TOA-150B Refractor Telescope

Takahashi

TOA-150B Refractor Telescope

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$ 15,070.00
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$ 15,070.00
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Description

The TOA series is a member of Takahashi’s line of triplet refractors.  In the TOA design, three lens elements are used, with the front and rear constructed from ED glass.  The resulting system achieves a high level of apochromatic performance for both visual observation and imaging.  Takahashi engineers have a undertaken a complete redesign of the triplet system, completely eliminating spherical aberration while minimizing axial chromatic aberration in the visible light spectrum.

In typical apochromatic designs, the elimination of chromatic aberration is usually at the expense of increasing spherical aberration at various wavelengths.  However, with the TOA series, the focal shift across the entire visible spectrum from 436 nm up to 656 nm is less than +/- 0.01 mm.  This is less than 1/100 the aberration of a typical apochromatic design.

TOA-150B

The TOA-150B is a 150 mm apochromatic f/7.3 refractor with a focal length of 1100 mm.  It features a retractable lens hood, a 4 inch rack and pinion focuser with a 7:1 fine focuser, and a 360 degree camera angle adjuster.  A complete line of flatteners, reducers and extenders are available, including the 67-series flattener, which provides a 90 mm imaging circle. 

A tube weight is standard to assist in balancing instrumentation or visual accessories.

Optical tube only.  Mount and tripod sold separately.

Specifications

Telescope

TOA-150B

Part Number

TOK15110

Aperture

150 mm

Resolution

0.77"

Limiting Magnitude

12.7

Light Gathering Power

460X

Focal Length

1100 mm

Focal Ratio

m f/7.3

Optical Type

 Fluorite ED Triplet

Tube Diameter

179mm

Tube Length (With Lens hood retracted)

1270mm (1110mm)

Tube Weight

15.2kg

Recommended Finder

7x50

Metal Back Distance

275.0mm

 

Telescope Specifications 

TOA150B Visual System Chart

TOA150B Reducer System Chart

TOA150B Extender System Chart

TOA150B TOA Extender System Chart

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