The catadioptric telescopes of the Epsilon series are wide-field astrographs with an hyperbolic primary mirror. A corrector is integrated in the rack-and-pinion focuser and offers a flat field with stars less than 10μm at the edge of the 44mm image circle.
The Epsilon-130D has a focal ratio of F/2.8. Its very short focal length of 500 mm offers a field of view of 5° and is therefore ideal for imaging large areas of stars and nebulae. Its secondary mirror is mounted on a reinforced spider to avoid any flexion. The rack-and-pinion focuser is equipped with a CAA (Camera Angle Adjuster) for photographic framing.
The primary mirror cell is equipped with 3 double-action adjusting screws (push/pull) with lock nut for pressure adjustment to minimise stress.
The collimation of the Epsilon-180ED is very easy because it does not need to be done on a star. The optical axis is represented by markings on the 2 mirrors. Takahashi has designed a simple collimation eyepiece system particularly adapted to the Epsilon allowing the adjustment of the mirrors in daylight, a big advantage compared to a classical telescope.
Regardless of its photographic qualities, the Epsilon is a first-rate wide-field observation telescope. The observation of star clusters and galaxies will give you intense pleasure due to the fineness of the stars. It proves to be a fabulous instrument for the deep sky and the search for comets. The observation of the Lagoon and Trifide nebulae in the same field is extraordinary and striking.
MEF-3 | Micro Edge Focuser MEF-3 for FS60, FC76, FC100, TSA120, TOA-130NS, Epsilon | 280.00 EUR | ||
LosTak100 | Losmandy dovetail for Takahashi tube rings with 130mm bridge | 139.90 EUR | ||
TMP02300 | Takahashi Mounting plate S (128 x 220) | 229.00 EUR | ||
kupTak | Finderscope slot for Takahashi Telescopes | 34.90 EUR | ||
TKA68595 | Takahashi Extender 1.5x for Epsilon-180ED | 1231.00 EUR | ||
DewCapH10 | Flexi-Heat Dew shield for tube with 820-1000mm circumference, 10" tubes and for Epsilon-180ED | 77.90 EUR | ||
BatPlus200 | Bahtinov-Mask for 200mm telescope with 236mm tube-diameter (228-292mm) | 30.89 EUR | ||
FFB25plus | Flatbox with neutral white LED light, D=283mm, powered by 12V | 179.89 EUR | ||
TKA00441 | Collimating eyepiece for Epsilon (1,25") | 54.00 EUR | ||
M54pM48p | adapter for Takahashi correctors, with M54x0.75pos and M48x0,75pos threads, plus 2" filter thread | 39.90 EUR | ||
JUSschraub | screwable Collimation laser with side window, plus adapter M28pM48n to screw on a M48 thread (e.g. corrector, etc) | 109.90 EUR | ||
TAK2adapMFLA | Motofocus Adaptor for TAKAHASHI, with both mounting plates for ALL common Takahashi focusers | 99.90 EUR |