newly redesigned CGEM II computerized equatorial mount. With the optical tube assembly of the CGEM II 1100 weighing only 27.5 lbs., this telescope is still portable enough to be taken to dark skies, and it has 89% more light gathering power than an 8" telescope and more than 40% more than the 9.25". 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 that comes with Celestron's premium StarBright XLT coatings. . A fresh update to the venerable CGEM mount, the CGEM II has a fresh, attractive, bold appearance and is capable of carrying Celestron's higher-end SCT optical tubes (up to 11") securely and vibration free, which is ideal for both imaging and visual observing. Capable of holding 40 lbs. of payload and slewing at 5 Degree per second, you will be able to instantly point to any of the celestial objects in the database. ERGONOMIC DESIGN CGEM II 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 II series features Celestron's innovative Polar alignment procedure called All-Star.