ASKAR 103APO vs. FRA400: A Clash of Astrophotography Titans!

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Astrophotography unboxing of the Askar 103APO Refractor with a twist - I'm going to compare it with an unlikely opponent - the Askar FRA400. Why this makes sense and what the outcome is you find out in this video.
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103APO RU-vid Review of @SarahMathsAstro :
• Askar 103 APO Telescop...
Products mentioned in this video:
103APO: Agena: bit.ly/4e0XxiZ or HPS: bit.ly/4arGIL2
Flattner: Agena: bit.ly/3RaAXKS or HPS: bit.ly/3K6A9mE
x0.8 Reducer: Agena: bit.ly/4bHiXQM or HPS: bit.ly/4apm4v1
x0.6 Reducer: Agena: bit.ly/4aEVbUc or HPS: bit.ly/3yoxvGl
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@0815mkl Месяц назад

Thanks for the review. I just got my Askar103 APO today together with the 0.6x and 0.8x reducer. The 1.0x flattner is in backorder right now, but it will get to me in a few weeks. As my TS-Optics 94EDPH is moving to a remote observatory in Spain I needed something new here. And the 103APO is the perfect allrounder. Basically 3 telescopes in one with a bigger then APS-C image circle. Now I need to wait until I get my astronomical darkness back here close to Berlin and that all the clouds go away to test this thing out.

@viewintospace Месяц назад

Welcome to the club..... of owning this scope and of not being able to test it because of clouds 🤣

@thatastrochap 2 месяца назад

Nice video! Excited to see the results 😃

@williammauney1129 2 месяца назад

Great review have the FRA400 and just picked up the 103 for galaxy season. Didn’t get the .6 reducer as I’ve seen mixed reviews but did get the 1 and .8. Shooting the Leo triplet right now with the .8. Looking at the .8 in stellarium it’s going to be a great fit for M16 and M8

@captaincook6666 22 дня назад

I bought one today with x1!

@viewintospace 22 дня назад

Have fun with it - you might be able to test it even before me - I still did not had any clear night.....

@mr.b3054 3 месяца назад

Great review, looking forward to your observations

@rainerehlert 3 месяца назад

Hi, If you take off the cap of the dewshield it slides easier due to the fact you are not creating a vacuum. I got one of these APO 103 6 weeks ago :-) Grüße aus Mexiko

@viewintospace 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the tip!

@astroswell 2 месяца назад

The beginning is a bit creepy, but otherwise a good review! 😅

@larryfine4719 3 месяца назад

So many options these days - even with the same scope!

@RumourHasitYT 3 месяца назад

Great Comparison, can I ask you a question about the FRA400, I've been considering the FRA500 as I think the FOV might suit my needs, but I've been offered a used FRA 400 which has got me thinking, do you ever think you may be been better with the FRA500 or did you specifically chose the FRA400 and if so why?

@viewintospace 3 месяца назад

Let me tell you my point of view: I believe you need about 2-3 telescopes: One for the wide shots, one for planetary nebulas, clusters and galaxies, and one for the very small stuff like planets. With an Askar 400 you can cover the full wide range - 400mm is usually wide enough for most nebulas, otherwise add the reducer and all is fine - never saw the point of a 200mm scope quite frankly.... Then you need a 700mm-1000mm scope to cover the midrange - and this I covered now with the 103APO and for the planetary stuff I have an SCT. So coming back to your question, I find the 500mm at not a good spot - you will not get wide enough - even with the reducer and not narrow enough for galaxies and stuff. So my recommendation - take the FRA400.

@RumourHasitYT 3 месяца назад

@@viewintospace thanks for that. I’ve got a EdgeHD 800 and I have a 80ED with a reducer that gives me 444mm which is quite good but not sharp giving I need to use a semi Apo filter with it. So I’m looking to replace it with an FRA. Giving I’m used to 444mm I was thinking the FRA500 with a reducer would be good. But I’ll look again at the FRA 400. Though I doubt I’ll need a reducer with that

@viewintospace 3 месяца назад

@@RumourHasitYT Exactly, and the beauty of the FRA series is that you have no backfocus issues - but only as long as you do not need a reducer….

@Chorge1972 3 месяца назад

Great! Regarding the Askar 103 - would you go for the 0.8 reducer, or the 1x Flattener?!

@viewintospace 3 месяца назад

Really depends on what you want to shoot and what other telescopes you have. If this is your only one, go with your the 1x Flattner and the 0.6 reducer - really gives you two telescopes in one!

@Chorge1972 3 месяца назад

@@viewintospaceI just wonder which will give me best results

@viewintospace 3 месяца назад

@@Chorge1972 Based on distortion, sharpness, CA - always the flattner! Based on SNR the 0.8 reducer… at the end it is a trade off - chose the focal length you really need - much the better foundation for a decision!

@hael8680 11 дней назад

When do we get to see the results?

@viewintospace 11 дней назад

Only the heavens know.... Haven't had a single clear night since January.... Oh, for tonight severe thunderstorm warnings are in place..... while in the southern Europe they have 40 degrees celsius since months now.... We f**d up our planet so badly.... 😖

@blufferblue1599 3 месяца назад

Good review. The only problems I have seen with these ones are pitch optics on bright stars. Would be great to see it compared with FRA 400s star quality.

@viewintospace 3 месяца назад

I think here we would really have to take a scope of the FRA or PHQ series of the same focal length to make a fair comparison. On the 400mm front with the FRA400 and the 103APO with the 0.6 reducer, the star quality of the FRA400 will be better - no question. BUT, the question is, will difference still be visible after BXT? And that I might test because I'm curious myself!

@blufferblue1599 3 месяца назад

@viewintospace That's a really good point! It would be really interesting to see if there's any difference after bxt