waassaabee
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I was surfing Celestron's site this morning and noticed a new offering...
CGE Pro view 1
CGE Pro View 2
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Gary
34N 120W
-My kingdom for blue squares!-
WO Megrez 90FD/TV 0.8x FR/FF
AT8RC
mini Borg 50/Q-Guide/PHD
CGEM
Canon 350D Hap Griffin Baader mod - o.o
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Edited by waassaabee (01/01/09 01:20 PM)
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rodney
Vendor - Explora Dome
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This was discussed last summer.
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=2477166&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=all&vc=1
Clear skies,
Rodney
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Meade 10 SCT
AT 8/F4 imaging scope
13 Truss
C8-NGT
Orion 80mm/F11
Canon 300D
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Luigi
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I wouldn't dismiss it so quickly. The inclusion on the current website suggests they have changed their minds and are offering it as a new product.
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Edited by Charlie Hein (01/02/09 12:28 PM)
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GrassyPond
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Price?
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Joe
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Yedgy
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Loc: Phoenix, AZ, USA
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The price isn't listed on Celestron's website. Sure looks like a beauty, though! Given that the CGE is $3K I'd guess that this one is in the $5K area to compete with the Losmandy Titan.
Tony
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waassaabee
Carpal Tunnel
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Quote:
Price?
I couldn't find a price listed, their new site design isn't very good in my opinion. But a CGE PRO... the Pro part has to add $1K easy..
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Gary
34N 120W
-My kingdom for blue squares!-
WO Megrez 90FD/TV 0.8x FR/FF
AT8RC
mini Borg 50/Q-Guide/PHD
CGEM
Canon 350D Hap Griffin Baader mod - o.o
My Friend Flickr
Edited by Charlie Hein (01/02/09 12:31 PM)
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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie no more
Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 25187
Loc: NE Ohio
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This was discussed last summer.
Those photos don't look anything like the CGE Pro that was originally to be offered with the C20 (I've seen that model). This is a different mount; they are apparently just reviving the name.
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John C
Urban Observatory
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 178ED F/9 "APO"
Meade ETX-125AT
C14
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rmollise
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Those photos don't look anything like the CGE Pro that was originally to be offered with the C20 (I've seen that model). This is a different mount; they are apparently just reviving the name.
This one is much more rationally and reasonably priced. Oddest thing? Apparently Celestron has suddenly taken it back off the website. Tease?
IMHO, lotsa folks are gonna like it. Nice payload--comparable to the Losmandy Titan for considerably less.
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GrassyPond
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Loc: South Georgia
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That was the shortest production run in history.
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Joe
12" LX200R
MallinCam Hyper Plus Color
10' HomeDome Automated with LesveDome
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skybsd
professor emeritus
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Hi,
Quote:
This one is much more rationally and reasonably priced. Oddest thing? Apparently Celestron has suddenly taken it back off the website. Tease?
IMHO, lotsa folks are gonna like it. Nice payload--comparable to the Losmandy Titan for considerably less.
Was it the now-removed page at Celestron's site that provided details on capability and other specifications you're referencing here?
Thanks.
Regards,
skybsd
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Luigi
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That's amazing. I saw it there just this morning. Somebody took it down today, a holiday!
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17.5" f/5 Dob. IM-715 MCT. 120ED. Lunt 60mm Ha.
Zeiss, Leica, Fujinon, Nikon, Pentax, Bushnell bins
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LLEEGE
Running out of Oxygen
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Loc: Cloud-chester,NY
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Looks like an interesting mount that is targeting the NJP/AP900 class mounts.
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Scott Beith
SRF
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C14 riding on that would be sweet.
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Ricky
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"This one is much more rationally and reasonably priced."
How much is "...reasonably priced." ?
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rmollise
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Quote:
"This one is much more rationally and reasonably priced."
How much is "...reasonably priced." ?
About 5K...as compared to about 7K for the Titan.
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rmollise
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Quote:
Hi,
Quote:
This one is much more rationally and reasonably priced. Oddest thing? Apparently Celestron has suddenly taken it back off the website. Tease?
IMHO, lotsa folks are gonna like it. Nice payload--comparable to the Losmandy Titan for considerably less.
Was it the now-removed page at Celestron's site that provided details on capability and other specifications you're referencing here?
Thanks.
Regards,
skybsd
Yep, except for the price, which came from one of our favorite dealers...who just happens to own a website near and dear to all of us...starts with a "C"... 
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Rod's New Book:
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Dave H.
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Reged: 02/29/08
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Loc: Northern Virginia
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I saw the GGE Pro on the Celestron site today as well, and spent quite a bit of time admiring that sweet new mount design...
Advertised weight I believe was 152 pounds assembled with counter weight, and payload of 90 pounds.
I don't recall all the details but they were advertising .75" worm gears, the new all star polar alignment, tracking 20 degrees past the meridian, and the price was listed as only $2,999..., yeah, the price part I do remember for sure!
Perhaps the price was a typo and that is why they pulled it off the site on a holiday, as that looks like a super sweet mount for the same price as the old CGE. If that really is going to be the price, there will be fire sales on all the current dealer inventory of the old CGE mount, that is for sure.
Personally I have been planning to get a CGEM when they show up in the next couple weeks, but now after looking at the CGE Pro I am not so sure...
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CGEM Mount
Skywatcher Pro 120 ED
Celestron C6XLT
Baader Modified Canon 450D, and far too much other stuff!
Edited by RideSober (01/01/09 08:23 PM)
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celestial_search
Carpal Tunnel
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Loc: Iowa, USA
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I was "fishing" on the site also and saw the word "Discontinued" for the CGE-14. I hope that Celestron is not disontinuing the C-14 OTA, but I'm not sure what it up.
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Frank
C-11 XLT
8" f/6 Newt on GEM
Tak FS-102II
SV 80L Triplet APO
EQ-6 Mount on pier in backyard observatory (EQMOD)
CG-5 AS (GOTO)
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Ricky
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Loc: Nor Cal
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Id be REALLY surprised if the CGE Pro is priced under 4k.
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Regards Ricky
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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie no more
Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 25187
Loc: NE Ohio
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I was "fishing" on the site also and saw the word "Discontinued" for the CGE-14. I hope that Celestron is not disontinuing the C-14 OTA, but I'm not sure what it up.
It's possible that they intend to bundle the C14 only with the new, beefier mount. The CGE is derived from a mount designed for the C11, and is generally considered a bit light for the c14. The now-disappeared pages on the website referred specifically to the new mount as an ideal platform for a C14.
Able to hold our 14" SCT telescope more securely
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John C
Urban Observatory
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 178ED F/9 "APO"
Meade ETX-125AT
C14
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
CI-700, NJP, GPDX/SS2KPC, CG5-GT
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Edited by jrcrilly (01/01/09 08:50 PM)
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