Askar 140 APO
Askar
$2,499.00
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The Askar 140APO is an OTA with a 140mm aperture, 980mm focal length, and f/7 native focal ratio. It adopts a triplet air-spaced APO lens design including one piece of ED glass, employing special optical designs and multiple lens elements to correct chromatic aberration providing higher-quality object details and color accuracy. Designed with portability in mind as a large aperture, long focal ratio telescope, the shortest overall length is only 735mm with a net weight of 9.2kg. The telescope is equipped with a large rigid 3.5" dual-speed rack and pinion focuser which is compatible with most motorized focusers on the market.
Specifications
| Focuser Size | 3.5 in |
| Focal ratio | f/7 |
| Dovetail Plate Length | 300 mm |
| Limiting Magnitude | 12.5 |
| ED Glass Elements | 1 |
| Focal length | 980 mm |
| Focusing Travel | 10 cm |
| Rear Focuser Rotator | 360° |
| Aperture | 140 mm |
| Design Type | Triplet Air-Spaced Apochromatic |
| Handle Length | 220 mm |
| Minimum Tube Length | 735 mm |
| Net Weight | 9.2 kg |
| Gross Weight | 10.9 kg |
| Focuser Type | Dual-Speed Rack and Pinion |
| Tube Rings Weight | 1.7 kg |