Originated in the United States and established in the 50s of the last century, Centron has always been the main business of manufacturing astronomical telescopes, but its fate has been bumpy. Since 1972, Cintele and Mead Instruments have been in a state of competition for a long time, and in 2003 Centron was almost acquired by Mead Instruments. In 2005, Cintron was acquired by Taiwan's Cinda Optoelectronics Technology, and the original brand was retained, and its headquarters was still in the United States, but most of its products have been localized, and it is the No. 1 brand in the U.S. market share.
Cintron belongs to the kind of brand that "can be prioritized no matter what the budget", and even Hawking has a CPC11HD of Cintron. In the Space.com selection, four products from Cintele were selected as the top 10 telescopes of 2017: the $50 FirstScope, the $600 SkyProdigy 130, the $850 Regal M2 100ED, and the $420 AstroFi 102 Mak-Cas Wi-Fi. On the list of Love the night sky, under $300, $300-$500, $500-1000, and above $1000, 4 of the best products were selected in each price range, a total of 16 products, and Xingtron made 7 products on the list, except for only one under $300, and two products in each price range were selected.
Syntron has very excellent products at all price points, the 100-yuan PowerSeeker 50AZ is very friendly to novices, no tools are required for installation, the lens assembly is coated with a full surface, and it is dual-purpose for astronomy and landscape, at a price of 300 yuan, the cost performance is very high. To the thousand-yuan level, you can choose DX80EQ, the amount of ownership is very large, the lens is multi-layer green coating, the edge of the moon is very clear, the color difference is very small, it is like a zenith mirror, astronomical and landscape dual-purpose, there is a transaction below 900 yuan, but the EQ2 equatorial mount is not equipped with an electric motor as standard, and the electric tracking motor with EQ2 needs 450 yuan, and the whole set is about 1400 yuan. If the budget is sufficient, NexStar 8SE is a good choice for advancement, at least three or five years can meet the needs of use, although you need a mobile power supply, there are some fine vibrations when focusing, but overall, in terms of optical quality, it is worthy of the price of 10,000 yuan, and the hand control can be upgraded to the Chinese version, which is very convenient.