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140mm Apo triplet FPL-53 · 980mm f/7.0
Large triplet astrograph.
Best for
- Medium-sized galaxies and planetary nebulae
- Full-frame astro cameras and DSLRs
Specifications
| Optics | |
| Type | refractor |
| Optical design | Apo triplet FPL-53 |
| Aperture | 140mm |
| Focal length | 980mm |
| Native f/ratio | f/7.0 |
| Image circle | 52mm |
| Full-frame support | Yes |
| Physical | |
| Weight | 9.5kg |
Typical FOV & image scale
With Full-frame (36×24mm, 3.76µm)
FOV 2.10° × 1.40°
Scale 0.79″/px
With APS-C (23.5×15.7mm, 3.76µm)
FOV 1.37° × 0.92°
Scale 0.79″/px
With IMX533 square (11.3×11.3mm, 3.76µm)
FOV 0.66° × 0.66°
Scale 0.79″/px
Typical targets
- Messier M101 — Pinwheel GalaxyGalaxy · 28.8′
- NGC NGC 2175 — Emission Nebula NGC 2175Emission Nebula · 29′
- NGC NGC 5457 — Pinwheel Galaxy NGC 5457Galaxy · 29′
- Messier M20 — Trifid NebulaEmission Nebula · 28′
- Messier M35 — Open Cluster M35Open Cluster · 28′
- Messier M47 — Open Cluster M47Open Cluster · 30′
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