Celestron CG-14

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Celestron CG-14
Excellent optics for Schmidt-Cassegrain.
Commonly use 300x and higher. Good contrast if you use a dewcap. G-11 gemini goto works well. Need a bigger mount for imaging but great visually.

Overall Rating: 9
Optics:9 Mount:9 Ease of Use:8 Value:9
Weight: 1 (Unreliable Vote)
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Celestron CG-14
Wow, unbelievable optics...Moving from the LX-200 line ( 10" and the lastest 12" GPS version ) You can't compare the quality, C-14 Rocks!!!! J.E.



p.s. Unless you enjoy throwing your money away on large SCT's that don't deliver, just step up and buy a C-14...You won't regret owning one!!!

Overall Rating: 10
Optics:10 Mount:9 Ease of Use:10 Value:10
Weight: 1 (Unreliable Vote)
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Celestron CG-14
I have a 1976 version of the C-14. I still love it after all these years. It still kicks every 12 1/2 newtonian's butt. Thomas Johnson (the founder) did the final figure on the optics and matched them all to a high quality standard of 1/15 "each" optical component. My mighty 16" f5 newtonian on its Optical Craftman mount is much better all around but not significantly. Mr. Johnson recommended off the record that I not get the coatings because keeping the corrector glass free of sediment was important to make it perform to its full potential. Using sterile cotton and distilled water with a flash light in the dark keeps it clean and you can use pressure and not worry about scratching the a coating. I've cleaned the silver coatings only twice over the years but no pressure applied of course. I think some of the older C-14s were very good. It might be a good idea if you're in the market to test out an older c-14 that's good shape. I'm sure that optical coatings have come a long way since the 70s, but I've passed up having the coatings added. By the way, the optical glass of the corrector is not optical glass but plain old standard float glass ala windows in your house but corrected. The electronics package has never given a problem in 32 years and when I set it up outside I still have that feeling I had back in 1976 that it is truly a awesome instrument with an almost mythical quality. I recommend Pentax or Clave eyepieces in the 20-32 mm range to get the most out of it. You won't regret having the best eyepieces to use with a truly world class instrument. Now that I'm 65 it's getting much harder to heave that scope up in the air and place it into the fork cradle. Either that or it's mysteriously gotten a lot heavier!

Overall Rating: 7
Optics:10 Mount:9 Ease of Use:8 Value:10
Weight: 1 (Unreliable Vote)
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