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2025 Astronomical Telescope Brand Ranking

[2025 Astronomical Telescope Brand Ranking] Relying on the big data of the whole network, the astronomical telescope brands selected according to the brand awareness, brand strength, word-of-mouth evaluation and sales popularity of astronomical telescopes (in no particular order): Celestron, Sky-watcher, Meade, Takahashi, Explore Scientific, Bresser, Vixen, BOSMA Boguan, if you are looking for what brand of astronomical telescope is good? This astronomical telescope brand ranking list is for your reference only.

  • TOP.1 Celestron 星特朗

    Celestron 星特朗 United States

    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 regardless of 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, and Centron made 7 products on the list, except for those under $300, only...

    1
    Score
    85
    popularity
    12673
  • TOP.2 Sky-watcher 信达

    Sky-watcher 信达 Taiwan

    Originated in Taiwan, Innovent is the world's top telescope manufacturer, most of the world's major brands of astronomy-related products are OEM production by Innovent, including Vixen, Kenko, Tasco, Orion, Bushnell, Celestron, etc., it is estimated that the OEM products produced by Innovent have a market share of more than 65% in the same industry. Cinda's Sky-watcher brand has been ranked among the top two in Europe for many years, and ranked first in the first half of 2010. The most famous model of Cinda in China is the 150750EQ3D, which is also known as the Niu Anti of Xiao Hei, which is not only an entry-level artifact, but also has full upgrade potential. There are many packages to choose from, from a single-speed aluminum foot of 2,600 yuan to a two-speed HEQ5 equatorial mount of more than 8,000 yuan. Single-speed and two-speed is the difference between fine-tuning and non-tuning, usually if there is more visual vision, single-speed can meet the demand, if you want to play photography, it is recommended to go on two-speed; The aluminum feet will be lighter and portable, and the steel feet will be more stable, which is helpful for photography; As for the dual electric tracking and Go to, the dual electric does not have a screen, Go to has a screen, as long as the pre-calibration is done, input the celestial objects that need to be observed, and the telescope will self...

    2
    Score
    84
    popularity
    14719
  • TOP.3 Meade

    Meade United States

    Meade is a multinational company headquartered in Irvine, California, USA, known for manufacturing consumer optoelectronic instruments and was once the world's largest manufacturer of telescopes. Mead Instruments is listed on NASDAQ and is the only telescope listed company in the world. In 2013, it was wholly acquired by Ningbo Sunny Electronics. Mead's previous Schmidt-Cassegrain catadioptric telescope was very famous and functional, but the lawsuit disputes with the Syntron were very frequent, and after 2008, Mead changed the optical surface design and launched the ACF telescope (Advanced Coma-Free optics). The ACF is a new coma-free design with a flat image plane and sharp star spots like pinpoints, which reduces the astigmatism of classic RC and eliminates starlight. Mead's other technical advantages include: Light Switch one-button automatic calibration system, Auto Star system, UHTC ultra-high transmittance coating. Mead is best known for the ACF, that is, the previous Schica facelift, and without considering the budget, the LX600 is generally recommended, the German with a dual CCD StarLock system ...

    3
    Score
    83
    popularity
    13409
  • TOP.4 Takahashi 高桥

    Takahashi 高桥 Japan

    Takahashi is Japan's high-end astronomical telescope brand, and although Vixen occupies 60% of the Japanese market, Takahashi has always been dominant when it comes to small telescopes. As a 5,000 yuan entry, 20,000 yuan advanced, mainstream products of more than 50,000 yuan, including many 100,000 products of the brand, Takahashi has been leading the industry in technological innovation, in 1972 has launched the three-piece apochromat (APO) telescope TS80, in 1977, even launched the three-piece fluorite apochromat telescope TS-90, Explore Scientific in the APO use of carbon fiber, Takahashi has been using the Epsilon since the 90s. Takahashi is not only a dream mirror for amateurs, but even professional gamers want to have an APO for Takahashi. Takahashi has several series, and in general, the top one is TOA, which is the Triplet Ortho APO, three distortion-free APOs. Cooke three-piece air-splitting construction, including two pieces of FPL-53 ED glass. The distance between the lenses is at the centimeter level, so the longitudinal distance of the lens is very long, and the cooling is slow. In the visible and non-visible spectral ranges, chromatic aberration correction is near...

