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Mewlon-180C Dall-Kirkham Cassegrain Telescope With Dovetail Plate

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$1392.6 $2110 In stock

Category: Catadioptric Telescopes

Description

The Mewlon series from Takahashi features Dall-Kirkham Cassegrain telescopes for visual observation.  Through proprietary manufacturing methods, Takahashi provides concave anellipsoidal primary mirror and a spherical secondary mirror at a reasonable cost.

μ-180

The μ-180 is Takahashi latest addition to the Mewlon line.  This 180 mm aperture telescope is an f/12, 2160 mm instrument.  With the optional reducer / flattener, the f-ratio can be reduced to f/9.8.  The m-180 comes with a built-in 6x30 finder scope.

Specifications

Telescope

µ-180C

Part Number

TLK18100

Aperture

180 mm

Resolution

0.64"

Limiting Magnitude

13.0

Light Gathering Power

661X

Focal Length

2160 mm

Focal Ratio

f/12.0

Optical Type

Dall-Kirkham Cassegrain

Tube Diameter

210 mm

Tube Length (With Lens hood retracted)

625 mm

Tube Weight

6.2kg

Recommended Finder

6x30

Telescope Specifications 

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Customer Reviews (4.2 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Thomas L. ★★★★★

Set-up was straightforward with the included dovetail plate, and the first views of Jupiter showed crisp detail even at 200x. The diffraction-limited optics live up to the Dall-Kirkham design promise.

Emma ★★★★★

The concave anellipsoidal mirror delivers incredibly sharp planetary views, and the 180mm aperture pulls in enough light to resolve subtle banding on Jupiter even in my light-polluted backyard.

Adam P. ★★★★☆

The optics are impressively sharp for deep-sky viewing, and the dovetail plate made mounting it on my existing tripod a breeze. My only small gripe is that the included finder scope feels a bit basic for a telescope at this level.