Celestron CGE800 User Manual

 

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This section covers the assembly instructions for your Celestron CGE  telescope.  The CGE telescope should be set up 
indoors the first time so that it is easy to identify the various parts and familiarize yourself with the correct assembly 
procedure before attempting it outdoors. 
 
 

Eyepiece 

25mm Plossl 
Eyepiece - 1.25" 

25mm Plossl 
Eyepiece - 1.25" 

40mm Plossl 
Eyepiece - 1.25" 

40mm Eyepiece - 2" 

Star Diagonal - 1.25"  Star Diagonal - 1.25"  Star Diagonal - 1.25" 

Mirror Diagonal –2" 

6x30 with Bracket 

6x30 with Bracket 

9x50 with Bracket 

9x50 with Bracket 

Car Battery Adapter 

Car Battery Adapter 

Car Battery Adapter 

Car Battery Adapter 

One - 11 lb.  

One - 25 lb. 

One - 25 lb. 

Two – 25 lb. 

  
 
The Celestron CGE telescopes are shipped in four boxes (the CGE 1400 comes in five boxes).  In separate boxes are the 
following: 
 

•  Optical Tube Assembly and Standard Accessories 

•  Equatorial Mount, Electronic Pier, Hand Control and Counterweight Bar 

•  Super HD Tripod  

•  Counterweight(s)   

 
Remove all the pieces from their respective boxes and place on a flat, clear work area.  A large floor space is ideal.    When 
setting up your Celestron telescope you must start with the tripod and work up from there.  These instructions are laid out in 
the order each task must be performed. 
 

 
The tripod legs attach to the electronics pier which together form the tripod to which the equatorial mount attaches. The 
tripod comes with two leg support brackets; a collapsible one that is already attached to the lower legs and a removable one 
that must be attached.   To set up the tripod: 
 

1.  Stand the tripod vertically on a level surface, with the feet facing down. 
 
2.  Grab the lower portion of two of the tripod legs and lift them slightly off the ground so that the tripod is resting on the third 

leg.  

 
3.  Extend the tripod legs by pulling the tripod legs apart until the collapsible leg bracket is fully extended.  
 

 
Before the tripod is ready to support the equatorial head and optical tube the center leg support brace must first be installed.