Askar FRA 400 Quintuplet APO Astrograph (FRA400)

Excellent scope!

Well built and nice design, excellent scope! I would highly recommend this product and wouldn’t be possible without the great service and kind staff from allstartelescopes! Thanks again!!

Askar FRA400 good as expected

Heavier than expected, quality is there on every aspect of the telescope. Only a few things could be improved like the focuser is hard to turn, first time I tried I checked if I did unlock it, I was skeptical - could I install the Q-Focuser I bought for it. So far so good Also the dew shield is not long enough, (guess it is true for similar telescope) first night I lost 2 hours of M31, since I added a dew strap and made a longer dew shield. The image quality meets my expectations. I don't think I will ever buy the focal reducer, the FOV is good as is. And the reducer is expensive.

Awesome scope!

I bought this a few months ago and now that I've had time to et the feel of it....I'm super impressed. This is actually my first refractor and I was worried about the new learning curve going from reflectors The built in reducer and adapter cones are a big plus and make the back focus simple and easy. This thing takes beautiful photos from edge to edge. I highly recommend it. I only wish it came with a carry case...other than that I cannot complain. Here is an example. The Rosette nebula 100 - 60sec exposures, zwo533mc. just slightly cropped to remove stacking artifacts.