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Celestron CGE Pro 1400 FASTAR

Celestron CGE Pro 1400 FASTAR

Optical Design : Schmidt-Cassegrain Aperture : 355.5 mm (14 in) Read more

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Specifications

Feature
Value
Comment
Optical Design :
Schmidt-Cassegrain
Aperture :
355.5 mm (14 in)
Focal Length :
3910 mm (153.94 in)
Focal Ratio :
11
Finderscope :
9x50
Mount :
CGE Pro Computerized Equatorial
Optical Tube :
Aluminum
Eyepiece 1 :
40 mm (1.57 in)
Magnification 1 :
98 x
Star Diagonal :
2" with 1.25" adapter
Tripod :
Adjustable, 2.75" Stainless Steel legs
CD ROM :
NexRemote control software with RS232 cable
Power Supply :
Car battery adapter
Highest Useful Magnification :
840 x
Lowest Useful Magnification :
51 x
Limiting Stellar Magnitude :
15.3
Resolution (Rayleigh) :
0.39 arcsec
Resolution (Dawes) :
0.33 arcsec
Light Gathering Power :
2579 x
Angular Field of View :
0.53 °
Linear Field of View (@1000 yds) :
28 ft (8.53 m)
Optical Coatings :
Starbright XLT Coating
Secondary Mirror Obstruction :
4.5 in (114.3 mm)
Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area :
10.3 %
Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter :
32.2 %
Optical Tube Length :
31 in (787.4 mm)
Slew Speeds :
Nine slew speeds 5.5 deg/s, 2 deg/s, 0.5 deg/s, 64x, 16x, 8x, 4x, 1x, 0.5x
Tracking Rates :
Sidereal, Solar and Lunar
Tracking Modes :
EQ North and EQ South
Alignment Procedures :
2-Star Align, Solar System Align, Last Alignment, Quick Align, 1-Star Align
Database :
40,000+ objects, 100 user defined programmable objects. Enhanced information on over 200 objects
Power Requirements :
12 VDC 3.5A
Internal Clock :
Yes
GPS :
Optional SkySync GPS Accessory
Optical Tube Weight :
45 lbs (20.41 kg)
Tripod and Pier Weight :
52 lbs (23.59 kg)
EQ Mount Weight :
75 lbs (34.02 kg)
Counterweight Bar :
5 lbs (2.27 kg)
Counterweights :
3 x 22 lbs
Release Date
First seen
25 July 2009