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title: "CPC 1100 StarBright XLT GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain 2800mm Telescope with Tripod and Tube"
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# 11-inch aperture for stunning light-gathering 40,000+ celestial objects database Built-in GPS for instant location & time sync CPC 1100 StarBright XLT GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain 2800mm Telescope with Tripod and Tube

**Brand:** celestron
**Price:** A$10746
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## Summary

> 🌌 Unlock the Universe: See More, Discover Faster, Stargaze Smarter!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** CPC 1100 StarBright XLT GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain 2800mm Telescope with Tripod and Tube by celestron
- **How much does it cost?** A$10746 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- celestron enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted celestron brand quality
- Free international shipping included
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- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Dual Fork Arm GoTo Mount:** Automatically locate and track over 40,000 celestial wonders with precision and ease.
- • **Ergonomic & Portable Design:** Heavy-duty yet manageable 65lb telescope with smart carrying handles for your backyard or dark sky adventures.
- • **Bonus Starry Night Software Included:** Plan, simulate, and explore the cosmos from your desktop with top-rated astronomy software.
- • **Revolutionary SkyAlign + Internal GPS:** Effortless setup and pinpoint alignment in minutes—no astronomy degree required.
- • **Massive 11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain Optics:** Experience breathtaking clarity and deep-sky detail with diffraction-limited performance.

## Overview

The Celestron CPC 1100 StarBright XLT GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope combines a powerful 11-inch aperture with advanced SkyAlign technology and an internal GPS for rapid, precise alignment. Featuring a robust dual fork arm GoTo mount with access to a vast database of 40,000+ celestial objects, it delivers stunning views of planets, galaxies, and nebulae. Designed for both serious amateurs and astrophotographers, its ergonomic build balances portability with premium optics, enhanced by StarBright XLT coatings. Includes a 9x50 finderscope, tripod, and bonus Starry Night software, backed by a 2-year US warranty and expert support.

## 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. Celestron’s revolutionary skyalign 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 The largest aperture of the CPC GPS line, The CPC 1100 GPS Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope has the most light gathering power and has a limiting magnitude of nearly 15. The CPC 1100 GPS takes full advantage of its vast database of thousands of NGC and Abell galaxies as well as delivering a new level of detail to all your favorite deep sky objects. This CPC 1100 GPS features Celestron's premium StarBright XLT coatings. With sophisticated software features like Hibernate function, the CPC can maintain its star alignment night after night without needing to be re-aligned, making it an ideal instrument for a permanent observatory facility. The CPC GPS is the most portable of Celestron's top-of-the-line fork-mounted astronomical telescopes. This telescope is at home as a superb visual instrument or, with optional wedge and CCD cameras, as a serious astrophotographer's tool. Turn this scope to planets and see amazing detail on the surface of Jupiter; see Cassini's Division in the rings of Saturn, and resolve details on the surface of Mars. Even the distant Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are within your reach. Although large in aperture, with its conveniently located carrying handles and an instrument weight of 65lb., this telescope is portable enough to setup in your backyard or take with you to your favorite dark sky location. 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 GOTO 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.

