Askar FRA600 108mm f/5.6 Quintuplet Petzval Flat-Field Astrograph
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- Premium astrophotography refractor telescope now 50% off while supplies last
- 108mm aperture and f/5.6 focal ratio enables fast deep-sky imaging
- Huge 66mm corrected image circle supports full-frame and larger sensors
- Flat-field five-element optical design optical design requires no separate field flattener
- 4.2" dual-speed focuser provides coarse and 1:10 fine adjustment
- 600mm focal length provides a versatile field of view for a wide range of deep-sky targets
- M54 and M48 threaded connections provides broad camera and accessory compatibility
- Included tube rings, carrying handle, finder base, and Losmandy-style dovetail
- Sold out/Discontinued - Optional 0.7x reducer expands your wide-field imaging down to f/3.9 (sold separately)
Askar FRA600 Quintuplet Refractor: Premium Flat Field Astrograph!
Capture expansive deep-sky targets with the Askar FRA600, a 108mm f/5.6 quintuplet Petzval astrograph built for detailed, wide-field imaging. Its five-element optical design provides excellent color correction and a naturally flat field across a generous 66mm image circle, while the large 4.2" dual-speed focuser supports demanding imaging setups. With its premium optics and practical, user-friendly construction, the FRA600 is a powerful choice for both astrophotography and visual observing!
The Askar FRA600 In Action!
Sh2-132 by Eric Tombarel
12P by Alessandro Bares
M33 by Sascha Ebeler
Five Elements, One Beautifully Flat Field
The FRA600 features a 108mm quintuplet Petzval optical system with two ED glass elements for excellent color correction and crisp image detail. Its built-in field correction produces sharp, round stars across a generous 66mm image circle—well beyond full-frame coverage—with no separate field flattener required.
Built to Carry Your Imaging Setup
A large 4.2" rack-and-pinion focuser provides smooth 10:1 fine adjustment and dependable support for heavier cameras and accessories. The included tube rings feature multiple mounting points, while the carrying handle and Losmandy-style dovetail make mounting, balancing, and accessorizing the telescope straightforward.
Room for Growth and Flexibility
Use the FRA600 at its native 600mm focal length and f/5.6 focal ratio, or add the optional Askar 0.7x Reducer for Askar FRA600 unlockes a faster 421mm f/3.9 imaging system (sold separately). But the included accessories such as threaded conical camera adapter, a finder base, retractable dew shield, mounting hardware, and protective carrying case help prepare the FRA600 for a wide range of observing and imaging setups!
Camera shown in image is not included with the purchase of the FRA600.
FRA600 Optical Diagrams
Specifications
- Aperture: 108 mm (4.25 in)
- Focal length: 600 mm
- Focal ratio: f/5.6
- Objective type: Quintuplet flat-field Apo (including 2 ED elements)
- Image circle: 66 mm
- Back focus: 160 mm (from the end of rotator M90x1 thread)
- Overall length: 493 mm
- Dew shield OD: 148 mm (5.82 in)
- Tube weight: 6.5 kg (14.3 lb)
- Back-end adapter:
- M108x1 male thread (no rotator)
- M90x1 male thread
- 2 in adapter
- 1.25 in adapter
- Included Conical Adapter:
- M90x1 to M54x0.75
- M54x0.75 to M48x0.75
- Bottom Losmandy dovetail length: 150 mm (5.91 in)
- Width of bottom dovetail: 80 mm (3.15 in)
- Holes: 5x M6
- Total distance for five holes: 50 mm (1.97 in)
- Spacing between each hole: 12.5 mm (0.49 in)
- Distance between mounting rings: 130 mm (5.12 in)
FRA600 Dimensions
Other Information
- Country of Manufacture: China
Askar FRA600 Quintuplet Refractor: Premium Flat Field Astrograph!
Capture expansive deep-sky targets with the Askar FRA600, a 108mm f/5.6 quintuplet Petzval astrograph built for detailed, wide-field imaging. Its five-element optical design provides excellent color correction and a naturally flat field across a generous 66mm image circle, while the large 4.2" dual-speed focuser supports demanding imaging setups. With its premium optics and practical, user-friendly construction, the FRA600 is a powerful choice for both astrophotography and visual observing!
The Askar FRA600 In Action!
Sh2-132 by Eric Tombarel
12P by Alessandro Bares
M33 by Sascha Ebeler
Five Elements, One Beautifully Flat Field
The FRA600 features a 108mm quintuplet Petzval optical system with two ED glass elements for excellent color correction and crisp image detail. Its built-in field correction produces sharp, round stars across a generous 66mm image circle—well beyond full-frame coverage—with no separate field flattener required.
Built to Carry Your Imaging Setup
A large 4.2" rack-and-pinion focuser provides smooth 10:1 fine adjustment and dependable support for heavier cameras and accessories. The included tube rings feature multiple mounting points, while the carrying handle and Losmandy-style dovetail make mounting, balancing, and accessorizing the telescope straightforward.
Room for Growth and Flexibility
Use the FRA600 at its native 600mm focal length and f/5.6 focal ratio, or add the optional Askar 0.7x Reducer for Askar FRA600 unlockes a faster 421mm f/3.9 imaging system (sold separately). But the included accessories such as threaded conical camera adapter, a finder base, retractable dew shield, mounting hardware, and protective carrying case help prepare the FRA600 for a wide range of observing and imaging setups!
