Refractor Telescopes

  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    $599.99
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  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    $1,319.99
    save $-1,319.99
  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    $2,159.99
    save $-2,159.99
  • Borg
    Borg
    $4,595
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  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    $749.99
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  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    $2,999.99
    save $-2,999.99
  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    $2,799.99
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  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    $899
    save $80
  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    $979.99
    save $-979.99
  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    $5,399.99
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  • DayStar
    DayStar
    $695
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  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    Sold out
    save $-849.99
  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    $1,559.99
    save $-1,559.99
  • iOptron
    iOptron
    $129
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  • Celestron
    Celestron
    $1,899
    save $-1,899
  • Telescope Engineering Company
    Telescope Engineering Company
    $7,880
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  • Telescope Engineering Company
    Telescope Engineering Company
    $8,865
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  • Telescope Engineering Company
    Telescope Engineering Company
    $12,000
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  • Telescope Engineering Company
    Telescope Engineering Company
    $12,999
    save $-12,999
  • Telescope Engineering Company
    Telescope Engineering Company
    $13,475
    save $-13,475
  • Telescope Engineering Company
    Telescope Engineering Company
    $19,170
    save $-19,170
  • Telescope Engineering Company
    Telescope Engineering Company
    $19,665
    save $-19,665
  • Telescope Engineering Company
    Telescope Engineering Company
    $29,000
    save $-29,000
  • Telescope Engineering Company
    Telescope Engineering Company
    $56,000
    save $-56,000
  • William Optics
    William Optics
    $898
    save $-898
  • William Optics
    William Optics
    $1,498
    save $-1,498
  • William Optics
    William Optics
    $1,798
    save $-1,798
  • William Optics
    William Optics
    $2,598
    save $-2,598
  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    $2,699.99
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  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    $3,599.99
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  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    $899.99
    save $-899.99
  • Sky-Watcher USA
    Sky-Watcher USA
    $3,210
    save $-3,210


This type of telescope has a long, slender tube with a lens at the front that “refracts” the light from the sky. This is the oldest style of telescope and has many advantages. They are simple to use and understand, need less maintenance, and typically give very sharp views. Unfortunately, it’s difficult and expensive to manufacture large diameter versions of these scopes, so they are fairly small in aperture. 

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