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17" CDK Optical Tube Assembly
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24 inch Ritchey-Chrétien Optical Tube Assembly
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36cm Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (91078)
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8" RASA Imaging Kit
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8" Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (91073)
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Advanced VX 11" Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12067)
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Advanced VX 6 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12079)
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Advanced VX 7" Maksutov Cassegrain (12035)
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Advanced VX 8 EdgeHD Telescope (12031)
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Advanced VX 8 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12026)
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Advanced VX 8" Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (RASA) Telescope (12032)
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Advanced VX 9.25 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12046)
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Advanced VX 9.25" EdgeHD (12033)
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Advanced VX RASA 6 (12036)
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C11-A XLT Optical Tube Assembly
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C14-AF XLT Optical Tube Assembly (91038-XLT)
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C6-A-XLT (CG-5) Optical Tube Assembly (91010-XLT)
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C8-A XLT Optical Tube Assembly
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C9.25-A XLT Optical Tube Assembly (91027-XLT)
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CCA-250 (Modified Cassegrain Telescope)
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CDK20 Optical Tube Assembly (F/6.8)
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CDK20 Optical Tube Assembly (F/7.77)
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CDK24 Optical Tube Assembly
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CDK350 Observatory System
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CDK400 Observatory System
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CDK600 Observatory System
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CGEM II 1100 Edge HD Telescope (12019)
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CGEM II 1100 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12012)
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11" Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph V2 OTA Only (91076)Celestron
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12.5" CDK f/8 OTA with Fused Silica Optics and Delta-T Pre-WirePlanewave
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14" CDK f/7.2 OTA with Fused Silica OpticsPlanewave
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17" CDK Optical Tube AssemblyPlanewave
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24 inch Ritchey-Chrétien Optical Tube AssemblyPlanewave
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36cm Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (91078)Celestron
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8" RASA Imaging KitCelestron
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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 (RASA) Telescope (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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Advanced VX RASA 6 (12036)Celestron
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C11-A XLT Optical Tube AssemblyCelestron
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C14-AF XLT Optical Tube Assembly (91038-XLT)Celestron
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C6-A-XLT (CG-5) Optical Tube Assembly (91010-XLT)Celestron
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- $ 879.95
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C8-A XLT Optical Tube AssemblyCelestron
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C9.25-A XLT Optical Tube Assembly (91027-XLT)Celestron
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- $ 1,999.95
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CCA-250 (Modified Cassegrain Telescope)Takahashi
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- Regular price
- $ 15,610.00
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CDK20 Optical Tube Assembly (F/6.8)Planewave
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CDK20 Optical Tube Assembly (F/7.77)Planewave
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CDK24 Optical Tube AssemblyPlanewave
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- $ 73,000.00
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CDK350 Observatory SystemPlanewave
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CDK400 Observatory SystemPlanewave
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CDK500 Observatory SystemPlanewave
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CDK600 Observatory SystemPlanewave
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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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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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