Introducing Origin
Optical Designs for Survey Telescopes
The genesis of Origin can be traced back to a 2010 unclassified report published for public consumption by the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico entitled An Overview of Wide-Field-Of-View Optical Designs for Survey Telescopes, M.R. Ackermann, J.T. McGraw, and P.C. Zimmer, Sandia National Laboratories Report, September 2010, 19 pages. The goal of the research presented therein was to discuss affordable optical designs that are relatively small in aperture while still achieving a significantly large field of view for sky survey purposes.
Intellectual Property
Celestron Origin's optical design was patented in the United States by inventors D. Rowe, C. Lee, E.J. Kopek, and M. Ackermann, Schmidt Telescope With External Image Capture, Celestron Acquisition, LLC, United States Patent No. US 9,635,223 B2, filed April 7, 2015, granted April 25, 2017. The Sandia National Laboratories report mentioned in the previous section was referenced in this patent.
Specifications, Manuals, FAQs, and More
Detailed descriptions of Celestron Origin's advanced features can be found on their website using the link in the next section. There you will find descriptions of Origin's 6-inch f/2.2 Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph optical design (based on their United States patent), AI real-time processing, automated initialization with Celestron's StarSense technology, SkySafari™-based app for iOS and Android, and much more. There are several important downloads available including the Instruction Manual, App information sheets, specifications data sheet, even a drawing for the pier adapter plate. Finally, be sure to read the FAQ section where a host of important questions are answered.