Key Features:
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High-Quality Triplet APO Refractor: The ASKAR FMA230 features a Triplet air-spaced APO design with two ED glass elements, ensuring exceptional chromatic aberration correction.
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Optimized for Sharp Imaging: Produces flatter images with striking clarity, rigorously tested to meet the high standards of astrophotography and observation.
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Efficient Focusing System: Includes a special rail-mounted autofocuser kit to streamline the often time-consuming focusing process, especially useful with narrowband filters.
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Adapts to Nightly Temperature Changes: Designed to automatically adjust focus in response to temperature fluctuations, maintaining consistent imaging quality throughout the night.
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Balanced Autofocusing Mechanism: The motor, mounted on a specialized trolley and connected to the rails, aligns the autofocuser pulley with the lens focusing ring for a compact and balanced solution.
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ASIAIR Compatibility: Offers a custom mount solution specifically for the ZWO EAF autofocuser, ideal for astrophotographers using the ASIAIR system.
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Simplified Astrophotography Process: Reduces the effort and time needed for accurate focusing, making astrophotography more accessible and enjoyable.
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Robust and Reliable Design: Built for durability and reliability, ensuring long-lasting performance in various astrophotography scenarios.
What's in the Box?
- 1x ZWO EAF mount (trolley, OTA bracket, EAF bracket)
- 1x 16T MXL pulley
- 1x 3D printed helical focuser compression MXL ring
- 1x MXL timing belt
- 4x 10mm M5 bolts for attaching main bracket to the OTA
- 2x 12mm M3 bolt (for 3D printed helical focuser compression ring)
- 2x 60mm rods for attaching trolley to the main bracket
- 4x 8mm countersunk M3 bolts (for attaching ZWO EAF bracket to the trolley)
- 1x 12mm M3 countersunk bolt (for attaching trolley rods lid)
- 2x 30mm M3 bolt (for attaching MXL ring arm)
- 2x 8mm M4 bolt with washer (for attaching EAF)
