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   Ever wonder the dimensions of an Ocular?  How much back focus that diagonal takes up?  If not then that is alright no need to go further.  If you are one of those that wanted to know here are some charts for you


 

 

Scope
Chart for 1.25" Oculars

 

 


Chart for 2" oculars

 

 

This happens to be a 2" Takahashi Diagonal,  use as reference

 

 

This is a faxed document from Takahashi Japan.  One can just about make out the figures that one needs for this scope

 

 

 

 

TAKAHASHI BACKFOCUS GUIDE

FOR CCD AND PHOTOGRAPHIC

APPLICATIONS

        

`Model·Focal Ratio

Focal length backfocus distance

Reducer f.ratio·focal    length·metal back focus

Flattener focal ratio·focal length·metal back distance

FS-60C F/5.9

354mm·143.9

F/4.5·283mm·72.3mm

n/a

FC-60E·F/8.1

500mm·173.5

F/5.9·354mm·72.3mm

n/a

FS-78·F/8.1

630mm·165.9

F/5.9·460mm·72.3mm

n/a

FS-102·F/8

820mm 194.5

F/5.9·602mm·83.9mm

n/a

FS-128·F/8.1

1040mm 198.7

F/5.9·755mm·83.9mm

n/a

FS-128F·F/8.1

1040mm218.5·

F/5.9·722mm·106.2mm

F/8.1·1020mm·106.2

FS-152·F/8

1216mm·218.5mm

F/5.9·897mm·106.2mm

F/8·1216mm·106.2

FSQ-106·F/5

530mm·120mm

Not needed

Not needed

SKY-90·f.5.56

500mm `170.5

F/4.5·405mm·72.2mm

same

BRC-250·F/5

1250mm·106.2mm

n/a

n/a

FCT-150·F/7

1050mm·309.0

F/5·750mm·102.45mm

n/a

E-160·F/3/4

544mm·56.0mm

n/a

n/a

E-210·F/3

630mm·62.8mm

n/a

n/a

E-250·F/3.3

825mm·84.2mm

n/a

n/a

E-300·F/3.6

1110mm·122mm

n/a

n/a

M-180·F/12

2160mm·133.0

F/9.3·1674mm·56.2mm

F/9.79·1763mm·56.2mm

M-210·F/11.5

2415mm·162mm

F/9.3·1956mm·56.2mm

F/9.34·1961mm·56.2mm

M-250·F/12

3000mm·156mm

F/9.3·2328mm·56.2mm

F/9.23·2307mm·56.2mm

M-300·F/11.9

3572mm·196mm

F/9.3·2790mm·56.2mm

F/9.30·2790mm·56.2mm

CN-212·F/12.4

2630mm·154mm

F/9.9·2099mm·56.0mm

n/a

CN-212·F/3.9

820mm·60.5mm

F/3.9·820mm·56.0mm

n/a

MT-130·F/6

795mm·91.0mm

F/4.7·611mm·56.0mm

*F/8.2·1060mm·56.0mm

MT-160·F/6.1

1000mm·93.0mm

F/4.8·776mm·56.0mm

*F/8.3·1330mm·56.0mm

MT-200·F/6

1200mm·87.0mm

F/4.8·970mm·56.0mm

*F/8·1600mm·56.0mm

TOA-130S/F

1000mm 83.5mm

F/5.8 580mm 8.9mm

F/7.7 1000mm 117.5mm [S]  [F]

*’Extender/Flattener

 

 

 

 

 

 

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