Catadioptric Telescopes

  • CGEM II 8" Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (12020)
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  • CGEM II 800 Edge HD Telescope (12017)
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  • CGEM II 800 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12010)
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  • CGEM II 925 Edge HD Telescope (12018)
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  • CGEM II 925 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12011)
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  • CGX 1100 Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (RASA) Equatorial Telescope (12060)
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  • CGX 700 Maksutov Cassegrain Telescope (12049)
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  • CGX 8" Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (12058)
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  • CGX Equatorial 1100 HD Telescope (12057)
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  • CGX Equatorial 1100 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12052)
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  • CGX Equatorial 800 HD Telescope (12055)
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  • CGX Equatorial 800 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12050)
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  • CGX Equatorial 925 HD Telescope (12056)
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  • CGX Equatorial 925 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12051)
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  • CGX-L 1100 Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (RASA) Equatorial Telescope (12074)
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  • CGX-L Equatorial 1100 HD Telescope (12076)
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  • CGX-L Equatorial 1100 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12071)
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  • CGX-L Equatorial 1400 HD Telescopes (12077)
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  • CGX-L Equatorial 1400 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes (12072)
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  • CGX-L Equatorial 925 HD Telescopes (12075)
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  • CGX-L Equatorial 925 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (12070)
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  • CPC 1100 GPS Computerized Telescope (11075-XLT)
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  • CPC 800 GPS Computerized Telescope (11073-XLT)
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  • CPC 925 GPS Computerized Telescope (11074-XLT)
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  • CPC Deluxe 1100 HD Computerized Telescope (11009)
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  • CPC Deluxe 800 HD Computerized Telescope (11007)
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  • CPC Deluxe 925 HD Computerized Telescope (11008)
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  • DeltaRho 350 Optical Tube Assembly
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  • EdgeHD 1100 Optical Tube Assembly (91050-XLT)
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  • EdgeHD 1400 Optical Tube Assembly (91060-XLT)
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  • EdgeHD 800 Optical Tube Assembly (91030-XLT)
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  • EdgeHD 925 Optical Tube Assembly (91040-XLT)
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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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