--- product_id: 1061127 title: "Celestron CPC 9.25\" Schmidt Dual Fork Arm GoTo Telescope" brand: "celestron" price: "$8272.94" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/1061127-celestron-cpc-9-25-schmidt-dual-fork-arm-goto-telescope store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # StarBright XLT 9" aperture GPS enabled Celestron CPC 9.25" Schmidt Dual Fork Arm GoTo Telescope **Brand:** celestron **Price:** $8272.94 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🌠 Unlock the Universe's Secrets! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Celestron CPC 9.25" Schmidt Dual Fork Arm GoTo Telescope by celestron - **How much does it cost?** $8272.94 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/1061127-celestron-cpc-9-25-schmidt-dual-fork-arm-goto-telescope) ## Best For - celestron enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted celestron brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Find Your Focus:** The 9x50 finderscope makes locating stars and planets a breeze, so you can spend more time stargazing. - • **Explore the Cosmos:** Experience the universe like never before with a 9-inch aperture that captures stunning celestial details. - • **Portable Stargazing:** Easily transport this telescope to your favorite viewing spots, making every night an adventure. - • **Whisper-Quiet Operation:** Enjoy serene observations with large drive gears that operate quietly, perfect for late-night explorations. - • **Precision at Your Fingertips:** The fully computerized system and dual fork arm mount ensure effortless navigation through the night sky. ## Overview The Celestron CPC 925 GPS XLT is a state-of-the-art computerized telescope featuring a 9-inch aperture, StarBright XLT coatings for enhanced light transmission, and a user-friendly design that allows for easy portability and quiet operation, making it ideal for both novice and experienced astronomers. ## Description Product Description A rock-solid dual Fork arm mount and large aperture At an affordable price: that’s what makes the CPC telescope series a favorite among experienced amateur astronomers. Electron's revolutionary sky align plus an internal GPS make alignment a snap. Use the Computerized hand control to quickly slew to over 40, 000 celestial objects, then track your target precisely as it moves across the night sky. Imagers can place the CPC dual Fork arm mount on an optional HD Pro wedge to polar align it for long-exposure astrophotography. Thoughtful ergonomic design makes setting up and breaking down your CPC quick and painless. From the Manufacturer Celestron’s 9.25-inch optical system has enjoyed a loyal following since we first introduced it with our Ultima 9.25-inch in 1995. Now the 9.25-inch optical tube is coupled with Celestron's newest computerized telescope family--the CPC GPS series. The 9.25-inch was already a favorite among astrophotographers and discerning visual observers and it offers 33% more light gathering than our 8-inch model. The CPC 925 GPS was specifically designed for visual infinity focus when using 2-inch eyepieces and has an optimized baffle system to benefit astrophotography by minimizing vignetting at the edge of the field of view. Its longer primary focal length and lower magnification secondary mirror contribute to a flatter field of view at the focal plane and helps to further reduce optical aberrations. This feature packed model comes standard with Celestron's renowned StarBright multi-coatings. The CPC 925 GPS is compatible with the complete line of Celestron photographic and visual accessories. Celestron CPC 925 Highlights What makes the CPC 925 GPS great for astrophotography? Longer focal length primary and lower magnification secondary--Contributes to a flatter focal plane with less coma and off-axis astigmatism. Baffle design--Optimized for astrophotography. Minimizes vignetting at the edge of the field of view. This reduces light drop off at the corners of your film plane. Hand Figured Optics--Just like all other Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes, the CPC 925 GPS optics are individually matched and hand figured to ensure the highest optical quality in every telescope. Focus mechanism--At the heart of Celestron's Schmidt-Cassegrain focus mechanism are pre-loaded ball bearings, not bushings, minimizing focus shift. Heavy-duty die cast aluminum fork arms--For maximum rigidity. Unique roller bearing design bearing and shaft--The telescope base rotates around a wide 9.5-inch track for maximum stability; especially important when equatorially mounted for imaging. Autoguider port--For interfacing an autoguider or a drive corrector for long exposure imaging or astrophotography. StarBright coatings--High quality multi-layer coatings maximize transmission of light to the film plane. Celestron's new CPC Series with revolutionary SkyAlign Alignment Technology re-defines everything that amateur astronomers are looking for--quick and simple alignment, GPS, unsurpassed optical quality, ease of set-up and use, ergonomics, enhanced computerization and, most important, affordability. Internal GPS The CPC Series' internal GPS receiver automatically downloads the date and time from orbiting satellites and pinpoints its