CGE Pro

[Zakalwe]

There's been lots of interesting mount debates, but I've not seen much spoken about the CGE Pro. What's the views on this? In comparison to the Mesu 200?

If it was priced under £4K would that make a difference?

[Bukko]

Hi, Zakalwe,

I also read wiht interest the recent Mesu200 posting and discussions on possible alternatives. (ASA, etc) and was surprised at the CGE Pro being dismissed from the thread. Any comments on it were few and they didn't rate it in the comparison.

I wouldguess the price would need to compete with the SW EQ8, or whatever is finally released upon us, but if that really has encoders, then I would be giving the CGE Pro at least a £1k debit on the price/performance comparson.

It does look pretty good, though, but we would need input from actual owners to get a better idea

Gordon.

[Zakalwe]

Thanks Gordon. You've pretty much summed my thoughts up. Teleskop Express has a couple of them for €4299 which looks like a bit of a bargain......

[E621Keith]

Telescope Outlet has one for £3.9k if you are interested

http://telescopeoutlet.co.uk/index.php/mounts/celestron-cge-pro-mount.html

Would be quite interested to hear how the CGE pro compares with the premiums, especially after it has been fitted with TDM.

[Zakalwe]

Yes, I saw that one. To be honest, I've just blown £2K on a new camera and filter wheel setup, so I have no budget now. I'll be watching the EQ8 closely, but would love to hear how the CGE Pro compares.

Hmmm...not a great review here:

http://www.cloudynig...hp?item_id=2579

Lots of teething issues, but after that it looks like a decent performer.

Or here:

http://triplehelix.rice.edu/~jeff/astronomy/CGEPRO_review/index.html

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

I gather the CGE pro has a much lower load capacity than the Mesu-200. So in that sense they are not in the same league. Having used neither I cannot comment on the performance.