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They designated this series as Ultra Compact (UC), referring to their former one as 'Classic.' From 2009-2012 their telescopes ranged from USD 3000 for a 12.5 inch telescope, up to USD 12–15,000 for a 25-inch telescope. [8] [9] The company manufactured a limited number of 30-inch and 36-inch telescopes. [10]
The 24-inch (610 mm) Dobsonian telescope brought by the Sidewalk Astronomers was unconventional, because most telescopes at such meetings tended to be smaller, on equatorial mounts, and designed for astrophotography rather than optical viewing. Surprisingly (and controversially at the time) Dobson's telescope tied in first prize for best optics.
A Dobsonian telescope on display at Stellafane in the early 1980s. A Dobsonian telescope is an altazimuth-mounted Newtonian telescope design popularized by John Dobson in 1965 and credited with vastly increasing the size of telescopes available to amateur astronomers. Dobson's telescopes featured a simplified mechanical design that was easy to ...
This is a list of large optical telescopes.For telescopes larger than 3 meters in aperture see List of largest optical reflecting telescopes.This list combines large or expensive reflecting telescopes from any era, as what constitutes famous reflector has changed over time.
Celestar 8 inch: Schmidt–Cassegrain: Celestar 11 inch: Schmidt–Cassegrain: Celestron 11" CPC telescope: Schmidt–Cassegrain: CGE 14 14 inch German Equatorial Mount: Schmidt–Cassegrain: Meade LX200 10 inch: Schmidt–Cassegrain: Orion SkyQuest XT12 IntelliScope: 12 inch Dobsonian: Coronado Solar Telescope: 60 mm
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The largest Dobsonian actually produced and sold commercially to my knowledge is a 36 inch by Obsession which is no longer available either, although other makers have said they would consider making 36 and 40 inch scopes.
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