Catadioptric Telescopes

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    Celestron
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  • Sky-Watcher USA
    Sky-Watcher USA
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  • Planewave
    Planewave
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  • Planewave
    Planewave
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  • Planewave
    Planewave
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  • Planewave
    Planewave
    $69,000
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  • Takahashi
    Takahashi
    $8,320
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  • Takahashi
    Takahashi
    $15,450
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  • iOptron
    iOptron
    $848
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  • Takahashi
    Takahashi
    $3,550
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  • Takahashi
    Takahashi
    $2,220
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  • Celestron
    Celestron
    $939
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  • Celestron
    Celestron
    $1,099
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  • Celestron
    Celestron
    $1,599
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  • Celestron
    Celestron
    $1,679
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  • Celestron
    Celestron
    $2,199
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  • Celestron
    Celestron
    $2,949
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  • Celestron
    Celestron
    $2,849
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  • Celestron
    Celestron
    $3,960
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  • Takahashi
    Takahashi
    $1,998
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  • iOptron
    iOptron
    $558
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  • iOptron
    iOptron
    $1,178
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  • iOptron
    iOptron
    $2,888
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  • iOptron
    iOptron
    $3,198
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  • Celestron
    Celestron
    $1,699
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  • Sky-Watcher USA
    Sky-Watcher USA
    $680
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  • Sky-Watcher USA
    Sky-Watcher USA
    $880
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  • Sky-Watcher USA
    Sky-Watcher USA
    $320
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  • Sky-Watcher USA
    Sky-Watcher USA
    $550
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  • Sky-Watcher USA
    Sky-Watcher USA
    $880
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  • Sky-Watcher USA
    Sky-Watcher USA
    $1,500
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  • Sky-Watcher USA
    Sky-Watcher USA
    $270
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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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