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

2,299⁰⁰

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

1,699⁰⁰

Celestron 11" Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph OTA Only (91075)

3,599⁰⁰

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

3,359⁰⁰

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

2,899⁰⁰

Planewave 12.5" CDK f/8 OTA with Fused Silica Optics and Delta-T Pre-Wire

10,490⁰⁰ - 19,900⁰⁰

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

5,059⁰⁰

Planewave 14" CDK f/7.2 OTA with Fused Silica Optics

16,500⁰⁰ - 25,500⁰⁰

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

4,949⁰⁰

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

7,499⁰⁰

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

6,849⁰⁰

Celestron 36cm Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (91077)

13,999⁰⁰

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

1,199⁰⁰

Celestron 8" Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (91073)

1,699⁰⁰

Celestron Advanced VX 11" Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12067)

2,859⁰⁰

Celestron Advanced VX 6 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12079)

1,329⁰⁰

Celestron Advanced VX 7" Maksutov Cassegrain (12035)

1,999⁰⁰

Celestron Advanced VX 8 EdgeHD Telescope (12031)

2,149⁰⁰

Celestron Advanced VX 8 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12026)

1,739⁰⁰

Celestron Advanced VX 8" Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (12032)

2,299⁰⁰

Celestron Advanced VX 9.25 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12046)

2,249⁰⁰

Celestron C11-A XLT Optical Tube Assembly

2,469⁹⁵ - 2,499⁹⁵

Celestron C14-AF XLT Optical Tube Assembly

4,999⁹⁵

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

649⁹⁵

Celestron C8-A XLT Optical Tube Assembly

1,049⁹⁵ - 1,059⁹⁵

Celestron C9 1/4-A XLT Optical Tube Assembly

1,469⁹⁵ - 1,499⁹⁵

Takahashi CCA-250 (Modified Cassegrain Telescope)

15,000⁰⁰

Celestron CGEM II 1100 Edge HD Telescope (12019)

4,449⁰⁰

Celestron CGEM II 1100 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12012)

3,549⁰⁰

Celestron CGEM II 700 Maksutov Cassegrain Telescope (12016)

2,699⁰⁰

Celestron CGEM II 8" Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (12020)

3,049⁰⁰

Celestron CGEM II 800 Edge HD Telescope (12017)

2,649⁰⁰

Celestron CGEM II 800 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12010)

2,349⁰⁰

Celestron CGEM II 925 Edge HD Telescope (12018)

3,549⁰⁰

Celestron CGEM II 925 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12011)

2,649⁰⁰

Celestron CGX 700 Maksutov Cassegrain Telescope (12049)

3,299⁰⁰

Celestron CGX 8" Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (12058)

3,699⁰⁰

Celestron CGX Equatorial 1100 HD Telescope (12057)

5,099⁰⁰

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

5,299⁰⁰

Celestron CGX Equatorial 1100 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12052)

4,199⁰⁰

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