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Apochromats are refractors whose lenses are laid out in such a way as to combine at least three colours at a common focal point. This suppresses the chromatic aberration that is typical of refractor telescopes. Without this correction, bright objects like the Moon or the planets would have disruptive colour fringes.

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Omegon Apochromatic refractor Pro APO 85/560 ED Triplet CEM26 LiteRoc
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Apochromatic refractor Pro APO 85/560 ED Triplet CEM26 LiteRoc
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Omegon Apochromatic refractor Pro APO 94/517 Triplet ED CEM26 LiteRoc
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Omegon Telescope Pro APO 72/400 Quintuplet CEM26 LiteRoc
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Telescope Pro APO 72/400 Quintuplet CEM26 LiteRoc
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Vixen Apochromatic refractor AP 103/825 ED AX103S Sphinx SXP2 Starbook Ten GoTo
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Vixen Apochromatic refractor AP 115/890 SD115S Sphinx SXP2 Starbook Ten GoTo
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Omegon Apochromatic refractor Pro APO AP 66/400 ED SkyGuider Pro
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Skywatcher Apochromatic refractor AP 62/400 Evolux-62ED Star Adventurer GTi Wi-Fi GoTo SET
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Skywatcher Apochromatic refractor AP 150/1200 EvoStar ED EQ6R GoTo
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Vixen Apochromatic refractor AP 80/600 ED80Sf Advanced Polaris AP-SM Starbook One
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Apochromatic refractor AP 80/600 ED80Sf Advanced Polaris AP-SM Starbook One
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Vixen Apochromatic refractor AP 103/825 ED AX103S OTA
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Apochromatic refractor AP 103/825 ED AX103S OTA
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Skywatcher Apochromatic refractor AP 62/400 Evolux-62ED Star Adventurer GTi Wi-Fi GoTo SET
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Omegon Apochromatic refractor Pro APO AP 96/575 Triplet ED FCD-100
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Omegon Apochromatic refractor Pro APO AP 106/700 Triplet ED FCD-100
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William Optics Apochromatic refractor Pleiades 181 AP 181/998 Astrograph OTA
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Apochromatic refractor Pleiades 181 AP 181/998 Astrograph OTA
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Omegon Apochromatic refractor Pro APO AP 110/660 ED Carbon OTA
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ZWO Apochromatic refractor FF130 AP 130/1000 Quadruplet OTA
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Omegon Apochromatic refractor Pro APO AP 104/650 ED Triplet OTA
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OPT Apochromatic refractor Radian AP 61/275 Raptor OTA
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William Optics Apochromatic refractor AP 156/1217 Fluorostar Red OTA
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Apochromatic refractor AP 156/1217 Fluorostar Red OTA
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Omegon Apochromatic refractor Pro APO AP 140/910 Triplet ED FCD-100
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William Optics Apochromatic refractor AP 51/178 MiniCat WIFD OTA
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Apochromatic refractor AP 51/178 MiniCat WIFD OTA
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TeleVue Apochromatic refractor AP 127/680 astrograph OTA
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Apochromatic refractor AP 127/680 astrograph OTA
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TeleVue Apochromatic refractor AP 127/660 TVNP127is OTA
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William Optics Apochromatic refractor AP 71/350 RedCat 71 OTA
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Apochromatic refractor AP 71/350 RedCat 71 OTA
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William Optics Apochromatic refractor AP 71/350 RedCat 71 WIFD OTA
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William Optics Apochromatic refractor AP 81/559 ZenithStar 81 Gold OTA
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William Optics Apochromatic refractor AP 61/360 ZenithStar ZS61 II OTA
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Apochromatic refractor AP 61/360 ZenithStar ZS61 II OTA
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William Optics Apochromatic refractor AP 61/360 ZenithStar ZS61 II OTA
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William Optics Apochromatic refractor AP Fluorostar 120/780 Red OTA
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Apochromatic refractor AP Fluorostar 120/780 Red OTA
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William Optics Apochromatic refractor AP Fluorostar 120/780 Space Gray OTA
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William Optics Apochromatic refractor AP Fluorostar 120/780 Gold OTA
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Omegon Apochromatic refractor Pro APO AP 80/500 ED Carbon OTA
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Apochromatic refractor Pro APO AP 80/500 ED Carbon OTA
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Explore Scientific Apochromatic refractor AP 165/1155 FPL-53 CF Feather Touch 3.0"
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Apochromatic refractor AP 165/1155 FPL-53 CF Feather Touch 3.0"
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William Optics Apochromatic refractor AP 81/478 Gran Turismo 81 IV OTA
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Apochromatic refractor AP 81/478 Gran Turismo 81 IV OTA
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Refractors are telescopes where the objective consist of one or more glass lenses. The lens refracts light to a focal point. However, the exact location of the focal point depends on the wavelength (colour) of the light. This causes chromatic aberration which is noticeable as a coloured fringe around bright objects. In physics, this dependence of refraction on wavelength is called dispersion.

There is no really precise definition of the term apochromat. Most apochromats have an objective consisting of two lenses, in which a special glass is deployed. This so-called ED glass has particularly low dispersion (the abbreviation ED stands for extra-low dispersion). The ED apochromats provides a largely pure-colour image.

An objective consisting of three or four lenses will provide an even sharper image. These apochromats are called triplets or quadruplets. These can be as good as mirror optics in term of colour purity.