    4
    Score
    82
    popularity
    15244
  • TOP.5 Explore Scientific 探索科学

    Explore Scientific 探索科学 United States

    Founded in 2008, Explore Scientific (ES) has been a foundry of Jinghua and is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jinghua, headquartered in the United States, with operations including design, sales, distribution and some light industrial production. Although it is manufactured by Jinghua like Bresser, the ES is clearly positioned higher than Bresser, with high-end APO (Apochromat Lenses) and the Truss Tube Dobsonian series also won the title of Sky and Telescope's Hot Product in 2016. ES's Dobson telescope has been highly praised abroad, because the combination of low center of gravity and large aperture Newtonian optical components makes it possible for enthusiasts to conduct more professional starry sky observation, ES's Dobson telescope is small in weight, easy to disassemble, and easy to transport, but even with such a simple structure, it can still complete smooth and subtle adjustments, and the light collected by the large aperture is 1500 times that of the naked eye, even inexperienced people can observe the details of planets and deep space, and the operation is very simple, and one person can complete it. The price of ES 10-inch Dobson is about 4200 yuan, and the 12-inch is about 550...

    5
    Score
    81
    popularity
    15950
  • TOP.6 Bresser

    Bresser Germany

    Founded in Germany in 1957, it was acquired by Mead Instruments in 1999, and then acquired ownership by Guangzhou Jinghua in 2009, and is now a subsidiary of Guangzhou Jinghua. Guangzhou Jinghua's astronomical telescopes accounted for 31% of the country's exports in 2005, and now it also owns Explore Scientific in the United States. In 2012, Astronaut and National Geographic jointly launched the National Geography telescope brand, in addition, it is also a cooperative brand of Decathlon telescopes, and India's Astronaut Today also listed Blockbuster as one of the top ten astronomical telescope brands. The categories of Baoshide in the European market are relatively complete, from the 65 euros of refractive entry-level products to the 1400 euros of 152/1900 Maca, which are divided into two series, Bresser and Bresser Junior, which are aimed at adults and teenagers respectively, while the types of products sold in China are very small, and they are all entry-level products, of which the best-selling is 70AZ (88-45000). 70AZ is priced at 499 yuan, you can start with a good discount of 299 yuan, achromatic refraction, effective diameter 70mm, focal length 700mm, observation effect also...

    6
    Score
    80
    popularity
    14565
  • TOP.7 Vixen Prestige

    Vixen Prestige Japan

    Wilson is a Japanese optical instrument company, founded in October 1949, its products include astronomical telescopes, binoculars, microscopes and various accessories, and its astronomical telescopes have a market share of 60% in Japan. If you talk about market share alone, even Takahashi, who is positioned as a high-end company, is inferior to him, and belongs to the national brand of Japanese astronomical telescopes. It is worth mentioning that all the products of Vixen are manufactured by Taiwan Cinda. Vixen has always been known for its high cost performance and ease of operation, the primary mirror, equatorial mount, eyepiece can be purchased separately, free combination, very high playability, and the accuracy and compactness of the equatorial mount are very pleasantly surprised, it is very convenient to carry when going out, the use rate is higher than that of the bulky equatorial mount, if the ease of operation alone, it is significantly better than Takahashi, and its Sphinx SX2 equatorial mount was also selected as Star Products of Astronomy Magazine in 2015. Although Weixin is a national brand in Japan, the category also covers hundreds to tens of thousands, the range of entry to professional, but the market in China has not yet opened, and there are not many models that can be bought, and an entry-level product is recommended: 60mm caliber Xingyou, priced at 1700 yuan...

