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Takahashi FC-100DZ
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Takahashi

FC-100DZ

100mm Apo doublet fluorite · 800mm f/8.0

Premium fluorite doublet.

Best for

  • Medium-sized galaxies and planetary nebulae
  • High-resolution long-exposure work

Specifications

Optics
Typerefractor
Optical designApo doublet fluorite
Aperture100mm
Focal length800mm
Native f/ratiof/8.0
Image circle44mm
Full-frame supportNo
Physical
Weight3.3kg

Typical FOV & image scale

With Full-frame (36×24mm, 3.76µm)
FOV 2.58° × 1.72°
Scale 0.97″/px
With APS-C (23.5×15.7mm, 3.76µm)
FOV 1.68° × 1.12°
Scale 0.97″/px
With IMX533 square (11.3×11.3mm, 3.76µm)
FOV 0.81° × 0.81°
Scale 0.97″/px

Typical targets

  • Messier M16 — Eagle Nebula
    Emission Nebula · 35′
  • NGC NGC 281 — Pacman Nebula
    Emission Nebula · 35′
  • Messier M34 — Open Cluster M34
    Open Cluster · 35′
  • NGC NGC 5139 — Omega Centauri
    Globular Cluster · 36′
  • IC IC 405 — Flaming Star Nebula
    Emission Nebula · 37′
  • Messier M41 — Open Cluster M41
    Open Cluster · 38′

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