Are you ready to move on up to a better telescope? As in most things in life, you typically get what you pay for. Do you want to become a serious amateur or even a professional? Check out these telescopes over $10000.00. With these telescopes, portability is definitely less of a factor. In fact, if you have plans to build your own observatory, here's the place to start.
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MeadeThe Meade 20 Inch RCX400 Advanced Ritchey-Chretien on MAX Robotic EQ Mount/AZ Pier uses optics of such quality that they are used by NASA on the Hubble Space Telescope.
The Meade 16-inch RCX400 is an observatory-level telescope for the serious amateur astronomer and astrophotographer. Almost every professional reflector telescope in the world's observatories is a Ritchey-Chretien, even the Hubble Space Telescope.
A new addition to the Takahashi line, this scope promises great viewing with high qualioty optics and excellent craftsmanship.
Using some of the best optics known to man, this top quality telescope makes an incredible addition to anyone's collection.
A state-of-the-art fluorite refractor that sets a new standard for innovation and color correction, Takahashi's modified Petzval design employs two widely separated rear elements to correct field curvature and astigmatism to produce a flat field, high contrast image without any hint of lateral color.
