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Celestron – Origin Intelligent Home Observatory – All-in-one Astroimaging and Stargazing Smart Telescope – 6-inch RASA Telescope – Fully-Automated GoTo Mount – User-Friendly – iOS/Android Compatible

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Features

  • STARGAZING AND ASTROIMAGING REDEFINED: Celestron Origin is an intelligent, all-in-one home observatory that captures stunning views of celestial objects and delivers them to your phone or tablet.
  • REVOLUTIONARY RASA OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY: Patented 6 RASA optical design places Origin in a class by itself. With its large aperture and fast f/2.2 focal ratio, you get unparalleled image brightness and clarity with less exposure time.
  • AI-POWERED ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY: As Origin captures data, built-in AI algorithms automatically stack and process every frame in real-time. Galaxies and nebulae instantly come to lifesharp, detailed, and in brilliant colorall with no user intervention.
  • AUTOMATED SETUP WITH STARSENSE: Once the telescope is assembled, connect to the Origin app and youll be ready to observe in two minutes. Using patented StarSense technology, Origin scans the sky, autonomously focuses, and aligns itself.
  • INTUITIVE APP INTERFACE: The user-friendly Celestron Origin app for iOS and Android offers a simple yet powerful planetarium interface, making it easy to navigate the sky and control the system.

Description

Celestron Origin stands at the forefront of a new era in amateur astronomy, blending stargazing and astrophotography into a single, user-friendly experience. This intelligent, all-in-one home observatory takes the complexity out of traditional telescopes, transforming your backyard into a gateway to the stars. Packed with cutting-edge technology, Celestron Origin captures the beauty of celestial objects and brings them to life on your phone or tablet. With the patented Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (RASA) at its core, Celestron Origin boasts an ultra-fast f/2.2 system and a wide field of view. To take full advantage of the RASA optics, Celestron placed a Sony IMX178 color CMOS sensor on the front cell. The Origin has built-in AI algorithms that automatically stack and process every frame in real time resulting in breathtaking display of celestial objects, rich with color and detail. Setup is effortless. Thanks to StarSense technology, the fully automated initialization procedure is complete in under two minutes. Origin focuses itself, scans the night sky, autonomously aligns itself by matching star patterns overhead to its internal database. The Origin app for iOS and Android offers an intuitive planetarium interface that simplifies navigation through the night sky. Once you’ve chosen a target, Origin slews to it and centers it precisely in the field of view. On the app, switch to the camera view and press Start Imaging to begin capturing 10-second exposures. Origin supports multiple users, allowing streaming, smart TV connectivity, and the instant sharing of your images. If that wasn’t enough, Origin’s mount contains a built-in LiFePO4 battery and integrated WiFi so you can use it anywhere—even without an external WiFi connection. Additionally, Origin features a smart dew prevention system, a filter drawer for 1.25” and 2” filters, and more. Portable and versatile, Celestron Origin redefines the astronomical experience.

Brand: Celestron


Model Name: Origin Intelligent Home Observatory


Eye Piece Lens Description: wide_field


Telescope Mount Description: GoTo Mount


Product Dimensions: 24"D x 26"W x 48"H


Focus Type: manual-and-auto


Power Source: AC & Battery


Finderscope: Reflex


Item Weight: 41.6 Pounds


Compatible Devices: Tablet


Product Dimensions: 24 x 26 x 48 inches


Item Weight: 41.6 pounds


Item model number: 12099


Batteries: 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included)


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Date First Available: January 8, 2024


