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The Takahashi Epsilon 160-ED is an ultra-fast widefield astrograph with a flat-field design for serious astrophotography. Featuring a hyperbolic primary mirror and integrated corrector, the Epsilon 160ED provides exceptional correction over a 44mm image circle.
Based on the original innovative Epsilon design from 1984, this new version has significant improvements for the demands of imaging with modern CMOS cameras. A newly designed corrector using the finest ED lenses optimally corrects for aberrations, resulting in diffraction-limited pinpoint stars of 3 microns RMS at the edge of the field.
The optimisation of the optical design means that compared with the original version, the new Epsilon 160ED has 2/3 the distortion at only 0.3% - comparable to that of a Takahashi TOA refractor (at 0.2%). This makes stitching mosaics and astrometric reduction far simpler.
The Epsilon 160ED is equipped with a precise rack and pinion focuser with camera angle adjuster for easy framing of targets. The Epsilon 160ED has a native focal length of 530mm and a focal ratio of f/3.3, making it the perfect instrument for imaging of large nebulae and star clusters.
Despite its photographic focus, the Epsilon doubles as an exceptional wide-field visual telescope, thanks to its fine optical correction. Collimation is straightforward with markings on each mirror and the included collimation eyepiece, allowing adjustment during the daytime.
Spot diagram of Takahashi Epsilon 160ED at prime focus.