Manufacturer: Askar Sharpstar
Product number: AS108APO

EUR 3.090,00


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ASKAR FRA 600 108 mm f/5.6 Quintuplet Astrograph
ASKAR is the new line of selected telescopes for astrophotography. With these telescopes a high attention is paid to the optical, but also mechanical quality. FRA stands for refracting telescopes with integrated corrector element for a flat and corrected image field. The FRA series is mainly used for astrophotography.

Astrophotographic results obtained with this telescope on Astrobin
Here you can find some astrophotographs made with this telescope model: Link to Astrobin

The ASKAR FRA600 is a 5-element apochromat according to Petzval with 600 mm focal length and the focal ratio f/5.6. The aperture is 108 mm. The triplet lens contains two special glasses for an image free of chromatic aberration. The 2-element corrector is permanently installed in the tube and corrects an image circle up to 66 mm in diameter. As soon as your camera is in focus, you are automatically at the correct distance.

A photo specialist that is also suitable for observation:
The ASKAR FRA600 was designed for astrophotography. However, due to the comfortable working distance, 2" star diagonals can also be attached. Thus the astrograph becomes a very nice telescope for astronomical observation and also landscape observation. All common 2" and 1.25" accessories can be connected. For photography a long adapter is included, with which all common cameras can be connected via the M48 thread.

Increasing the speed to f/3.9
The focal ratio of f/5.6 is already relatively fast. But often one wishes for even faster optics. With the optional AS108RED you can increase the speed from f/5.6 to f/3.9 and halve the exposure time. The focal length is shortened to 421 mm.

Quality assurance at Teleskop-Service:
Every FRA600 is checked and optimized before being stored in our technical department. The focuser is adjusted, the screws are checked for tightness and the lens is collimated. A final test is carried out on the optical bench. The whole process is recorded in a checklist.
Type:Flatfield APO refractor
Aperture:108 mm
Focal length:600 mm
Focal ratio:f/5.6
Optical design:5-element design according to Petzval
Objective:3-element objective with 2 special glasses
Corrector:2-element corrector built into the tube
Illuminated image field:66 mm diameter with full correction
Focuser:4" focuser with reduction
Focuser travel:80 mm
Thread in the draw tube:M100x1 inside
Rotation adapter:M100x1 male to M90x1 mal, 25 mm opt. path
2" adapter:M90x1 female to 2" female, 27 mm opt. path
1.25" adapter:2" male to 1.25" female, 10 mm opt. path
Dew shield:Slide in for transport
Diameter dew shield:148 mm
Tube diameter:125 mm
Length OTA:50 cm min.
Length OTA:56.5 cm with the dew shield extended
Weight OTA:7.9 kg including tube rings, dovetail bar and handle
Threaded holes in the tube rings (left, right, top, bottom):1/4 "UNC in the middle, 2x M6 with 25 mm spacing, 2x M6 with 50 mm spacing
Thread on the tube:M121x1 female thread - this is where the focuser and corrector are connected
Dimensions transport case:58.5 x 33 x 29 cm (LxWxH)
Weight transport case:5 kg
FRA600 Flatfield Apo
CNC tube rings with lateral internal threads
Carrying handle
Losmandy style dovetail bar
Finder shoe on the focuser
Case
Inspection checklist from the manufacturer and technical checklist from TS

Astrophotographic results obtained with this telescope on Astrobin
Here you can find some astrophotographs made with this telescope model: Link to Astrobin


Image by a customer
Our customer Michael Kalika from Rishon LeZion (Israel) has captured a great image of the Lagoon and Trifid Nebula:

Objects: Lagoon Nebula (M 8) and Trifid Nebula (M 20)

Photographer: Michael Kalika from Rishon LeZion (Israel)
Telescope: Askar FRA600 (AS108APO)
Field corrector: Askar f/3.9 Full Frame Reducer (AS108RED)
Imaging camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro (ASI2600MC-P)
Exposure time: 49x 300" (4 h 5 min)
Off Axis Guider: ZWO OAG (ZWO-OAG-L)
Guiding camera: Starlight Xpress Lodestar X2 (successor: LodestarPro)
Mount: iOptron CEM70G (C70AG)


Congratulations to Michael Kalika for this great photograph, which was even chosen image of the day at AstroBin!


Manufacturer / Importeur:Teleskop-Service Ransburg GmbH
Street:Von-Myra-Str. 8
ZIP / City:85599 Parsdorf
Country:Germany
Telefon number:+49 89 99228750
Email:info@teleskop-service.de
Website:www.teleskop-service.de
Safety informations: PDF Download


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Reviews

Written by Sherwin Cashie
on 2023-12-28

"Excellent product! I would recommend this to anyone looking for a quality telescope."

Written by Francois Roca
on 2023-10-25

"After owning a Meade SCT 12"", i am so happy to have bought the ASKAR FRA 600. Not tried it yet, but i can´t wait ..."

Written by Arvid Feldhusen
on 2023-10-07

"Not a perfect telescooe but still perfect for me. Some slight chromatic abberation but otherwise very well corrected. This telescope is perfect for my kind of astronomy (where pleasure is more impotand than absolute perfection) and absolutely very good value for the money. I use mine with the dedicated 0.7x reducer, and in my opinion this is a perfect combo for pleasing astrophotography. Perfectionists may be better off paying 3x more for slightly better corrected optics."

Written by MICHAEL COWLEY
on 2020-12-09

"After the bad weather here in England, I have finally given the FRA600 108mm refractor a first test. So far the views from this refractor have been superb. Of course I will be doing more views and tests in the coming months. It´s worth saving up for. Empfehlen ***** "