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Top 10 Best Catadioptric Telescopes
Welcome to the Telescope Piki, the best place to decide between telescopes. Telescopes allow humans to view objects at great distances through the use of electromagnetic energy. This Piki makes use of more than 3,700 facts about 35 telescopes. Sort and filter these telescopes according to your preferences using the options on the left. Whether you're looking for telescopes with a high maximum useful magnification, telescopes under $1,500 or something else entirely, we have you covered.
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Selected Preferences Overall: Best Optical Design: Catadioptric (Catadioptrics: Required)
Celestron NexStar 5i Telescope
The Celestron NexStar 5i Telescope is very inexpensive. It has a maximum useful magnification of 300 x, an optical diameter of 127 millimeters and a red-dot finderscope. It has an altazimuth mount.
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Price: $29.99
Given that users looking for Best Catadioptric Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Celestron NexStar 5i Telescope achieves 99% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 300 x, Optical Diameter - 127 mm, Focal Length - 1250 mm
The Celestron NexStar 5i Telescope achieves 36% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score
We currently have no data on the Celestron NexStar 5i Telescope for composite score.
Meade LXD75SC-8 Telescope
The Meade LXD75SC-8 Telescope is moderately priced. It has a maximum useful magnification of 600 x, an optical diameter of 9 millimeters and an optical finderscope. It is motorized, and the Meade LXD75SC-8 Telescope is manufactured by Meade.
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Price: $1,399
Given that users looking for Best Catadioptric Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Meade LXD75SC-8 Telescope achieves 96% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 600 x, Optical Diameter - 9 mm, Focal Length - 2000 mm
The Meade LXD75SC-8 Telescope achieves 73% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score: 20
The Meade LXD75SC-8 Telescope achieves 0% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings.
Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope
The Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope is very expensive. It has a maximum useful magnification of 660 x, an optical diameter of 279 millimeters and an optical finderscope. It has an altazimuth mount.
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Price: $2,999.95
Given that users looking for Best Catadioptric Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope achieves 91% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 660 x, Optical Diameter - 279 mm, Focal Length - 2800 mm
The Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope achieves 80% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score
We currently have no data on the Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope for composite score.
Meade LX200R Telescope
The Meade LX200R Telescope is very expensive. It has a maximum useful magnification of 600 x, an optical diameter of 203 millimeters and an optical finderscope. It is manufactured by Meade, and the Meade LX200R Telescope has an altazimuth mount.
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Price: $2,799
Given that users looking for Best Catadioptric Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Meade LX200R Telescope achieves 92% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 600 x, Optical Diameter - 203 mm, Focal Length - 2000 mm
The Meade LX200R Telescope achieves 73% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score: 100
The Meade LX200R Telescope achieves 100% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings.
Meade ETX-125PE Telescope
The Meade ETX-125PE Telescope is moderately priced. It has a maximum useful magnification of 500 x, an optical diameter of 127 millimeters and a red-dot finderscope. It is motorized, and the Meade ETX-125PE Telescope has an altazimuth mount.
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Price: $1,149.99
Given that users looking for Best Catadioptric Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Meade ETX-125PE Telescope achieves 96% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 500 x, Optical Diameter - 127 mm, Focal Length - 1900 mm
The Meade ETX-125PE Telescope achieves 61% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score
We currently have no data on the Meade ETX-125PE Telescope for composite score.
Celestron Advanced C9 SGT XLT Telescope
The Celestron Advanced C9 SGT XLT Telescope is expensive. It has a maximum useful magnification of 555 x, an optical diameter of 235 millimeters and an optical finderscope. It is motorized, and the Celestron Advanced C9 SGT XLT Telescope is manufactured by Celestron.
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Price: $1,999
Given that users looking for Best Catadioptric Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Celestron Advanced C9 SGT XLT Telescope achieves 94% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 555 x, Optical Diameter - 235 mm, Focal Length - 2350 mm
The Celestron Advanced C9 SGT XLT Telescope achieves 67% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score: 100
The Celestron Advanced C9 SGT XLT Telescope achieves 100% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings.
Celestron NexStar 8 SE Telescope
The Celestron NexStar 8 SE Telescope is moderately priced. It has a maximum useful magnification of 480 x, an optical diameter of 203 millimeters and a red-dot finderscope. It is motorized, and the Celestron NexStar 8 SE Telescope is manufactured by Celestron.
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Price: $1,199
Given that users looking for Best Catadioptric Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Celestron NexStar 8 SE Telescope achieves 96% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 480 x, Optical Diameter - 203 mm, Focal Length - 2032 mm
The Celestron NexStar 8 SE Telescope achieves 58% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score: 85
The Celestron NexStar 8 SE Telescope achieves 81% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings.
Celestron Advanced C8-SGT Telescope
The Celestron Advanced C8-SGT Telescope is expensive. It has a maximum useful magnification of 480 x, an optical diameter of 203 millimeters and an optical finderscope. It is motorized, and the Celestron Advanced C8-SGT Telescope is manufactured by Celestron.
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Price: $1,529
Given that users looking for Best Catadioptric Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Celestron Advanced C8-SGT Telescope achieves 95% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 480 x, Optical Diameter - 203 mm, Focal Length - 2032 mm
The Celestron Advanced C8-SGT Telescope achieves 58% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score: 95
The Celestron Advanced C8-SGT Telescope achieves 93% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings.
Meade LX90 8109031 Telescope
The Meade LX90 8109031 Telescope is expensive. It has a maximum useful magnification of 500 x, an optical diameter of 203 millimeters and an optical finderscope. It has an altazimuth mount.
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Price: $1,954.95
Given that users looking for Best Catadioptric Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Meade LX90 8109031 Telescope achieves 94% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 500 x, Optical Diameter - 203 mm, Focal Length - 2000 mm
The Meade LX90 8109031 Telescope achieves 61% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score
We currently have no data on the Meade LX90 8109031 Telescope for composite score.
Meade ETX-90EC Telescope
The Meade ETX-90EC Telescope is inexpensive. It has a maximum useful magnification of 325 x, an optical diameter of 90 millimeters and an optical finderscope. It has an altazimuth mount.
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Price: $429
Given that users looking for Best Catadioptric Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Meade ETX-90EC Telescope achieves 98% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 325 x, Optical Diameter - 90 mm, Focal Length - 1250 mm
The Meade ETX-90EC Telescope achieves 39% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score
We currently have no data on the Meade ETX-90EC Telescope for composite score.