925 Fastar compatibility

[Mcgregoraa]

Hi,

This is my first post so be gentle I'm in the process of returning to astronomy after many years and have been deciding over the past few months what new scope to buy. I've almost settled on a cpc925 but it bothers me that if I decide at a later stage to do any AP I won't have the option of using hyperstar. I understand I can always go for a GEM mount but I like the portability and setup of a fork mounts which is important to me at least.

That said the new CGEM 925 is faster compatible (not that I can find any hypterstar devices for a 9.25) but it got me thinking. Does anybody know if celestron have any plans for a new cpc925 that is faster compatible , a cpc925hd so to speak?

Andy, Milton Keynes

[Merlin66]

I have a C9.25 and asked the same question - I was advised that no there's no fastar option available or being considered for the C9.25.

Notwithstanding the lack of the fastar option the C9.25 is a very good scope. You can always use the x0.63 reducer.....

[SteveL]

Starizona have no intentions of making Hyoerstar units for the 9.25" OTAs. The mirrors in the 9.25 are a different layout (dont ask, i dont know!) to the 8/11 OTAs, and so the usual Hyperstar system dont work. Not sure they will ever make one to fit.

I think the bigger issue for possible AP work will be the fork mounted AltAz system on the CPC...