Camera shown in image is not included with the purchase of the FRA600.
FRA600 Optical Diagrams
Specifications
- Aperture: 108 mm (4.25 in)
- Focal length: 600 mm
- Focal ratio: f/5.6
- Objective type: Quintuplet flat-field Apo (including 2 ED elements)
- Image circle: 66 mm
- Back focus: 160 mm (from the end of rotator M90x1 thread)
- Overall length: 493 mm
- Dew shield OD: 148 mm (5.82 in)
- Tube weight: 6.5 kg (14.3 lb)
- Back-end adapter:
- M108x1 male thread (no rotator)
- M90x1 male thread
- 2 in adapter
- 1.25 in adapter
- Included Conical Adapter:
- M90x1 to M54x0.75
- M54x0.75 to M48x0.75
- Bottom Losmandy dovetail length: 150 mm (5.91 in)
- Width of bottom dovetail: 80 mm (3.15 in)
- Holes: 5x M6
- Total distance for five holes: 50 mm (1.97 in)
- Spacing between each hole: 12.5 mm (0.49 in)
- Distance between mounting rings: 130 mm (5.12 in)
FRA600 Dimensions
- 1x FRA600 Astrograph
- 1x Pair of Tube Rings
- 1x Carrying Handle
- 1x Dovetail Plate
- 1x Conical Tube Adapter
- 1x Hard Storage Case
- 1x Checklist
- 1x Manual
- Premium astrophotography refractor telescope now 50% off while supplies last
- 108mm aperture and f/5.6 focal ratio enables fast deep-sky imaging
- Huge 66mm corrected image circle supports full-frame and larger sensors
- Flat-field five-element optical design optical design requires no separate field flattener
- 4.2" dual-speed focuser provides coarse and 1:10 fine adjustment
- 600mm focal length provides a versatile field of view for a wide range of deep-sky targets
- M54 and M48 threaded connections provides broad camera and accessory compatibility
- Included tube rings, carrying handle, finder base, and Losmandy-style dovetail
- Sold out/Discontinued - Optional 0.7x reducer expands your wide-field imaging down to f/3.9 (sold separately)
Askar FRA600 Quintuplet Refractor: Premium Flat Field Astrograph!
Capture expansive deep-sky targets with the Askar FRA600, a 108mm f/5.6 quintuplet Petzval astrograph built for detailed, wide-field imaging. Its five-element optical design provides excellent color correction and a naturally flat field across a generous 66mm image circle, while the large 4.2" dual-speed focuser supports demanding imaging setups. With its premium optics and practical, user-friendly construction, the FRA600 is a powerful choice for both astrophotography and visual observing!
The Askar FRA600 In Action!
Sh2-132 by Eric Tombarel
12P by Alessandro Bares
M33 by Sascha Ebeler
Five Elements, One Beautifully Flat Field
The FRA600 features a 108mm quintuplet Petzval optical system with two ED glass elements for excellent color correction and crisp image detail. Its built-in field correction produces sharp, round stars across a generous 66mm image circle—well beyond full-frame coverage—with no separate field flattener required.
Built to Carry Your Imaging Setup
A large 4.2" rack-and-pinion focuser provides smooth 10:1 fine adjustment and dependable support for heavier cameras and accessories. The included tube rings feature multiple mounting points, while the carrying handle and Losmandy-style dovetail make mounting, balancing, and accessorizing the telescope straightforward.
Room for Growth and Flexibility
Use the FRA600 at its native 600mm focal length and f/5.6 focal ratio, or add the optional Askar 0.7x Reducer for Askar FRA600 unlockes a faster 421mm f/3.9 imaging system (sold separately). But the included accessories such as threaded conical camera adapter, a finder base, retractable dew shield, mounting hardware, and protective carrying case help prepare the FRA600 for a wide range of observing and imaging setups!
Camera shown in image is not included with the purchase of the FRA600.
FRA600 Optical Diagrams
Specifications
- Aperture: 108 mm (4.25 in)
- Focal length: 600 mm
- Focal ratio: f/5.6
- Objective type: Quintuplet flat-field Apo (including 2 ED elements)
- Image circle: 66 mm
- Back focus: 160 mm (from the end of rotator M90x1 thread)
- Overall length: 493 mm
- Dew shield OD: 148 mm (5.82 in)
- Tube weight: 6.5 kg (14.3 lb)
- Back-end adapter:
- M108x1 male thread (no rotator)
- M90x1 male thread
- 2 in adapter
- 1.25 in adapter
- Included Conical Adapter:
- M90x1 to M54x0.75
- M54x0.75 to M48x0.75
- Bottom Losmandy dovetail length: 150 mm (5.91 in)
- Width of bottom dovetail: 80 mm (3.15 in)
- Holes: 5x M6
- Total distance for five holes: 50 mm (1.97 in)
- Spacing between each hole: 12.5 mm (0.49 in)
- Distance between mounting rings: 130 mm (5.12 in)
FRA600 Dimensions
Other Information
- Country of Manufacture: China
| Telescope Focal Length | 501 - 600mm |
|---|
- 1x FRA600 Astrograph
- 1x Pair of Tube Rings
- 1x Carrying Handle
- 1x Dovetail Plate
- 1x Conical Tube Adapter
- 1x Hard Storage Case
- 1x Checklist
- 1x Manual