
A wonderful place for ASA AZ800 a big telescope
A beautiful backdrop for a great big telescope!
Turkmenistan, the new home of the next ASA AZ800.
ASA around the world. The ASA AZ800 was placed in Turkmenistan.

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
- Total weight: 650kg (1433lbs)
- Azimuth / altitude range of motion: 680 degree / 5-90 degree
- Software: ASA Software package with a platform-independent Ascom Alpaca API (via TCP/IP), compatibility with numerous programs, and many additional API features for:
• Creating and optimizing pointing files
• MLPT (e.g., usable with a N.I.N.A plugin)
• Uploading and tracking TLE and CPF satellite orbits
• Orbit corrections when satellite tracking (autoguiding with external CCD cameras)
• Focus control also via Ascom Alpaca API
• Covers (if installed) via Ascom Alpaca API
• Full API control over rotator, Nasmyth port - Max. slew speeds: Up to 50 degrees per second
- Pointing Accuracy (20° to 85°): <8” RMS with pointing model
- Tracking Accuracy (20° to 85° – unguided, with current pointingfile): <0,25” RMS within 5 minutes
- System Natural Frequency: 10 Hz or greater
- Satellite tracking: All sky pointing error (20°-85°) 8” RMS more info
