The Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope has come a long way since Celestron International introduced it in 1970. Celestron’s original orange-tube C8 is memorable for its somewhat-radical optical and mount ...

A beautifully finished and constructed telescope, the Celestron CPC 800 GPS proved to be an impressive piece of kit during our tours of the night sky. A huge positive is the clear and crisp sights of ...

HYDERABAD: Trust the science loving public to retire hurt one of the most powerful amateur public viewing telescopes. Launched almost two months ago at the Birla Planetarium, the Celestron CPC 1100 ...

HYDERABAD: At first glance, the Celestron CPC 1100 Schmidt at the GP Birla Observatory looks nothing like the long, thin telescopes one has been accustomed to seeing in movies and science textbooks.

The motor kicks in, slowly raising the viewing hatch to reveal the celestial bodies shining on this crisp January night — ready for their close-up from the Celestron CPC 1100 telescope mounted in the ...