exact location on Earth. This eliminates the need for you to manually enter the date, time, longitude and latitude. Celestron's Revolutionary SkyAlign Once the CPC's internal GPS has established the telescope's position, aligning the telescope is as easy as 1-2-3! Simply locate and use hand control to manually point (slew) the telescope to three bright celestial objects. You do not need to know the names of the stars--you may even pick the moon or bright planets! Celestron's NexStar software technology will model the night sky to determine the position of every star, planet and celestial object above the horizon. Once aligned, the remote hand control allows direct access to each of the celestial catalogs in its user-friendly database. Celestial Object Database The CPC database contains over 40,000 celestial objects including Messier objects, the Caldwell Catalog, as well as NGC Galaxies, nebulae and planets. User-definable filter limits make navigating through this expansive database quicker and easier. Filter Limits let you filter out objects that are outside of your local horizon (ie, if trees or mountains were in the way). Identify feature tells you what you're looking at, but it can also be a very fun way to tour around the sky. Just point the telescope up somewhere and ask it to identify Messier objects (for instance) and it will show you the 5 nearest Messier objects to your position and let you go to them. You can keep doing this for different parts of the sky or for different object types--it is a lot of fun. There's also "Solar Sys Align" that lets you align on the sun or moon for daytime observing--it is easy to use this to see planets or bright stars in the day. Innovative Features The new CPC Series telescopes, like our acclaimed Advanced Series and premium CGE Series telescopes feature meticulously matched and hand-figured optical systems that are manufactured in our facilities in Torrance, California. In addition, all CPC models are available with StarBright and StarBright XLT High Performance Optical Coatings. With the introduction of the CPC Series, Celestron has "gone back to the drawing board" and re-designed, re-engineered, and re-invented a telescope family that provides superior quality, unsurpassed ease of use, and incomparable value. All CPC models ship standard with our NexRemote telescope control software. ## Features - Equipped with StarBright XLT coatings - Fully computerized telescope with a dual fork arm mount - 9x50 finderscope assists in accurately finding objects - Easy to move telescope from one location to the next - Delivers quiet operation alongside large drive gears ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Additional Features | Computerized with GPS, Large Aperture, Dual Fork Arm Mount, StarBright XLT Coatings | | Asin | B000ARDYPQ | | Best Sellers Rank | #1,182 in Camera & Photo Products (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo Products) #12 in Catadioptric Telescopes | | Brand | Celestron | | Built In Media | 1.25" Star Diagonal, 40mm eyepiece, 50mm 9x50 Finderscope with Bracket, Accessory Tray, Instruction Manual, Mount and Tripod, Optical tube | | Coating | StarBright XLT | | Compatible Devices | Computers, autoguiders | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (12) 4.2 out of 5 stars | | Eye Piece Lens Description | 40mm eyepiece | | Field Of View | 1.1 degrees | | Finderscope | 9x50 Finderscope with quick release bracket | | Focal Length Description | 92.52 inches | | Focus Type | Manual Focus | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00050234107419 | | Item Dimensions D X W X H | 36"D x 32"W x 60"H | | Item Weight | 79 pounds | | Manufacturer | Celestron | | Manufacturer Part Number | 11074-XLT | | Model Name | CPC 925 GPS (XLT) Computerized Telescope | | Model Number | 11074-XLT | | Mount | Computerized Altitude-Azimuth Dual Fork Arm | | Number Of Batteries | 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included) | | Number Of Items | 1 | | Objective Lens Diameter | 23.5 centimeters | | Optical Tube Length | 55.9 centimeters | | Power Source | DC power supply | | Unit Count | 1 Count | | Upc | 050234074018 050234107419 | | Warranty Description | Celestron Two Year Warranty | | Zoom Ratio | 16 | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Celestron - **Model Name:** CPC 925 GPS (XLT) Computerized Telescope - **Optical Tube Length:** 559 Millimeters - **Eye Piece Lens Description:** 40mm eyepiece - **Objective Lens Diameter:** 9.25 Inches - **Telescope Mount Description:** Computerized Altitude-Azimuth Dual Fork Arm - **Product Dimensions:** 36"D x 32"W x 60"H - **Focus Type:** Manual Focus - **Finderscope:** 9x50 Finderscope with quick release bracket - **Item Weight:** 35 Kilograms ## Images ![Celestron CPC 9.25" Schmidt Dual Fork Arm GoTo Telescope - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71ull3VdBNL.jpg) ![Celestron CPC 9.25" Schmidt Dual Fork Arm GoTo Telescope - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71cNJ3Dx6sL.jpg) ![Celestron CPC 9.25" Schmidt Dual Fork Arm GoTo Telescope - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/6162yARK-vL.jpg) ![Celestron CPC 9.25" Schmidt Dual Fork Arm GoTo Telescope - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ybQhJyiTL.jpg) ![Celestron CPC 9.25" Schmidt Dual Fork Arm GoTo Telescope - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61lL6j6KrNL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Style, Set** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great performance across the board *by on Reviewed in the United States September 16, 2013* This is by far the most expensive telescope I've bought so far, and replaces a 5" Newtonian that cost about $300 a few years back. I've taken it out for a small number of long observing sessions, all in the summer of 2013, with the last one in the clear skies of Yosemite state park. I've been using telescopes for about 15 years on and off and would rate my familiarity with the subject as intermediate - definitely not an expert!First up, the mount is sturdy, easy to use and gives great vibration suppression performance. It easily handles the weight of the 9.25" OTA, and has a handy spirit level built in to make it easy to level the scope. Once the scope is set up, vibrations are quickly suppressed, with the image always returning to visual stillness within a couple of seconds even for harder knocks.The OTA itself is aesthetically well designed, and the carrying handle on the side is extremely welcome. It's not light, but I'm able to set everything up unassisted without too much difficulty (I'm in my late 20's and of very average fitness!). I was a little freaked out at the prospect of having to remove a couple of screws from the OTA to attach the finder scope, but once I confirmed that was indeed what you're supposed to do it went on just fine.So far I've aligned the scope with the 3 star method each time. This allows you to point the scope at any 3 of the 80 brightest objects in the sky and have it automatically figure out what it's pointing at. You have to be fairly precise when you aim the scope at those 3 stars - I've had the alignment process fail a number of times when I've not lined things up precisely enough.Along with the scope itself I ordered the following accessories:* Celestron 2" eyepiece and filter set - $220, mandatory. This kit is an absolute no-brainer. While 2" eyepieces are more expensive that 1.25", the visual experience is much better, and they're just much more satisfying to hold. This kit gives you 3 great 2" eyepieces, a 2" diagonal and a 2x Barlow lens. I have some higher power eyepieces but honestly I rarely use anything but the contents of this kit* Celestron battery pack - the scope requires power if you want to use the GOTO features. I ran it from my car the first time but the dashboard lights attracted every moth and mosquito ever born. And I was perpetually paranoid of killing my car battery in the middle of the night in the middle of nowhere. This pack solves all that, and was easily able to cope with a 5 hour observing session last weekNow onto the scope's performance. At 9.25" there' plenty of collecting and resolving power at your disposal. Uranus was clearly resolved into a disc, and Neptune was just within reach too, though I had to gaze at it for a long time to convince myself I was seeing it. Binaries down to 1 arc second are clearly split, and focus across the field is good.Nebulosity is apparent in several structures - the dumbbell nebulae look great, and the pinwheel galaxy demonstrates significant structure in its arms. The ring nebula in particular looks stunning.I've not had a chance to look at Jupiter, Saturn or any of the winter constellations yet but based on what I've seen so far I'm extremely happy with the purchase and can't wait to see what else it has in store for me. ### ⭐ Poor Customer Service *by on Reviewed in the United States February 25, 2009* My telescope arrived damaged. Not shipping damaged, but defective.I contacted Celestron and they instructed me to take the telescope apart, remove a part, and reassemble it for shipping. I had to repackage it and send it to their repair department.Their department received it on the 23rd of January and they STILL have it. It's now Feb 25th.I bought a BRAND NEW telescope and I have yet to use it. They told me that their repair department has up to 30 days to process a repair. Or what? Nothing. I call and they simply tell me that I have to keep waiting. There is a line. Wait for an email with your shipping information. No consolation prize, no rush on the repair, NOTHING. Simply, too bad, you have to wait longer.Not only that, but their customer support line services the entire world. They even tell you that when you call. So the wait time can be extremely long.If I knew this is the customer service process, I would not have bought this product. The telescope is no doubt a great one. I just wish I could have found out by now. Unacceptable customer service that I have no choice but to accept.If customer service is anywhere near the top of your list, do not buy from Celestron. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great pice, but very heavy *by on Reviewed in the United States June 9, 2014* Yes it's heavy but that's a good thing it makes it stable, I'm new to it so still have a lot to learn. So far the moon is great to look at. I love this telescope. 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