ASA AZ1000WF Russia
The world's first ASA AZ1000WF is placed in Russia
Products in use
ASA WF1000 f2.5
Lightweight and compact with 1m aperture
- Optical design: Wide Field, prime corrector
- Linear central obstruction: 42%
- Focal length: 2500mm
- Focal ratio system: f2.5
- Clear Aperture / Focal Ratio Primary Mirror: 1000mm (39.3 inch) / f2.5
- Image field: 130mm (2.98 degrees)
- Mirror material: Fused silica
- Image Quality FWHM: <8um RMS
- Surface quality: >80 strehl
- Microroughness: 1.3nm RMS / <0.7nm Ra
- Coating: Al+SiO2 >96%
- Back Focus from flange: 100.88mm
- Weight tube: 1960kg (4300lbs) (no camera or filter)
- Motor: ASA Direct Drive
- Latitude Range: 20 to 80 degrees views
- Software: ASA API (application programming interface) available autumn 2024 ASA Software(Autoslew, Sequence-windows based, ACC) with ASCOM-Alpaca
- Max. slew speeds: Up to 50 degrees per second
- Pointing Accuracy (20° to 85°): <8” RMS with pointing model and ASA telescope
- Tracking Accuracy (20° to 85° – unguided, with current pointingfile): <0,25” RMS within 5 minutes
- System Natural Frequency: 10 Hz or greater