Refractor Telescopes

  • Sky-Watcher USA
    Sky-Watcher USA
    $8,250
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  • Sky-Watcher USA
    Sky-Watcher USA
    $2,230
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  • Sky-Watcher USA
    Sky-Watcher USA
    $595
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  • Sky-Watcher USA
    Sky-Watcher USA
    $1,255
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  • Sky-Watcher USA
    Sky-Watcher USA
    $2,490
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  • Sky-Watcher USA
    Sky-Watcher USA
    $4,100
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  • Sky-Watcher USA
    Sky-Watcher USA
    $3,000
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  • Sky-Watcher USA
    Sky-Watcher USA
    $540
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  • Sky-Watcher USA
    Sky-Watcher USA
    $1,080
    save $-1,080
  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    $699.99
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  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    $959.99
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  • Takahashi
    Takahashi
    $2,510
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  • Takahashi
    Takahashi
    $3,490
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  • Takahashi
    Takahashi
    $1,600
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  • Takahashi
    Takahashi
    $1,670
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  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    $379.99
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  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    $389.99
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  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    $155.99
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  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    $1,599.99
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  • Explore Scientific
    Explore Scientific
    $239.99
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  • William Optics
    William Optics
    $3,298
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  • William Optics
    William Optics
    $1,998
    save $-1,998
  • Takahashi
    Takahashi
    $1,580
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  • Takahashi
    Takahashi
    $1,040
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  • Takahashi
    Takahashi
    $7,330
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  • Takahashi
    Takahashi
    $4,280
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  • William Optics
    William Optics
    $933
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  • William Optics
    William Optics
    $1,065
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  • William Optics
    William Optics
    $958
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  • William Optics
    William Optics
    $1,998
    save $-1,998
  • William Optics
    William Optics
    $1,998
    save $-1,998
  • William Optics
    William Optics
    $5,998
    save $-5,998


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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