If you are looking for a compact high performance telescope and would rather spend time looking at your targets instead of looking for them, then you have come to the right place! Maksutov Cassegrain telescopes have plenty of great features that you should know about. For one, they are quite portable for their aperture which means that they will probably get used more than something bulkier. They are rugged and require almost no maintenance. Yes folks, no collimation to twiddle with here! They are sealed from dust so their primary optics will stay clean for decades, and perhaps most important of all, they just plain perform!
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An extremely popular model in this category is the Celestron NexStar 4SE Computerized Telescope. Here we have a super portable 4” telescope that has enough light-gathering power and resolution for some exciting views of the moon, planets, and double stars. If you find yourself under relatively dark skies, you should be able to see all the targets in Charles Messier’s famous list as well as many NGC objects. All this with a telescope that weighs under 25lbs!
If you are looking for a more serious telescope and are willing to live with a bulkier package, you may want to check out Celestron’s Advanced VX 700 Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope. With this telescope and mount, you have diffraction limited optics and a super solid and very versatile mount. If this high-performance combo doesn't get your heart beating, then you may want to check your pulse!
A high-quality Maksutov telescope on a solid and accurate fully computerized mount is a match made in heaven for many astronomers and personally, I can’t think of a better way to spend my evenings!