Askar APO Triplet Telescopes

[John]

6 minutes ago, scotty38 said:

Ok that’s good to hear but definitely this telescopic arrangement rather than screw in?

Certainly telescopic (with a lock) on the LZOS refractors. I've been concentrating on the 140 and 185 Askar Apo's and they have a telescopic extension but looking at the details again it looks as if the 120mm and 103 have a screw in extension section. 

[scotty38]

Just now, John said:

Certainly telescopic (with a lock) on the LZOS refractors. I've been concentrating on the 140 and 185 Askar Apo's and they have a telescopic extension but looking at the details again it looks as if the 120mm and 103 have a screw in extension section. 

Ok thanks again so could/should be ok and yep the 103/120 askars are screw in

[John]

13 minutes ago, scotty38 said:

It does on the 103 and 120 but the 140 and 185 have this different approach 

Sorry, I missed this post just now. I agree - different approach depending on the aperture for the Askar Apo's. I was blinded by the lure of the "big ones" 🙄

 

[scotty38]

3 minutes ago, John said:

Sorry, I missed this post just now. I agree - different approach depending on the aperture for the Askar Apo's. I was blinded by the lure of the "big ones" 🙄

 

Same here as I’ve been looking at options for a while including the 120 and Esprit 120  but I think the 140 has just nipped into the number 1 spot 😀

[Franklin]

Obviously I'm a bit slow on the uptake but a 185 APO for 5K..... Really?

Can't wait to read user reviews on the optics.

[Stuart1971]

23 minutes ago, scotty38 said:

It does on the 103 and 120 but the 140 and 185 have this different approach 

Ah, ok interesting…🤔

[DaveS]

2 hours ago, John said:

APM/LZOS refractors have used a similar approach for years. My LZOS 130 is 17 years old and has an extension tube at the focuser end. No signs of droop with it even with a 2 inch diagonal plus 21mm Ethos installed. The Askar approach looks even better engineered than the APM/LZOS one I think.

 

My Moravian G3 16200 with filter wheel weighs in excess of 2.5 kg, so puts a fair old load on the focuser.

[globular]

The 140 looks nice on Askar's Mark III mount - in matching weird orange.

Anyone know anything about them?

@FLO are you planning on stocking them too?

[paulastro]

I'm not on Facebook but my wife went on the link re the 185.  It appears to be a few pics and people's comments.

I've attached two of the pics - bear in mind they are screen grabs so haven't the original resolution.  The Jupiter pick was taken with the 185 - the original is much better.

 

Edited November 19, 2023 by paulastro
Typo

[Rusted]

I think I'll wait for all the box opening videos.
That will tell us everything we need to know about optical quality.

The tail end extension tubes looks like compression fixing devices on the larger scopes. 
Capstan radial bars. Suggesting [to me] options for locking at any user-chosen length.
Always prepared to be proven wrong. 😊

[globular]

14 minutes ago, Rusted said:

Suggesting [to me] options for locking at any user-chosen length.

I think you're right.  In fact there is a scale on it - backing up that theory.

 

[Rusted]

Thanks. That's a nice touch for binoviewer users.
Most APO owners will avoid shortening the main tube with a hacksaw! 😱
Having to rely on optical devices, just to reach focus, usually results in unwanted magnification.

[FLO]

On 18/11/2023 at 22:00, globular said:

The 140 looks nice on Askar's Mark III mount - in matching weird orange.

Anyone know anything about them?

@FLO are you planning on stocking them too?

@globular The mount has been available in other countries for over a year. But here in the UK, nobody has asked about it until now. We haven't seen nor handled one, so we don't have an opinion. Sorry. 

Steve