New telescope for observatory Freiwald, Austria
The ASA AZ800 works fully automatically.
The observatory Freiwald in Sandl (Austria), is proud of it's new ASA telescope.
The various requests are sent to the telescope from the office or from home. The ASA telescope AZ800 sends the data directly to the desired stations, where they are conveniently processed.
The observatory Freiwald in Sandl (Austria), is proud of it's new ASA telescope.
The ASA AZ800 works fully automatically.
ASA IMPRESSIONS
Products in use
ASA AZ800 f6.85
A high-end complete telescope system with 0,8m aperture
- Optical design: Ritchey-Chrétien RC
- Linear central obstruction: 41%
- Focus position: Nasmyth 2 as standard, 4 as option
- Focal length: 5480mm
- Focal ratio system: f6.85
- Clear Aperture / Focal Ratio Primary Mirror: 800mm (31,5 inch) / f2.5
- Image field: 120mm (1.25 degrees)
- Mirror material: Fused silica
- Surface quality: >94 strehl
- Microroughness: 1nm RMS / <0.7nm Ra
- Coating: Al+SiO2 >96 %
- Back Focus from flange: 252.7mm
- Weight tube: 800 kg (1763.7 lbs)
- Azimuth / alitude range of motion: 680 degree / 5-90 degree
- Software: ASA API (application programming interface) available autumn 2023 ASA Software(Autoslew, Sequence-windows based) with ASCOM-Alpaca
- Max. slew speeds: Up to 50 degrees per second
- Pointing Accuracy (20° to 85°): <8” RMS with pointing model
- Tracking Accuracy (20° to 85°): <0,25” RMS within 5 minutes tracking time over 5 min 0,05” RMS/min
- System Natural Frequency: 10 Hz or greater
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