Catadioptric Telescopes

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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Meade 10" ACF f/8 Optical Tube Assembly w/ UHTC

1,979⁰⁰ Save $ 220⁰⁰

Meade 10" LX200-ACF f/10 Optical Tube Assembly w/UHTC

1,499⁰⁰ Save $ 200⁰⁰

Meade 12" ACF f/8 Optical Tube Assembly w/ UHTC

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Meade 12" LX200-ACF f/10 Optical Tube Assembly w/UHTC

2,599⁰⁰ Save $ 300⁰⁰

Meade 14" ACF f/8 Optical Tube Assembly w/ UHTC

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Meade 14" LX200-ACF f/10 Optical Tube Assembly w/UHTC

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Meade 16" ACF f/8 Optical Tube Assembly w/UHTC

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Meade 16" LX200-ACF f/10 Optical Tube Assembly w/UHTC

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Meade 6" LX70 M6 Maksutov-Cassegrain Optical Tube Assembly

799⁰⁰

Meade 6" LX70 Maksutov

1,099⁹⁵

Meade 8" LX200-ACF f/10 Optical Tube Assembly w/UHTC

899⁰⁰ Save $ 100⁰⁰

Celestron Advanced VX 6 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12079)

1,299⁰⁰

Celestron Advanced VX 8 EdgeHD Telescope (12031)

2,099⁰⁰

Celestron Advanced VX 8 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12026)

1,699⁰⁰

Celestron Advanced VX 9.25 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12046)

2,199⁰⁰

Celestron C6-A-XLT (CG-5) Optical Tube Assembly (91010-XLT)

649⁹⁵

Takahashi CCA-250 (Modified Cassegrain Telescope)

17,750⁰⁰

Celestron CGE Pro 1100 HD Computerized Telescope (11093)

7,999⁰⁰

Celestron CGEM 1100 Computerized Telescope (11099)

3,399⁰⁰

Celestron CGEM 1100 HD Computerized Telescope (11082)

3,999⁰⁰

Celestron CGEM 925 Computerized Telescope (11098)

2,799⁰⁰

Celestron CGEM 925 HD Computerized Telescope (11081)

3,499⁰⁰

Celestron CGEM II 1100 Edge HD Telescope (12019)

4,399⁰⁰

Celestron CGEM II 1100 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12012)

3,499⁰⁰

Celestron CGEM II 800 Edge HD Telescope (12017)

2,599⁰⁰

Celestron CGEM II 800 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12010)

2,299⁰⁰

Celestron CGEM II 925 Edge HD Telescope (12018)

3,499⁰⁰

Celestron CGEM II 925 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12011)

2,599⁰⁰

Celestron CGX Equatorial 1100 HD Telescope (12057)

4,999⁰⁰

Celestron CGX Equatorial 1100 Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph Telescope (12059)

5,199⁰⁰

Celestron CGX Equatorial 1100 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12052)

4,099⁰⁰

Celestron CGX Equatorial 800 HD Telescope (12055)

3,199⁰⁰

Celestron CGX Equatorial 800 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12050)

2,899⁰⁰

Celestron CGX Equatorial 925 HD Telescope (12056)

4,099⁰⁰

Celestron CGX Equatorial 925 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12051)

3,199⁰⁰

Celestron CGX-L Equatorial 1100 HD Telescope (12076)

6,299⁰⁰

Celestron CGX-L Equatorial 1100 Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph Telescope (12078)

6,499⁰⁰

Celestron CGX-L Equatorial 1100 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12071)

5,399⁰⁰

Celestron CGX-L Equatorial 1400 HD Telescopes (12077)

8,499⁰⁰

Celestron CGX-L Equatorial 1400 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes (12072)

7,499⁰⁰

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