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Takahashi Seisakusho: telescope brand overview
Takahashi Seisakusho Ltd. (株式会社高橋製作所) is a Japanese manufacturer of telescopes and related equipment founded in 1932 by Kitaro Takahashi in Tokyo.
Who Takahashi Seisakusho is
Takahashi Seisakusho Ltd. (株式会社高橋製作所) is a Japanese manufacturer of telescopes and related equipment founded in 1932 by Kitaro Takahashi in Tokyo. Originally started as a foundry, Takahashi began manufacturing optical equipment after WWII in 1946.
Takahashi Seisakusho has been founded in 1932 and based in Japan. It is one of the makers whose telescopes amateur astronomers meet most often, so understanding its ranges helps when you are choosing a scope or fitting accessories to one you already own.
What they are known for
Takahashi is a Japanese maker known for premium apochromatic refractors such as the FS, FC and TSA and TOA series, and for the Epsilon astrographs, all favoured for high-end visual and imaging work.
Ranges from a single maker often span several optical designs and both beginner and premium tiers, so two telescopes wearing the same badge can behave very differently. The important numbers for choosing an eyepiece are always the telescope's own aperture, focal length and focuser size, not the brand on the tube.
Fitting eyepieces and accessories to a Takahashi Seisakusho telescope
Whatever telescope you own from this maker, the eyepiece maths is the same: magnification is the telescope's focal length divided by the eyepiece's focal length, and the true field of view is the eyepiece's apparent field divided by that magnification. Confirm your own model's focal length and focuser barrel size, since a range can span several designs and both 1.25 inch and 2 inch fittings.
A longer focal-length scope reaches high power with ordinary eyepieces, while a short fast scope needs shorter eyepieces for the same magnification and rewards better-corrected glass. Use the Fit My Telescope tool with your exact focal length to get the magnification, true field and exit pupil for any eyepiece pairing before you buy.
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Japan |
| Headquarters | Tokyo |
| Founded | 1932 |
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