    7
    Score
    77
    popularity
    21228
  • TOP.8 BOSMA 博冠

    BOSMA 博冠 Guangdong

    Boguan is an optoelectronic instrument company established in 2003, which was recognized as a famous trademark in Guangzhou in 2009 and a famous brand in Guangdong Province in 2014. Boguan is also the only domestic optical manufacturer in China that has been selected into the recommended list of Sky and Telescope magazine in the United States, and is known as the first telescope brand in China. Boguan's astronomical telescopes range from entry-level of a few hundred yuan to a three-piece Maca astronomical telescope of tens of thousands, and the products at various price points are also complete, suitable for users who pursue cost-effectiveness. If you are interested in buying Boguan's astronomical telescope, Tianlong Maca 150/1800 will be more recommended. There are two pieces and three pieces of Maca mirror, Xinda has two pieces, and Boguan has three pieces, and it is difficult to distinguish between the two, but theoretically speaking, the field of the three-piece type will be smaller, and 150/1800 is the more mainstream specification in the Maca. The lenses of the maca mirror all use spherical lenses, which can effectively reduce coma, primary and secondary ball aberrations. The focal ratio of the maca mirror is very high, the redignomeric mirror, the higher the focal ratio, the smaller the secondary mirror, the small secondary mirror means that you can get a very sharp image quality, the focal ratio of Tianlong Marca has reached f/12, non...

    8
    Score
    75
    popularity
    15733
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  • 1 21228 Vixen Prestige

    Vixen Prestige

    Wilson is a Japanese optical instrument company, founded in October 1949, its products include astronomical telescopes, binoculars, microscopes and various accessories, and its astronomical telescopes have a market share of 60% in Japan. If you talk about market share alone, even the positioning is high-end

  • 2 15950 Explore Scientific 探索科学

    Explore Scientific 探索科学

    Founded in 2008, Explore Scientific (ES) has been a foundry of Jinghua and is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jinghua, headquartered in the United States, with operations including design, sales, distribution and some light industrial production. Although one with Bresser (Bresser).

  • 3 15733 BOSMA 博冠

    BOSMA 博冠

    Boguan is an optoelectronic instrument company established in 2003, which was recognized as a famous trademark in Guangzhou in 2009 and a famous brand in Guangdong Province in 2014. Boguan is also the only domestic optical manufacturer in China that has been selected into the recommended list of Sky and Telescope magazines in the United States, and is known as China

  • 4 15244 Takahashi 高桥

    Takahashi 高桥

    Takahashi is Japan's high-end astronomical telescope brand, and although Vixen occupies 60% of the Japanese market, Takahashi has always been dominant when it comes to small telescopes. As a 5,000 yuan entry, 20,000 yuan advanced, mainstream products more than 50,000 yuan, including 100,000 yuan

  • 5 14719 Sky-watcher 信达

    Sky-watcher 信达

    Originated in Taiwan, Innovent is the world's top telescope manufacturer, and most of the world's major brands of astronomy-related products are OEM produced by Innovent, including Vixen, Kenko, Tasco, Orion, Bushnell, Celestron, etc., it is estimated that Innovent is the manufacturer

  • 6 14565 Bresser

    Bresser

    Founded in Germany in 1957, it was acquired by Mead Instruments in 1999, and then acquired ownership by Guangzhou Jinghua in 2009, and is now a subsidiary of Guangzhou Jinghua. Guangzhou Jinghua's astronomical telescope has accounted for 31% of the country's exports in 2005

  • 7 13409 Meade

    Meade

    Meade is a multinational company headquartered in Irvine, California, USA, known for manufacturing consumer optoelectronic instruments and was once the world's largest manufacturer of telescopes. Mead Instruments is listed and traded on the NASDAQ and is the only company in the world that has a long line

  • 8 12673 Celestron 星特朗

    Celestron 星特朗

    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.

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