telescope
Takahashi
TOA-150B
150mm Apo triplet · 1100mm f/7.3
Premium apo triplet.
Best for
- Medium-sized galaxies and planetary nebulae
- Full-frame astro cameras and DSLRs
Specifications
| Optics | |
| Type | refractor |
| Optical design | Apo triplet |
| Aperture | 150mm |
| Focal length | 1100mm |
| Native f/ratio | f/7.3 |
| Image circle | 88mm |
| Full-frame support | Yes |
| Physical | |
| Weight | 13.5kg |
Typical FOV & image scale
With Full-frame (36×24mm, 3.76µm)
FOV 1.88° × 1.25°
Scale 0.71″/px
With APS-C (23.5×15.7mm, 3.76µm)
FOV 1.22° × 0.82°
Scale 0.71″/px
With IMX533 square (11.3×11.3mm, 3.76µm)
FOV 0.59° × 0.59°
Scale 0.71″/px
Recommended accessories
- Takahashi TOA-130 0.7x Reducerreducer · 0.7× focal lengthmanufacturer supported
Typical targets
- Messier M4 — Globular Cluster M4Globular Cluster · 26′
- NGC NGC 5128 — Centaurus AGalaxy · 26′
- NGC NGC 7380 — Wizard NebulaEmission Nebula · 25′
- NGC NGC 7293 — Helix NebulaPlanetary Nebula · 25′
- Messier M6 — Butterfly ClusterOpen Cluster · 25′
- NGC NGC 2174 — Monkey Head NebulaEmission Nebula · 25′
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