Takahashi

Takahashi FS-60CB

The Takahashi FS-60CB is a 60mm f/5.9 fluorite doublet APO refractor — a small, light, and optically exceptional instrument that defies its aperture. Takahashi's optical quality is legendary: the FS-60CB is essentially diffraction-limited, and the mechanical quality of the focuser and tube is entirely different from mass-market refractors. This is the telescope that people keep even after upgrading to larger instruments — useful as a guide scope, a grab-and-go visual scope, a wide-field imaging instrument, or a first light platform for observers who want to start with the best. The price reflects what Takahashi optics cost; the experience reflects what that price buys.