Archive for the ‘Catadioptric’ Category

Celestron EdgeHD 1100 CGEM Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope

Product DescriptionCelestron’s innovative new EdgeHD telescopes are aplanatic Schmidt Cassegrain models designed to produce aberration-free images across a wide visual and photographic field of view. Celestron EdgeHD optics produce a focal plane more than three-times flatter than a standard Schmidt Cassegrain telescope. This guarantees you visibly sharp stars across some of the largest CCD chips [...]

Meade LX 90-ACF – Telescope – 203 mm – f/10 – Meade Advanced Coma-Free

Product DescriptionThe LX90-ACF represents the latest step in the evolution of the LX90, featuring Meade’s f/10 advanced coma-free optics: building from a classic RC design, Meade has created an optical design with the same coma-free pinpoint star images and flatter field that discerning astrophotography and most professional observatories expect. The LX90- ACF with Meade’s advanced [...]

Konus Digimax 90 Computerized Telescope

Product DescriptionThis completely computerized telescope will point to more than 43,000 astronomical objects at the push of the button! This Digimax-90 computerized telescope includes the SkyScan AZ controller which is the most advanced GOTO tracking system in its class. Set of electical DC motor drives operate this telescope with an incredibly silent and fluid movement [...]

Vixen VMC200L Reflector with Free Porta II Mount

Product DescriptionThe Vixen VMC200L is suitable for observation of all types of celestial objects. It benefits from a new, lighter-weight optical tube with improved anti reflection coatings, a metal carrying handle and a 7×50 finderscope. The VMC200L is a unique design that employs a meniscus corrector lens along with two high-precision spherical mirrors to help [...]

Celestron Nexstar 4GT 4″ Computerized Go-To Telescope

Product Description2/8/200615-19-33…Amazon.com ReviewAmazon.com Review The computerized Celestron NexStar 4GT joins a 4-inch f/13 Maksutovtube assembly to the same “goto” mounting used with Celestron’s other small NexStar telescopes (such as the NexStar 80GT refractor and NexStar 114GT Newtonian reflector). Introduced in late 2001, the NexStar 4GT is intended to go head-to-head with Meade Instruments’ successful ETX [...]

Meade ETX90AT Telescope w/884 Tripod and Software

Product DescriptionMeade has created a revolution in amateur astronomy with this stunningly beautiful, ultraportable, and highly versatile telescope system with pushbutton electronic control and unprecedented optical resolution.Amazon.com ReviewAmazon.com Review The Meade ETX90EC is a compact telescope with excellent optics, packaged with a sturdy tripod and the remarkable Autostar computer control. Even though I own several [...]

Celestron EdgeHD 925 CGEM SCT

Product DescriptionCelestron’s innovative new EdgeHD telescopes are aplanatic Schmidt Cassegrain models designed to produce aberration-free images across a wide visual and photographic field of view. Celestron EdgeHD optics produce a focal plane more than three-times flatter than a standard Schmidt Cassegrain telescope. This guarantees you visibly sharp stars across some of the largest CCD chips [...]

Celestron CGE Pro 1100 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope

Product DescriptionThe CGE Pro 1100 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope is part of Celestron’s “Top-of-the-Line” German Equatorial mounted astronomical telescopes. With the optical tube assembly of the CGE Pro 1100 weighing only 27.5 lbs., this telescope is still portable enough to be taken to dark skies, and it has 89% more light gathering power than an 8″ telescope [...]

Celestron CGE Pro 1400 FASTAR Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope

Product DescriptionThe CGE Pro 1400 FASTAR Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope is part of Celestron’s “Top-of-the-Line” German Equatorial mounted astronomical telescopes. With over three times the light gathering power of an 8″ telescope, this observatory-class instrument is Celestron’s largest optical system in its class. This model features our premium StarBright XLT coatings. This telescope is especially at home [...]

Vixen 2632 VC200L Telescope

Product DescriptionVixen’s unique catadioptric design features a high precision sixth order aspherical primary mirror, a convex secondary mirror and triplet corrector lens. VISAC is an abbreviation for Vixen’s Six-Order Aspherical Cassegrain. The primary mirror is held by a retaining ring, instead of hooks to decrease flare and enhance contrast.The VC 200L is an 8″ f/9.0 [...]