Review: Nice telescope! - Update January 2018: I used this scope for the solar eclipse and have been photographing deep sky objects with a wedge. It's still going strong and working fine after I replaced the front cell. I've had a few issues with the GPS receiver that I've been able to resolve. I recently replaced the nylon ball bearings in the base of the mount with stainless steel bearings in order to get smoother tracking for astrophotography. Update March 2016 - Parts are difficult to obtain from Celestron!! I had an unfortunate accident with my telescope while setting up a outreach demonstration in a gym on a cloudy night. I forgot to tighten the thumbscrews that secure the scope to the tripod, and then tried to adjust the tripod! It was a dumb mistake and entirely my fault. I typically am more careful but guess I was in a hurry. The telescope fell and dented the front cell (the bezel that the lens cap attaches to). I've since tested the scope with an artificial star and found that the optics are still very fine! The collimation was off a bit but not by much. I added "Bob's knobs" and was able to get a nice diffraction pattern during the fine in-focus collimation adjustment. Celestron refused to sell me the front cell!! They offered the option of sending the scope back to the factory but it will take 20 to 40 days and cost an estimated $300. I don't mind the $300 so much, but don't want to be without the scope for a month as the weather is just getting nice and Jupiter is nicely placed! I continued bugging Celestron, and they reluctantly agreed to sell me the front cell. It wasn't too hard to replace and I collimated the optical tube. It's been working fine ever since! Update November 2015, a few months after purchase: =========================================== I'm still happy wit this purchase. This telescope has rekindled my interest in amateur astronomy and helped me to see the sky in a "new light". It's also been a hit with my neighbors when I've invited them to star parties. The GOTO feature is really useful and helps keep things moving. The tripod and telescope are a bit unwieldy to carry into the field, but that's subjective. It takes me about 15 minutes to unload the stuff from my car and set up at my favorite field not far from my home. I'd seen the planets before in my old 4.5" Newtonian scope that were OK, but have got some great views of the lunar eclipse, Saturn, Venus, and the moon with the CPC800 in the couple of months that I've owned it, and I'm dying to see Jupiter when it rises high in the night sky for me in the spring of 2016 (I'm not a morning person!). Meanwhile this CPC800 has helped me to discover the beauty of deep sky objects such as galaxies and nebulae. I say this with some trepidation because you shouldn't expect to run out and see images as you see them in magazines. The great ring nebula in Lyra for example, still looks like a small fuzzy doughnut. But it is resolvable and unmistakable in this telescope, whereas in my 4.5" Newtonian it was barely recognizable. Such objects will never look as you see them in a magazine because the human eye is not as sensitive as long exposure photography, and we're bound to do our observing from under a thick layer of atmosphere. Speaking of which, I'll note that I'm located in a rural area with low light pollution and at about 1000' above sea level. I've gained a new appreciation for how special and rare dark skies are. Pity the city-dwellers who cannot see the milk way! That's the way the ball bounces. I've started experimenting with astrophotography through this scope and have seen some colors in the nebulae through an inexpensive used DSLR camera from eBay. It's opened a whole new world for me but I see this as a specialized area that will take me a long while to master. One of the first things you'll run into with this Schmidt-Cassegrain scope as opposed to a Newtonian telescope is dew. Moisture in the air will condense on the corrector plate and end your viewing session before you're ready. It's inevitable. I made a primitive dew shield from flexible black foam craft sheets. This works well, is inexpensive, and buys you a couple of hours before the dew forms. I eventually constructed a 3-watt dew heater. These things can be easily purchased as well, but I like DYI when possible. Learning these things is a natural progression if you take this hobby seriously. Astronomy requires patience and endurance. Summer buzzing bugs - winter freezing feet - cloudy nights. But you'll be rewarded if you stick with it. Have fun! ... It's a very nice instrument. I'm happy with it so far. I've had better luck using the one-star alignment method by just pointing it to a known object than by using the three star alignment. One star alignment is pretty quick and gets me close enough to find other objects pretty well. The tripod is very solid. That tracking works well. Images are quite crisp with the supplied eyepiece. The controller is fairly intuitive, although it feels a bit dated with the menu-driven two-line LCD display. I found the power switch LED to be too bright as it shines up from the base pretty much into your eyes. I covered it with a piece of black tape. The underside of the tripod has six triangular cavities cast into the aluminum. I added red LED light strips in these compartments shining down on the accessory tray and found these to be very helpful. The light shines down onto the tray and not into your eyes since the LED's themselves are well hidden in the cavities. I power the telescope and other accessories (including the LEDs) from a 20 aH sealed lead acid battery that I carry in a canvas bag. I had a great time with this during the lunar eclipse star party on September 27th. The GOTO feature was extremely useful during the eclipse. As the skies darkened and stars started popping out, I could quickly slew to the ring nebula or Andromeda, and then easily slew right back to the moon to check its progress. The DC power connector has a locking ring that is supposed to engage with threads on the DC socket. It doesn't. Celestron used a DC socket with threads that don't protrude enough from the base. I find it a curious oversight. The correct socket is probably only worth a couple of bucks. I worry that the power cord might pull out and mess up my alignment, so I tie the cord through the handle on the fork. The finder scope inverts the image and has a non-illuminated reticle, and the adjustment screws protrude further than I would like. I found that they interfered with my piggyback camera mount. So I'm not really nuts about the finder scope. I've generally been pretty pleased with purchases on desertcart. However, this is the most expensive item I've bought from desertcart so far. In retrospect, I would buy it from another supplier. desertcart chose to ship this using a freight carrier from a warehouse about 1000 miles from me, which took about a week. It arrived on time and in good condition, but later I later discovered that I could have bought this from another supplier in a neighboring state who would have shipped UPS without charging sales tax. I probably could have received the telescope in two days instead of a week. It's a nice scope and expect to get years of enjoyment from it.
Review: Great Scope, Unbeatable Price - I bought this telescope as a 50th birthday present to myself, and it did not disappoint. The optics are fantastic, the setup was a breeze, and it's a joy to operate. There is some minor assembly required, but the instructions are clear and it was only about 30 minutes from shipping box to first light. One word of caution: While the CPC 1100 invoices as one item with one tracking number, it actually ships in two cartons (one for the telescope and one for the tripod). UPS dropped off just one box (the tripod) and, when asked, said he only had the one carton on the truck. About 15 minutes later, while I was on the phone with a VERY helpful desertcart agent, the UPS man pulled up again with the second box. Disaster averted! Assembly was quick and aligning the finder scope was easy. Read the manual, and you'll have no problems. Checking the optical path, the telescope's collimation was perfect, so no major bouncing around during shipping and no adjustments necessary. First light was on the pre-sunset Moon, and the Aristarchus Plateau was my first sight with the included 40mm eyepiece. The clarity was nothing short of breathtaking. Higher magnification was also quite clear down through an 8mm eyepiece before atmospheric turbulence limited the seeing. Using the SkyAlign system with the NexStar hand controller was also a snap. Just power up the system, let the GPS lock, then select three bright stars for alignment. Center the first star on the cross hairs of the finder scope, press "ENTER", then slew the telescope with the hand controller until the star is centered in the eyepiece, and press "ALIGN". Repeat for two more bright stars in different parts of the sky, and you're done. Now, you've got easy go-to access to the 40,000 objects in the NexStar database. A couple of other notes: If you're purchasing this telescope, know that it's big and it's heavy. The ergonomics of the carrying handles are good, but you better be prepared to lift and maneuver 62 pounds (28 kg). Also, the telescope comes with only one 40mm eyepiece and a 12-volt car power adapter. If you want to really start using your new telescope, I recommend purchasing the Celestron Accessory Kit for a nice selection of eyepieces and filters, as well as the Celestron 18778 AC Adapter for Computerized Telescopes to power your telescope from a standard household outlet/extension cord. I highly recommend this telescope for the fantastic optics, ease of use, and desertcart's great price.

