Telescopes

Refractors

• Sky-watcher Esprit 100 ($2600)

  • https://www.skywatcherusa.com/products/esprit-100mm-ed-triplet-apo-refractor
  • Triplet APO Refractor
  • 550 mm focal length (mid-range targets)
  • Objects
    • Seagull Nebula
    • Pelican Nebula
    • North American Nebula

• Radian 61 ($1000)

  • https://optcorp.com/products/radian-61-telescope
  • Triplet APO Refractor
  • 275 mm focal length at f/4.5
  • Canon EOS Ra w/ multiband-pass narrowband filter is the sweet spot
  • Objects
    • Eagle Nebula

• 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