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Like its little brother, the Vixen Optics VMC200L, the VMC260L (MSRP: $4,899) utilizes the field Maksutov-Cassegrainian design that employs a small sub-diameter correcting lens...
Plus: Fast aperture; colorful images; autonomous star-field detection alignment; 9-hour battery; easy to use app Minus: Heavy; 1.2 megapixel images; app sometimes stalls Summary:...
I have seen the (possible) future of amateur astronomy. We recently had a chance to put a Vaonis Stellina smartphone-controlled telescope (MSRP: $3999) through its...
The APM 140mm doublet ED apochromatic refractor neatly fills the gap between some very capable 5-inchers and the much more difficult-to-mount 6-inch instruments. With...
Available as a bare optical tube assembly or packaged with a variety of computerized mounts, the Celestron C6 Schmidt-Cassegrain (MSRP: $459.95) fills the gap...
Orion‘s 6 and 7-inch Maksutov-Cassegrainians are a good alternative for lunar, planetary, and double star observers who desire a very capable instrument without the...
Plus: Superb optics, good for visual and photographic use; excellent fittings and finish Minus: No case provided; flattener can be hard to screw on...
In a world abundant with Schmidt-Cassegrainian telescopes (SCT), the GSO (Guan Sheng Optical of Taiwan) 8-inch offering (MSRP: $899) is throwback to the all-mirror...