## Features

- CPC 1100 COMPUTERIZED TELESCOPE: Celestron’s iconic CPC telescope combines legendary 11" Schmidt-Cassegrain optics with updated technology and the latest features for an amazing stargazing experience for beginners and experienced observers alike.
- 11-INCH APERTURE SCHMIDT-CASSEGRAIN TELESCOPE: Massive, 11-inch diffraction limited optics pack enough light-gathering ability to deliver spectacular views of Solar System and deep sky objects alike.
- DUAL FORK ARM GOTO MOUNT: With a database of 40,000+ celestial objects, the CPC's beefy GoTo mount locates and tracks objects for you. It's also compatible with our best accessories like StarSense AutoAlign and the SkyPortal WiFi Module.
- EASY TO SET UP and USE: The CPC's ergonomic design allows one person to set up or move the telescope. SkyAlign technology helps you align the telescope fast. When you're done observing, the telescope breaks down for storage.
- 9x50 FINDERSCOPE INCLUDED: Center objects perfectly in the eyepiece with a high-quality finderscope with 9x magnification.
- BONUS FREE STARRY NIGHT SOFTWARE: Includes a free download of Starry Night Special Edition, one of the top-rated astronomy software programs. Simulate the night sky, learn about celestial objects, and plan your observing session.
- UNBEATABLE WARRANTY and SUPPORT: Buy with confidence from Celestron, a leading telescope brand in California since 1960. Your purchase includes a 2-Year US Warranty and unlimited support from our team of US-based experts.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B000ARFND2 |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included) |
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,992 in Camera & Photo Products ( See Top 100 in Camera & Photo Products ) #20 in Catadioptric Telescopes |
| Customer Reviews | 3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars (120) |
| Date First Available | June 17, 2003 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 53.6 pounds |
| Item model number | 11075-XLT |
| Manufacturer | Celestron |
| Product Dimensions | 36 x 19 x 37 inches |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Celestron
- **Eye Piece Lens Description:** 40mm eyepiece
- **Finderscope:** 9x50 Finderscope with quick release bracket
- **Focus Type:** Manual Focus
- **Model Name:** CPC 1100 GPS (XLT) Computerized Telescope
- **Objective Lens Diameter:** 279 Millimeters
- **Optical Tube Length:** 610 Millimeters
- **Power Source:** Battery Powered
- **Product Dimensions:** 36"D x 32"W x 60"H
- **Telescope Mount Description:** Computerized Altitude-Azimuth Dual Fork Arm

