Telescopes
Refractors¶
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Sky-watcher Esprit 100 ($2600)
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https://www.skywatcherusa.com/products/esprit-100mm-ed-triplet-apo-refractor
- Triplet APO Refractor
- 550 mm focal length (mid-range targets)
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Objects
- Seagull Nebula
- Pelican Nebula
- North American Nebula
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Radian 61 ($1000)
- Triplet APO Refractor
- 275 mm focal length at f/4.5
- Canon EOS Ra w/ multiband-pass narrowband filter is the sweet spot
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Objects
- Eagle Nebula
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William Optics Redcat 71 ($1700)
- https://optcorp.com/collections/william-optics-telescopes/products/william-optics-redcat-71-apo-telescope-red
- Petzval APO
- Ultra flat, well-corrected imaging APO that was designed for widefield deepsky targets
Schmidt-Cassegrain¶
- Celestron EdgeHD 11 ($3700)
- https://www.celestron.com/products/edgehd-11-optical-tube-assembly-cge-dovetail
- Long focal length (2800 mm) makes it good for small objects
- Objects
- Messier 106
- Sunflower Galaxy