astro.n-minus

OTA · 2011–

Takahashi Epsilon-180ED

Takahashi Epsilon-180ED

Key specifications

Aperture180 mm
Focal length500 mm
Focal ratiof/2.8
Optical designNewtonian
Back focus56.2 mm
Weight10.7 kg

All specifications

Tube length570 mm

About

180 mm f/2.8 hyperbolic flat-field Newtonian astrograph, 500 mm focal length. Very fast hyperbolic primary with ED two-element corrector for a flat full-frame field; a long-standing favorite for fast deep-sky astrophotography.