New! Askar 107PHQ

[Lee_P]

I've just seen that Askar are releasing a new telescope. Looks quite good! $2495 on AliExpress, not sure that that will translate to in the UK if local suppliers (cough, @FLO?) stock it.

http://www.askarlens.com/index.php/17phq/274.html

 

Aperture size：107mm
Focal length：749mm
Focal ratio：f/7
Objective lens：Quadruplet air-spaced APO (including two ED glass)
Image circle：44mm
Maximum accessory connection (with the focuser fully retreated)：
1. Imaging mode:
79mm (from the base of M48×0.75 male thread)
99mm (from the base of M54×0.75 male thread)
119mm (from the base of M68×1male thread)
149mm (from the base of M86×1 male thread)
2. Observing mode:
120mm (from the end of 2" visual back)
Total length：603mm（when the dew shield is contracted）
754mm（when the dew shield is stretched）
Net weight：5.7kg
Gross weight：6.9kg
Rear-end thread type：M86×1 to M68×1
M68×1 to M54×0.75
M54×0.75 to M52×0.75
M52×0.75 to M48×0.75（with M48×0.75 filter thread）
Four-piece photographic adapter：M48×0.75
Standard package items：a 107PHQ OTA，a pair of tube rings, a handle, an Askar 300mm Vixen dovetail plate, a set of four-piece photographic adapters, a manual