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>> www.celestron.com9the telescope can create a model of the sky, which it uses to locate any Ǥ

10 >> www.celestron.com Ȉ ǯ  Ǥ

>> www.celestron.com11Note: Once a One-Star Alignment has been done, you can use the Re-alignment feature (later in this section ) to improve yo

12 >> www.celestron.comEQ One-Star AlignǦǦǡhowever it only relies on the alig

>> www.celestron.com13>>ĎēĉĎēČđĆēĊęĘThe CPC can locate all 8 of our solar systems planets plus the Sun and Moon. However, the hand co

14 >> www.celestron.comTracking Rate –ǡ

>> www.celestron.com15>>ĈĔĕĊĊęĚĕĊĆęĚėĊĘSetup Time-Site – Allows the user to customize the CPC display by changing time and location

16 >> www.celestron.comơǦscope. To compensate for this, the direction

>> www.celestron.com17to rebalance. When you are ready to slew the telescope to your next ǡ

18 >> www.celestron.comA telescope is an instrument that collects and focuses light. The nature of the optical design determi

>> www.celestron.com1 ...2 ... 4

>> www.celestron.com19>>ĎėėĔėĚĕĕĔėęđĚęĈčĊĘhelp support and mini

20 >> www.celestron.comUp to this point, this manual covered the assembly and basic operation of your CPC telescope. However

>> www.celestron.com21>>ĔđĆėđĎČēĒĊēęȋĜĎęčĔĕęĎĔēĆđĊĉČĊȌAlt-

22 >> www.celestron.com>>ĎēĉĎēČęčĊĔėęčĊđĊĘęĎĆđĔđĊǡother st

>> www.celestron.com23>>ćĘĊėěĎēČęčĊĚēAlthough overlooked by many amateur astronomers, solar observation is both rewarding and fun. Ho

24 >> www.celestron.comĊĊĎēČĈĔēĉĎęĎĔēĘĉĎėĊĈęđĞĆċċĊĈęĎĒĆČĊĖĚĆđĎęĞǤčĊĘĊĉėĆĜĎēČėĊĕėĊĘĊēęĆĕĔĎēęĘĔĚėĈĊȋĎǤĊǤǡĘęĆėȌĚēĉĊėćĆĉĘĊĊĎēČ

>> www.celestron.com25After looking at the night sky for a while, you may want to try photographing it. Several forms of ce

26 >> www.celestron.com>>ĞĊĕĎĊĈĊėĔďĊĈęĎĔēangular sizes, prima

>> www.celestron.com275. Mount your camera body onto the T-Ring the same as you would any other lens.͞Ǥ Dzdz

28 >> www.celestron.commetering which lets you know if your picture is under or overexposed. 

2 >> www.celestron.comCongratulations on your purchase of the Celestron CPC DeluxeHD telescope! The CPC DeluxeHD combines Celest

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30 >> www.celestron.com>>ĔđđĎĒĆęĎĔēThe optical performance of your CPC telescope is directly related to its collimation, that is the

>> www.celestron.com31To accomplish this, you need to tighten the secondary collimation ȋȌƤ

32 >> www.celestron.comǡȋ͙͙͜͡͡Ǧ͙͘ȌȂ Ƥin lunar and planetary observing. They reduce gla

ȃOptical Specification CPC Deluxe 800 HD – #11007 CPC Deluxe 925 HD – #11008 CPC Deluxe 1100 HD – #11009Design

ĔċęĜĆėĊĕĊĈĎċĎĈĆęĎĔēĘPorts RS-232 communication port on hand control, Autoguider Port, 2 Auxiliary Port, PC PortPeriod Error Correction Permanen

>> www.celestron.com35Celestial pole ǯnorth or south pole onto the celestial sphere. Celest

36 >> www.celestron.comR – ƪ A telescope in which the light is collected by means of a mirror. Resolution The minimum detectable an

>> www.celestron.com37ǧǧ͚͚͛ȍȎYou can control your NexStar telescope with a computer via

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>> www.celestron.com3 ͙ǤȋȌ ͟Ǥ  ͙͚Ǥ ͚Ǥ ͠Ǥ

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46 >> www.celestron.com   ĔĚėđĞčĔĜĊė ĆęĊ ĊĆĐ ĆęĊQuadrantids Jan 01-Jan 05 4-Jan 60-200Lyrids Apr 16-A

>> www.celestron.com47A. Celestron warrants this telescope to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for t

©2011 Celestron !LLRIGHTSRESERVEDs0RINTEDIN#HINAs)TEM).34sProduct design and specifications are subject to change witho

