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Takahashi
FC-100DZ
100mm Apo doublet fluorite · 800mm f/8.0
Premium fluorite doublet.
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Best for
- Medium-sized galaxies and planetary nebulae
- High-resolution long-exposure work
Specifications
| Optics | |
| Type | refractor |
| Optical design | Apo doublet fluorite |
| Aperture | 100mm |
| Focal length | 800mm |
| Native f/ratio | f/8.0 |
| Image circle | 44mm |
| Full-frame support | No |
| Physical | |
| Weight | 3.3kg |
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
- M16 — Eagle NebulaEmission Nebula · 35′Plan this target
- NGC 281 — Pacman NebulaEmission Nebula · 35′Plan this target
- M34 — Open Cluster M34Open Cluster · 35′Plan this target
- NGC 5139 — Omega CentauriGlobular Cluster · 36′Plan this target
- IC 405 — Flaming Star NebulaEmission Nebula · 37′Plan this target
- M41 — Open Cluster M41Open Cluster · 38′Plan this target
