c11

[blink138 (Pat)]

good evening members
i have just received my much anticipated carbon fibre c11
when i unpacked it i went straight round to the business end
it has already been fitted with bobs knobs but at the front of the corrector it has written "fastar celestron"
now i do know what the fastar is but does this mean that my c11 is just "compatable" or has the change been made?
pat

[sheeny (Al)]

I'll stand corrected if I'm wrong and someone knows better, but I would suggest that unless you have the other 'fastar' pieces to replace the secondary with then it is compatible "only"... I say "only" because with that scope it should be pretty painless I believe to fit a hyperstar. I don't think Celestron make the actual faster any more, but the hyperstar is available.

Congratulations BTW! I wish mine was fastar compatible.

Al.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by blink138

good evening members
i have just received my much anticipated carbon fibre c11
when i unpacked it i went straight round to the business end
it has already been fitted with bobs knobs but at the front of the corrector it has written "fastar celestron"
now i do know what the fastar is but does this mean that my c11 is just "compatable" or has the change been made?
pat

There problably is a retaining ring on the front for the secondary cell so you can remove it easily and fit an hyperstar lens.

[renormalised (Carl)]

If it says "fastar celestron" on the locking nut/ring on the front, then you have a C11 that is already compatible with fastar/hyperstar and can replace the secondary with the hyperstar lens just be unscrewing the lock nut/ring and lifting the secondary out. All you need now is a hyperstar lens!!!

[blink138 (Pat)]

thanks a lot guys
i gather then that not all celestrons are fastar compatable
does it cost a lot of money to convert the beast if you wanted to?
even without the hyperstar lens attachment?
pat

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by blink138

thanks a lot guys
i gather then that not all celestrons are fastar compatable
does it cost a lot of money to convert the beast if you wanted to?
even without the hyperstar lens attachment?
pat

Couple $100s for the conversion kit which replaces your whole secondary cell.

[blink138 (Pat)]

thanks marc
pat