4 >> www.celestron.comThe CPC DeluxeHD telescope comes completely pre-assembled and can be operational in a matter of minutes. The CP

A FLEXIBLE IMAGING PLATFORM AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE Superior flat-field, coma-free imagingby the Celestron Engineering TeamVer. 04-2013, For release in

2 I The Celestron EdgeHDThe Celestron EdgeHD A Flexible Imaging Platform at an Affordable PriceBy the Celestron Engineering Team ABSTRACT: The Cele

The Celestron EdgeHD 3Edge HD 1400Edge HD 1100Edge HD 925Edge HD 800FIGURE 1. Celestron’s EdgeHD series consists of four aplanatic telescopes with 8

4 I The Celestron EdgeHDOPTICAL ABERRATIONSFor those not familiar with the art of optical design, this brief primer explains what aberrations are an

The Celestron EdgeHD 5On-Axis 5.00 mm 10.00 mm 15.00 mm 20.00 mm100 μmOff-axis distance (millimeters)CLASSIC SCT“COMA-FREE” SCTEDGEHDTHE OPTICAL PER

6 I The Celestron EdgeHD4. OPTICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE EDGEHDOptical design involves complex trade-offs between optical performance, mechanical tole

The Celestron EdgeHD 75. MECHANICAL DESIGN IMPROVEMENTSTo ensure that the completed EdgeHD telescope delivers the full potential of the optical desi

8 I The Celestron EdgeHDTelescope tubes must “breathe” not only to enable cooling, but also to prevent the build-up of moisture and possible condens

The Celestron EdgeHD 9We cut corrector blanks from large sheets of the glass, then run them through a double-sided surfacing machine to grind and po

10 I The Celestron EdgeHDFIGURE 8. After all the testing is done, the ultimate test is the night sky. This close-up image of the Pelican Nebula test

>> www.celestron.com5Adjusting the Tripod HeightǤthe height at which the t

The Celestron EdgeHD 11FIGURE 9. In autocollimation testing, light goes through an optical system, reflects from a plane mirror, and passes through a

12 I The Celestron EdgeHDThroughout the telescope-building process, we maintain a quality-assurance paper trail for each instrument. All test imag

The Celestron EdgeHD 139. IMAGING WITH THE EDGEHDThe Celestron EdgeHD was designed and optimized for imaging with astronomical CCD cameras, digital

14 I The Celestron EdgeHDFIGURE 14. It is easy to position your digital SLR camera, an astronomical CCD camera, a high-performance video camera, or

The Celestron EdgeHD 1510. CONCLUSIONThe classic Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope introduced tens of thousands of observers and imagers to astronomy and

16 I The Celestron EdgeHDAppendix A:Technical Profiles of EdgeHD TelescopesWhen evaluating astronomical telescopes, astroimagers must bear in mind th

The Celestron EdgeHD 17On-axis, the spots show that the 8-inch EdgeHD is diffraction-limited in both green (for visual observing) and red (for imagi

18 I The Celestron EdgeHDThe spot matrix shows that on-axis images are diffraction limited at all three wavelengths, and remain diffraction-limited

The Celestron EdgeHD 19The 11-inch EdgeHD is optimized to produce its sharpest images in green and red; at these wavelengths it is diffraction-limit

20 I The Celestron EdgeHDIn the matrix spot diagrams, note the tight cluster of rays in green light, and the well balanced spherochromatism in the b

6 >> www.celestron.comThe Eyepiece ƤǤƤ

The Celestron EdgeHD 21Appendix B: TECHNICAL PROFILE OF THE EDGEHD 0.7× FOCAL REDUCER LENS Perhaps the most useful accessory you can get for an Edg

22 I The Celestron EdgeHDCelestron EdgeHD 0.7× Reducer The matrix spot diagrams show that the bulk of rays cluster tightly in or near the Airy dis

The Celestron EdgeHD 23Image by André PaquetteImagine the thrill of seeing the first images from your Celestron EdgeHD! A quick glance at the whole i

The Celestron EdgeHD • ©2013 by Celestron • All rights reserved. Torrance, CA 90503 U.S.A. • www.celestron.com

Accessorize your CPC Deluxe HD to create the ultimate telescope for astro imaging + Nightscape One shot color imaging camera with 10.7MP CCD senso

CPC DELUXE 800 HDCPC DELUXE 925 HDCPC DELUXE 1100 HD1100711008110092032 mm (f/10)2350 mm (f/10)2800 mm (f/10)40 mm Plössl - 1.25¨ (51x)23 mm Luminos -

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