Refractor Telescopes

  • Esprit 150mm ED Triplet APO Refractor (S11430)
    Sky-Watcher USA
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    $8,250
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  • Esprit 80mm ED APO Refractor (S11400)
    Sky-Watcher USA
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    $2,230
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  • Evolux 82ED Doublet Apo Refractor
    Sky-Watcher USA
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    Sky-Watcher USA
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    $595
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  • Evostar 100mm Doublet APO Refractor (S11120)
    Sky-Watcher USA
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    $1,255
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  • Evostar 120mm Doublet APO Refractor (S11130)
    Sky-Watcher USA
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    $2,490
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  • Evostar 150DX Doublet APO Refractor (S11195)
    Sky-Watcher USA
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    $4,100
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  • Evostar 150mm Doublet APO Refractor (S11190)
    Sky-Watcher USA
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    Sky-Watcher USA
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    $3,000
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  • Evostar 72 APO Refractor (S11180)
    Sky-Watcher USA
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    Sky-Watcher USA
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    $540
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  • Evostar 80mm Doublet APO Refractor (S11100)
    Sky-Watcher USA
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    Sky-Watcher USA
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    $1,080
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  • Explore FirstLight 102mm Doublet Refractor with Twilight I Mount - FL-AR1021000MAZ01
    Explore Scientific
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    Explore Scientific
    Regular price
    $699.99
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  • Explore Scientific ED80 Essential Series Air-Spaced Triplet Refractor Telescope
    Explore Scientific
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    Explore Scientific
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    $959.99
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  • FC-100D Refractor Telescope
    Takahashi
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    Takahashi
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    $2,510
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  • FC-100DZ Flourite Refractor
    Takahashi
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    Takahashi
    Regular price
    $3,490
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  • FC-76D Refractor Telescope
    Takahashi
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    Takahashi
    Regular price
    $1,600
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  • FCT-65D Triplet Refractor
    Takahashi
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    Takahashi
    Regular price
    $1,670
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  • FirstLight 100mm Mak-Cassegrain Telescope with Twilight Nano Mount - FL-MC1001400TN
    Explore Scientific
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    Explore Scientific
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    $379.99
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  • FirstLight 102mm Doublet Refractor Telescope with Twilight Nano Mount - FL-AR102600TN
    Explore Scientific
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    Explore Scientific
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    $389.99
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  • FirstLight 90mm Doublet Refractor Telescope with AZ Mount - FL-AR90500AZ
    Explore Scientific
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    Explore Scientific
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    $155.99
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  • FirstLight AR152mm Refractor with EXOS-2 GoTo Mount (FL-AR152760EXOS2GT)
    Explore Scientific
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    Explore Scientific
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    $1,599.99
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  • FirstLight AR80mm Refractor with Twilight Nano Alt/Az mount (FL-AR80640TN)
    Explore Scientific
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    Explore Scientific
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    $239.99
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  • Fluorostar 120
    William Optics
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    William Optics
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    $3,298
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  • Fluorostar 91
    William Optics
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    William Optics
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    $1,998
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  • FOA-60 Ortho Apochromatic Refractor
    Takahashi
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    Takahashi
    Regular price
    $1,580
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  • FS-60 Series Refractor Telescope
    Takahashi
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    Takahashi
    Regular price
    $1,040
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  • FSQ-106EDX4 Quadruplet Refractor Telescope
    Takahashi
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    Takahashi
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    $7,330
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  • FSQ-85ED Baby Q Refractor Telescope
    Takahashi
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    Takahashi
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    $4,280
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  • Gran Turismo 71 APO Refractor (A-F71GTII-RD)
    William Optics
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    William Optics
    Regular price
    $933
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  • Gran Turismo 71 Package
    William Optics
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    William Optics
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    $1,065
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  • Gran Turismo 71 Twenty Years Anniversary Edition (A-F71GT-VP20A)
    William Optics
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    William Optics
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    $958
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  • Gran Turismo 81 Internal Focus Design (WIFD) Apochromat
    William Optics
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    William Optics
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    $1,998
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  • Gran Turismo 81 WIFD Astro Imaging Package
    William Optics
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    William Optics
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    $1,998
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  • GT153
    William Optics
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    William Optics
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    $5,998
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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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