List of telescope types

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There are three main types of astronomical telescopes - and these are divided into subgroups. They all have their different advantages and disadvantages and they are used in different areas of astronomy.

Refractors (Dioptrics)

• Non-achromatic
• Achromatic
• Apochromatic
• Superachromatic

Reflectors (Catoptrics)

• Newtonian
• Gregorian [1]
• Classical Cassegrain
• Dall-Kirkham
• Large liquid mirror telescope
• Pfund telescope
• Ritchey-Chrétien
• Schiefspiegler
• Yolo
• Herrig
• Stevick-Paul

Combined Lens-Mirror Systems (Catadioptrics)

• Maksutov-Cassegrain
• Schmidt-Cassegrain
• Houghton
• Modified Dall-Kirkham
• Klevtsov
• Argunov

These types can be mounted on different types of mounts.

Altazimuth (ALT-AZ) Mounts

• Altazimuth mount
• Dobsonian mount

Equatorial mounts

• Equatorial mount
• German equatorial mount
• Fork mount

Other mounts

• Transit mount
• Zenith mountsimple:List of telescope types