Takahashi telescopes are manufactured in Urii, Japan and first began making telescopes in 1967 after 35 years of being in business. Takahashi's product line focuses on advance telescopes with handmade optics. Takahashi products are only available through certified dealers which are outlined on their website. A company called Land, Sea, & Sky (Texas Nautical Repair) is the authorized distributor of Takahashi telescopes. They provide exclusive warranty services on Takahashi instruments.
The warranty for Takahashi products is 5 years for all optical and mechanical components and 1 year for electronic parts and equipment. The thing to be careful of when buying a Takahashi telescope is to ensure one buys it from an authorized dealer, otherwise the warranty is null and void. Even products which are purchased overseas, or important to the United States outside of Texas Nautical Repair are not subject to Takahashi’s warranty.
The least expensive refractor telescope that Takahashi makes costs around $2,400 and the most expensive is in the price range of $200,000. This shows that Takahashi telescopes are for die-hard enthusiasts and large institutions. Most of the Takahashi product line is for observatory telescopes or more advanced refractor systems. They also manufacture Mewlon Cassegrain and Newtonian/Cassegrain telescopes.
Takahashi developed a device which allows the ocular in the telescope to rotate a full 360 degrees without losing focus. This device is called a camera angel adjuster. Takahashi also introduced a mount with electrical clutches and a direct read out of R.A.
Some of the members of the Takahashi company discovered new asteroids and they were named Urii in honor of where Takahashi telescopes were manufactured. Since Takahashi telescopes are built and sold with a higher price tag, a beginning or amateur astronomer may not be comfortable with the complexity of a Takahashi brand telescope.
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