What are the Payload Capacities for Celestron's mounts?

What are the Payload Capacities for Celestron's mounts?

Celestron's payload capacity is the weight the mount and dovetail clamp can hold when adding on the optical tube and the accessories you wish to use with your scope (Finderscope,...

What are the Payload Capacities for Celestron's mounts?

Celestron's payload capacity is the weight the mount and dovetail clamp can hold when adding on the optical tube and the accessories you wish to use with your scope (Finderscope,...

Which Celestron counterweights work with which mounts?

Which Celestron counterweights work with which mounts?

 Whether you are enhancing your mount setup or buying replacement parts, below are the counterweights that go with each one of our recent Celestron mounts.The purpose of counterweights is to...

Which Celestron counterweights work with which mounts?

 Whether you are enhancing your mount setup or buying replacement parts, below are the counterweights that go with each one of our recent Celestron mounts.The purpose of counterweights is to...

How much magnification can I use with my CPC scope, and how much is too ...

A telescope's magnification is actually a relationship between two independent optical systems–the telescope itself and the eyepiece you are using. To determine power, divide the focal length o...

How much magnification can I use with my CPC scope, and how much is too ...

A telescope's magnification is actually a relationship between two independent optical systems–the telescope itself and the eyepiece you are using. To determine power, divide the focal length of th...

What do aplanatic optics do?

Aplanatic optics are designed to eliminate both spherical aberration and coma, two major aberrations (image defects) found in telescopes. The end result is sharper images across a much wider field...

What do aplanatic optics do?

Aplanatic optics are designed to eliminate both spherical aberration and coma, two major aberrations (image defects) found in telescopes. The end result is sharper images across a much wider field...

My EdgeHD optical tube assembly (OTA) has four small tapped holes along ...

All EdgeHD OTAs have Fastar-compatible secondary cells. Because Fastar (and the third party system, HyperStar) is very sensitive to centering of the lens optics relative to the primary mirror, all...

My EdgeHD optical tube assembly (OTA) has four small tapped holes along ...

All EdgeHD OTAs have Fastar-compatible secondary cells. Because Fastar (and the third party system, HyperStar) is very sensitive to centering of the lens optics relative to the primary mirror, all...

When using my autoguider and /or autoguiding program, I’m not getting an...

First, make sure you have the mount’s autoguiding rate set properly. This is found under Scope Setup > Autoguiding Rate in your hand control menu. Note that 00 is a...

When using my autoguider and /or autoguiding program, I’m not getting an...

First, make sure you have the mount’s autoguiding rate set properly. This is found under Scope Setup > Autoguiding Rate in your hand control menu. Note that 00 is a...