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Top 4 Telescopes Between 5000 and 10000 Dollars

By Nick Greene, About.com

If you have spent some time observing the sky, you may be ready to move on up to a better telescope. As in most things in life, you typically get what you pay for. If you are looking for a better telescope, one which might carry you from an intermediate to advanced or experienced stargazer, check out these telescopes between $5000.00 and $10000.00. With these telescopes, portability is definitely less of a factor.

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1. Meade 14 Inch RCX400 Advanced Ritchey-Chretien - UHTC Coatings

Meade 14 Inch RCX400 Advanced Ritchey-Chretien - UHTC CoatingsMeade
This observatory-level telescope is perfect for the serious amateur astronomer and astrophotographer.

2. Takahashi Mewlon 250 Dall-Kirkham OTA

From a well respected name in high end telescopes comes this offering for the serious amateur astronomer.

3. Celestron CGE 1400 Schmidt-Cassegrain with StarBright XLT Coatings - FASTAR Comp

A "top-of-the-Line" astronomical instrument from one of the top names in telescope manufacture, it's well worth checking out.

4. Meade 14 Inch LX200R Advanced Ritchey-Chretien - UHTC Coatings

Try a telescope with the reflector used in the Hubble Space Telescope, a Ritchey-Chrétien.

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