"Bessie" my CPC EdgeHD C11 SCT needs a new home. I've moved onto a CEM60EC / EdgeHD 11" OTA and just don't have the room to keep this amazing scope. 12 months old. I have upgraded both the controller and firmware to the latest versions.
$4150 ONO + shipping
Description:
Aluminium Optical Tube with Celestron's premium StarBright XLT coatings.
Native focal length of 2800mm (f/10).
Includes:
- CPC EdgeHD 11"
- Heavy-Duty Tripod
- Standard accessories & Manual
- 9x50 finderscope
- NextStar+ Remote
- Starlight Instruments Feather Touch focuser
I will also include in the sale
- Farpoint 11" Dew Shield Brand New - Black
- 2" Baader Click Lock Visual Back
The CPC head will ship in its original Celestron shipping boxes.
I also have a JMI Hard Case for Transport $700 AUD was $990 USD new 6 months ago.
1 clip is broken but the case secures with a tie down strap as well.
Sensitive Freight Shipping via TNT Australia will be at cost.
Attached image taken at Wiruna 17/8/15. Telescope ships with only the accessories noted above.
SPECIFICATIONS
Optical Design EdgeHD
Aperture (mm) 280 mm (11 in)
Focal Length 2800 mm (110 in)
Focal Ratio 10
Focal Length of Eyepiece 1 (mm) 23 mm (0.91 in)
Magnification of Eyepiece 1 122 x
Finderscope 50 mm Finderscope with quick release bracket
Star Diagonal 2" w/ 1.25" adapter
Mount Type Dual Fork Arm
Accessory Tray Die Cast Aluminum Leg Brace / Eyepiece holder
Tripod Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Adjustable
Power Requirements Car battery adapter
Highest Useful Magnification 661 x
Lowest Useful Magnification 40 x
Limiting Stellar Magnitude 14.7
Resolution (Rayleigh) 0.5 arc seconds
Resolution (Dawes) 0.41 arc seconds
Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye) 1600 x
Apparent Field of View 0.67 °
Secondary Mirror Obstruction 3.75 in (95 mm)
Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Diameter 34%
Secondary Mirror Obstruction by Area 12%
Optical Coatings Starbright XLT Coating
Total Telescope Kit Weight 97 lbs (44 kg)
Tracking Rates Sidereal, Solar and Lunar
Tracking Modes Altazimuth, EQ North and EQ South
Alignment Procedures SkyAlign, Auto Two-Star Alignment, Two-star Align, SolarSystem Align, EQ North Align, EQ South Align, One-Star Align
Periodic Error Correction Permanently Programmable
Communication Ports RS-232 communication port on hand control
Computer Hand Control Double line, 16 character Liquid Crystal Display; 19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons
Database 40,000+ objects, 100 user defined programmable objects. Enhanced information on over 200 objects
GPS Internal 16 channel
