- When you buy a Teeter's Telescope, it's not just a telescope for now, it's an heirloom for generations to come -

This is where Teeter's Telescopes first made our name in the industry - small to moderate apertures and long focal lengths in Truss-Dobsonian structures. The "Planet Killer" line is best suited for planetary and lunar observing, but can also provide high contrast views of deep space objects. Small central obstructions by the secondary mirror and ultra-smooth optical surfaces yield pin-point star images and awesome planetary and lunar details.

Why buy a "Planet Killer"?

• With the high price of apochromat ("apo") refractors, many observers find it prohibitive to own a large aperture planetary instrument, and with the advent of high quality newtonian mirrors, a properly constructed newtonian can rival and in some instance exceed a similarly sized refractor in planetary detail;

• Back in 2002, when Teeter's Telescopes was first established, all of our telescopes were designed to be "Planet Killers." We still include many of the same contrast boosting enhancements including a black velvet baffle internal to the mirrorbox, black velvet baffling across from the focuser, low-diffraction spider vanes and small secondary mirrors that yield central obstructions below the key planetary threshold of 20% (Secondary Minor Axis/Primary Diameter);

• These small to medium aperture, long focal length, scopes represent the ultimate in planetary performance in a package that is transportable and comfortable to use all night long;

• Small to moderate apertures provide stunning planetary and lunar details to fascinate even the most experienced observer;

• The slow focal ratios (>F/6) do not require the use of a coma corrector;

• Our Truss Ring makes these apertures and focal ratios a breeze to set up and transport;

• Your choice of Waite Research (WR) or Zambuto Optical Company (ZOC) primary mirrors provide primary mirrors of the highest quality currently available. Antares Optics provides finely crafted secondary mirrors that are a perfect match for either of the above primary mirrors. Magnifications of 40x-50x per inch of aperture are achievable on nights of steady atmospheric seeing conditions;

• WR primary mirrors come with printed and DVD-video test reports, while Antares Optics secondary mirrors come Zygo tested. No test reports are provided with the ZOC primary mirrors, but ZOC's reputation in the industry for the highest quality optics is legendary (no test reports need apply!).

	Aperture	Focal Ratio (Focal Length)	Secondary	Zenith Eyepiece Height (Approx)	Complete Scope Price (WR)	Complete Scope Price (ZOC)
	8" (Scope Log for more images)	F/8 (64")	1.52", Borosilicate, 1/20 P-V	64"	$2,800.00 (What's Included?)	$3,200.00 (What's Included?)

* Mirrorbox height includes the portion of the altitude bearings which protrude above the top of the mirrorbox.

	Aperture	Focal Ratio (Focal Length)	Secondary	Zenith Eyepiece Height (Approx)	Complete Scope Price (WR)	Complete Scope Price (ZOC)
	10" (Scope Log for more images)	F/7 (70")	1.52", Borosilicate, 1/20 P-V	67"	$3,225.00 (What's Included?)	$3,625.00 (What's Included?)

* Mirrorbox height includes the portion of the altitude bearings which protrude above the top of the mirrorbox.

	Aperture	Focal Ratio (Focal Length)	Secondary	Zenith Eyepiece Height (Approx)	Complete Scope Price (WR)	Complete Scope Price (ZOC)
	12.5" (Scope Log for more images)	F/6 (75")	2.14", Borosilicate, 1/20 P-V	75"	$4,150.00 (What's Included?)	$4,575.00 (What's Included?)

* Mirrorbox height includes the portion of the altitude bearings which protrude above the top of the mirrorbox.

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