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Configuration, Style** options.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice telescope!
*by D***E on October 24, 2015*

Update January 2018: I used this scope for the solar eclipse and have been photographing deep sky objects with a wedge. It's still going strong and working fine after I replaced the front cell. I've had a few issues with the GPS receiver that I've been able to resolve. I recently replaced the nylon ball bearings in the base of the mount with stainless steel bearings in order to get smoother tracking for astrophotography. Update March 2016 - Parts are difficult to obtain from Celestron!! I had an unfortunate accident with my telescope while setting up a outreach demonstration in a gym on a cloudy night. I forgot to tighten the thumbscrews that secure the scope to the tripod, and then tried to adjust the tripod! It was a dumb mistake and entirely my fault. I typically am more careful but guess I was in a hurry. The telescope fell and dented the front cell (the bezel that the lens cap attaches to). I've since tested the scope with an artificial star and found that the optics are still very fine! The collimation was off a bit but not by much. I added "Bob's knobs" and was able to get a nice diffraction pattern during the fine in-focus collimation adjustment. Celestron refused to sell me the front cell!! They offered the option of sending the scope back to the factory but it will take 20 to 40 days and cost an estimated $300. I don't mind the $300 so much, but don't want to be without the scope for a month as the weather is just getting nice and Jupiter is nicely placed! I continued bugging Celestron, and they reluctantly agreed to sell me the front cell. It wasn't too hard to replace and I collimated the optical tube. It's been working fine ever since! Update November 2015, a few months after purchase: =========================================== I'm still happy wit this purchase. This telescope has rekindled my interest in amateur astronomy and helped me to see the sky in a "new light". It's also been a hit with my neighbors when I've invited them to star parties. The GOTO feature is really useful and helps keep things moving. The tripod and telescope are a bit unwieldy to carry into the field, but that's subjective. It takes me about 15 minutes to unload the stuff from my car and set up at my favorite field not far from my home. I'd seen the planets before in my old 4.5" Newtonian scope that were OK, but have got some great views of the lunar eclipse, Saturn, Venus, and the moon with the CPC800 in the couple of months that I've owned it, and I'm dying to see Jupiter when it rises high in the night sky for me in the spring of 2016 (I'm not a morning person!). Meanwhile this CPC800 has helped me to discover the beauty of deep sky objects such as galaxies and nebulae. I say this with some trepidation because you shouldn't expect to run out and see images as you see them in magazines. The great ring nebula in Lyra for example, still looks like a small fuzzy doughnut. But it is resolvable and unmistakable in this telescope, whereas in my 4.5" Newtonian it was barely recognizable. Such objects will never look as you see them in a magazine because the human eye is not as sensitive as long exposure photography, and we're bound to do our observing from under a thick layer of atmosphere. Speaking of which, I'll note that I'm located in a rural area with low light pollution and at about 1000' above sea level. I've gained a new appreciation for how special and rare dark skies are. Pity the city-dwellers who cannot see the milk way! That's the way the ball bounces. I've started experimenting with astrophotography through this scope and have seen some colors in the nebulae through an inexpensive used DSLR camera from eBay. It's opened a whole new world for me but I see this as a specialized area that will take me a long while to master. One of the first things you'll run into with this Schmidt-Cassegrain scope as opposed to a Newtonian telescope is dew. Moisture in the air will condense on the corrector plate and end your viewing session before you're ready. It's inevitable. I made a primitive dew shield from flexible black foam craft sheets. This works well, is inexpensive, and buys you a couple of hours before the dew forms. I eventually constructed a 3-watt dew heater. These things can be easily purchased as well, but I like DYI when possible. Learning these things is a natural progression if you take this hobby seriously. Astronomy requires patience and endurance. Summer buzzing bugs - winter freezing feet - cloudy nights. But you'll be rewarded if you stick with it. Have fun! ... It's a very nice instrument. I'm happy with it so far. I've had better luck using the one-star alignment method by just pointing it to a known object than by using the three star alignment. One star alignment is pretty quick and gets me close enough to find other objects pretty well. The tripod is very solid. That tracking works well. Images are quite crisp with the supplied eyepiece. The controller is fairly intuitive, although it feels a bit dated with the menu-driven two-line LCD display. I found the power switch LED to be too bright as it shines up from the base pretty much into your eyes. I covered it with a piece of black tape. The underside of the tripod has six triangular cavities cast into the aluminum. I added red LED light strips in these compartments shining down on the accessory tray and found these to be very helpful. The light shines down onto the tray and not into your eyes since the LED's themselves are well hidden in the cavities. I power the telescope and other accessories (including the LEDs) from a 20 aH sealed lead acid battery that I carry in a canvas bag. I had a great time with this during the lunar eclipse star party on September 27th. The GOTO feature was extremely useful during the eclipse. As the skies darkened and stars started popping out, I could quickly slew to the ring nebula or Andromeda, and then easily slew right back to the moon to check its progress. The DC power connector has a locking ring that is supposed to engage with threads on the DC socket. It doesn't. Celestron used a DC socket with threads that don't protrude enough from the base. I find it a curious oversight. The correct socket is probably only worth a couple of bucks. I worry that the power cord might pull out and mess up my alignment, so I tie the cord through the handle on the fork. The finder scope inverts the image and has a non-illuminated reticle, and the adjustment screws protrude further than I would like. I found that they interfered with my piggyback camera mount. So I'm not really nuts about the finder scope. I've generally been pretty pleased with purchases on Amazon. However, this is the most expensive item I've bought from Amazon so far. In retrospect, I would buy it from another supplier. Amazon chose to ship this using a freight carrier from a warehouse about 1000 miles from me, which took about a week. It arrived on time and in good condition, but later I later discovered that I could have bought this from another supplier in a neighboring state who would have shipped UPS without charging sales tax. I probably could have received the telescope in two days instead of a week. It's a nice scope and expect to get years of enjoyment from it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Scope, Unbeatable Price
*by A***D on April 9, 2012*

