ASA H400 a big telescope on DDM500 mount
ASA telescope at Australia
ASA H400 a big 400mm telescope on ASA DDM500 mount, made up of two identical arrays on opposite sides of the planet, will track down sources of gravitational waves.
The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO), led by the University of Warwick, will use the ASA H400 to help shepherd in a new era of gravitational wave science.
ASA telescope at Australia
ASA Impressions
Products in use
ASA H400 f2.4
Lightweight and compact with 0.4m aperture
- Optical design: Hyperbolic
- Linear central obstruction: 45%
- Focal length: 960mm
- Focal ratio system: f2.4
- Clear Aperture / Focal Ratio Primary Mirror: 400mm (15.7 inch) / f3
- Image field: 70mm (4.2 degrees)
- Mirror material: Fused silica
- Surface quality: >94 strehl
- Microroughness: 1nm RMS / <0.7nm Ra
- Coating: Al+SiO2 >96 %
- Back Focus from flange: 91.56mm
- Weight tube: 57kg / 126lbs
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