Manufacturer: Celestron


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I've been engaged in astrophotography for a little over a decade. I've got the big rigs (C14, C8, ED 120, ED 80, 8inch Dob, solar telescope, Maksutov, etc...) and I love all of them! However, my biggest problem has been twofold: 1. A lack of time due to running my own business in the construction field. and 2. Geographically, I live in a bit of a hole meaning I can only get a rough polar alignment with my German equatorial mounts and can't reliably use a guide scope. In other words, I'm limited where I live to about 20-90 second exposures on any of my rigs (depending on scope, weight, etc..) with my DSLR. While that has served me well, it's laborious (my C14 and CGX mount with counterweights is around 225 lbs) and VERY time-consuming (all the exposures, dark calibration frames, processing, not to mention breaking everything down). As such, I've kinda neglected deepsky imaging for the past couple of years and focused more on planetary/solar/lunar as it's much quicker. All of that said, I've imaged more deep sky targets in the past two weeks than I have in the past 5 years!!! Being at F2.2, this optical system (the RASA scope) is photographically very fast. If my math is correct, I'd gather roughly the same amount of light with this system in a 10 second exposure (the default here mostly due to the Alt-Az mount) as I would with an over 4 minute exposure on one of my F10 or F11 systems. Not only is it 25 times faster photographically than some of my other systems (think about the time saved!!!), it's on-board CPU and AI processing auto-stacks and processes the images! Naturally, you can put the raws on a jump drive and process yourself (I did some quick phone post process with what the Origin gave me in my attached pics, but nothing fancy), but I think I'm going to see what this thing can do out-of-the box default before I try to add any to it as it's quite staggering. Given my years and frustrations with the hobby/endeavor, I'd say the 4k price tag, while steep for many, is well worth every bit of currency! Add to the fact that Celestron built this thing with upgrades in mind (software, EQ mount, new camera), and this thing just keeps on giving. I wouldn't say, despite some marketing, that this thing is for complete astronomy beginners. By no means. If you have never operated a telescope and know nothing about the night sky, I'd say buy some binoculars, a star chart, and spend the next 6 months to a year becoming familiar with our place in the cosmos. However, if you know a bit about astronomy but little to nothing about astrophotography, this thing will probably be a breeze for you especially if you're even a little tech savvy and/or have photography experience (like with photoshop, light room, etc...). Perhaps a total beginner would have success with it, but I'm not ready to make that claim across the board. However, if you've spent WAAAAAYYYYYYY too much time like me (time you have in little supply) pursuing deepsky objects and want something quick, intuitive, and, most of all, FUN!!!!, this thing is for you. I absolutely love it and it's made me fall in love with astrophotography all over again!!! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2025 by John W. Harris III John W. Harris III
    • Great even for experienced astrophotographers!
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I've been pursuing the madness referred to as astrophotography for well over a decade. In that time I've gotten fairly good at harnessing the myriad variables that go into achieving success in this deep, complicated pursuit. My motivation for giving the Celestron Origin a try was the thought that it might make the process faster to get from inception to result (and hopefully with less wear and tear on my approaching-elderly body). So, as an experienced astrophotographer, I'm delighted to report that the Origin system has exceeded my expectations, both for operating convenience and for quality of results! Just in terms of the time-required-to-set-up for a session, the Origin is a dream come true. My traditional system can easily take an hour to roll out, set up, and align the scope and its mount to prepare for imaging. With the Origin system, it takes mere minutes to be ready for an imaging session! The Origin automates many of the subsystems required for advanced imaging, but it also provides manual overrides enabling an experienced user to intervene in any of the automated systems a situation might call for. That's a major plus! The Origin system can perform the stacking and processing of subimages automatically, but it also permits the user to offload subimages for external processing with advanced tools such as Pixinsight. That's another major plus! That said, the Origin system's automated image processing works well. I typically let the system do its thing, then perform a little post-processing in Lightroom to tweak the final results. Again: astrophotography is a very deep, very complex pursuit. The Celestron Origin system can ease the entry into that pursuit for newcomers. And even for the experienced astrophotographer, the Celestron Origin system offers many welcome quality-of-life features. I'm very happy with this system and how it fits in alongside my other astrophotography gear, and I look forward to the continuing development of the Origin system's potential by Celestron as a sophisticated tool for serious astrophotography. For example, the Origin mount is configured as an Alt-Az Mount (using Altitude and Azimuth axes of movement). Celestron says software enhancements are coming that will permit the mount to be operated on an equatorial wedge to enable one-axis tracking of objects. This will, in turn, permit longer sub-exposure times, from a current range of between 10 and 30 seconds of exposure each, to longer sub-exposures, potentially up to minutes in length each. Celestron also enabled the Origin system's camera to be upgraded by the end user, to accommodate the continued evolution of cameras and sensors. Both of these are examples of areas in which Celestron has left room in the design, both for technical improvements in Astrophotography itself, and for personal growth in skills and interests by the astrophotographer over time. We have yet to see this kind of future-proofing in the design of other 'Smart Scopes' on the market, many of which seem destined for disposal upon obsolescence. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2024 by InfoSciGuy InfoSciGuy
    • Very disappointed!!!!!
Do not waste your time or money! I wanted to love this scope. Worked twice and then started giving me critical error alerts! No explanation, no solutions. Full of glitches. No fun at all. Very frustrating. I feel it has been a huge waste of time and money
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2025 by Bonnell Stone

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