DESC: The CGE 800 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope is part of Celestrons "Top-of-the-Line" German Equatorial mounted astronomical telescopes. The CGE 800 is the most portable of the four models. This telescope is especially at home as a solid platform for long exposure photography with optional CCD cameras or photographic equipment. Using an f/6.3 Focal Reducer or Fastar accessory makes it usable with a wide variety of CCD cameras. German Equatorial mounts are recognized as being the superior choice for astrophotography because of thier rock solid stability, simple balancing and easy accessibility for attaching equipment. This, coupled with the CGE lin's GoTo capability, makes it an unbeatable instrument for its size. As a visual instrument you can search for all of the Messier Catalog objects, and you can see hundreds of other, less famous, but equally interesting NGC, IC and Caldwell objects.