List of telescope types

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[?])

• Achromatic[?]
• Non-achromatic[?]
• Apochromatic[?]

Reflectors (Catoptrics[?])

• Newtonian[?]
• Schiefspiegler[?]

Cassegrain[?] (Catadioptrics[?]) (also know as Gregorian Telescope)

• Classical Cassegrain
• Schmidt-Cassegrain[?]
• Maksutov-Cassegrain[?]
• Ritchey-Chrétien

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[?]