I bought this telescope as a 50th birthday present to myself, and it did not disappoint. The optics are fantastic, the setup was a breeze, and it's a joy to operate. There is some minor assembly required, but the instructions are clear and it was only about 30 minutes from shipping box to first light. One word of caution: While the CPC 1100 invoices as one item with one tracking number, it actually ships in two cartons (one for the telescope and one for the tripod). UPS dropped off just one box (the tripod) and, when asked, said he only had the one carton on the truck. About 15 minutes later, while I was on the phone with a VERY helpful Amazon agent, the UPS man pulled up again with the second box. Disaster averted! Assembly was quick and aligning the finder scope was easy. Read the manual, and you'll have no problems. Checking the optical path, the telescope's collimation was perfect, so no major bouncing around during shipping and no adjustments necessary. First light was on the pre-sunset Moon, and the Aristarchus Plateau was my first sight with the included 40mm eyepiece. The clarity was nothing short of breathtaking. Higher magnification was also quite clear down through an 8mm eyepiece before atmospheric turbulence limited the seeing. Using the SkyAlign system with the NexStar hand controller was also a snap. Just power up the system, let the GPS lock, then select three bright stars for alignment. Center the first star on the cross hairs of the finder scope, press "ENTER", then slew the telescope with the hand controller until the star is centered in the eyepiece, and press "ALIGN". Repeat for two more bright stars in different parts of the sky, and you're done. Now, you've got easy go-to access to the 40,000 objects in the NexStar database. A couple of other notes: If you're purchasing this telescope, know that it's big and it's heavy. The ergonomics of the carrying handles are good, but you better be prepared to lift and maneuver 62 pounds (28 kg). Also, the telescope comes with only one 40mm eyepiece and a 12-volt car power adapter. If you want to really start using your new telescope, I recommend purchasing the Celestron Accessory Kit for a nice selection of eyepieces and filters, as well as the Celestron 18778 AC Adapter for Computerized Telescopes to power your telescope from a standard household outlet/extension cord. I highly recommend this telescope for the fantastic optics, ease of use, and Amazon's great price.

### ⭐ Poor Customer Service
*by V***N on 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.

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