New Celestron Advanced Series family of of Computerized telescopes was designed to offer the novice or more advanced user a selection of models with the features and quality that serious amateurs can appreciate. These Celestron Telescopes come on NEW heavy-duty German Equatorial mounts with NEW ultra-sturdy 2" stainless steel legs and center tray for superior rigidity and vibration dampening. The Computerized Advanced Series comes in Refractor, Reflector and Schmidt-Cassegrain models. Celestron offers the GT versions of the Advanced Series on a Computerized GoTo version of Celestron's sturdy CG-5 mount. These GoTo (GT) versions of the Advanced Series also come loaded with new software features and over 40,000 database objects. Capable of holding over 35 lbs of payload and slewing at 4° per second, you will be able to instantly point to any of the celestial objects in the database.