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12.5" CDK f/8 OTA with Fused Silica Optics and Delta-T Pre-Wire
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36cm Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (91077)
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Advanced VX 8 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12026)
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C6-A-XLT (CG-5) Optical Tube Assembly (91010-XLT)
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10" ACF f/8 Optical Tube Assembly w/ UHTCMeade
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10" LX200-ACF f/10 Optical Tube Assembly w/UHTCMeade
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12.5" CDK f/8 OTA with Fused Silica Optics and Delta-T Pre-WirePlanewave
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16" ACF f/8 Optical Tube Assembly w/UHTCMeade
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17" CDK Optical Tube AssemblyPlanewave
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36cm Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (91077)Celestron
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8" Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (91073)Celestron
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Advanced VX 11" Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12067)Celestron
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Advanced VX 6 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12079)Celestron
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Advanced VX 7" Maksutov Cassegrain (12035)Celestron
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Advanced VX 8 EdgeHD Telescope (12031)Celestron
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Advanced VX 8 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12026)Celestron
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Advanced VX 8" Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (12032)Celestron
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Advanced VX 9.25 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12046)Celestron
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Advanced VX 9.25" EdgeHD (12033)Celestron
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C11-A XLT Optical Tube AssemblyCelestron
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C14-AF XLT Optical Tube AssemblyCelestron
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C6-A-XLT (CG-5) Optical Tube Assembly (91010-XLT)Celestron
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C8-A XLT Optical Tube AssemblyCelestron
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C9 1/4-A XLT Optical Tube AssemblyCelestron
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CCA-250 (Modified Cassegrain Telescope)Takahashi
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CGEM II 1100 Edge HD Telescope (12019)Celestron
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CGEM II 1100 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12012)Celestron
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CGEM II 700 Maksutov Cassegrain Telescope (12016)Celestron
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A catadioptric optical system is one that employs both lenses and mirrors to focus the image. Perhaps the most popular catadioptric among amateur astronomers, the Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (or SCT) uses a combination of spherical primary and secondary mirrors, along with a corrector plate (lens) that helps correct for aberrations. You’ll spend a little more money on this design because it’s more complex to build than a reflector, but the combo of aperture and transportability is hard to resist.

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