Late 80's

30 yrs 0f Amateur Equipment

Late 1980's

The late 80's brought sophisticated electronic control systems to the SCT's with Meade leading the way. PEC became the "buzz-word" as telescope drives took positive steps toward accuracy, making long exposure astrophotography a bit easier. Meade also went after the high-end eyepiece market with "super" and "ultra" wide versions, but Tele Vue raised the ante with the 20mm Nagler II. Also Tele Vue made a big splash in telescope design with the 3" f7.4 "Oracle", the 4" f5.5 "Renaissance" and then the 4" f/5 "Genesis" apochromatic refractor telescopes. And a new rising star appeared in the east - Takahashi with quality that would not go unrecognized for long.

	Meade LX Series Schmidt Cassegrains
	Meade Series 4000 Eyepieces
	Celestron Offers Rebates
	Parks Optics Reflectors & Refractors
	Bausch & Lomb Criterion 8001 8" Schmidt Cassegrain
	Star Liner Newtonian Reflectors
	Unitron Refractors
	Tele Vue Renaissance 4" f/5.5 Apochromatic Refractor
	Tele Vue Genesis 4" f/5 Apochromatic Refractor
	Tele Vue 20mm Nagler Type II Eyepiece
	Vernonscope Brandon 94mm f/7 Apochromatic Refractor
	Takahashi Epsilon 130

References used:
Sky & Telescope magazine - Sky Publishing Corporation
Astronomy magazine - Kalmbach Publishing Co.

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