The ASA 1-Meter Equatorial Telescope is a complete equatorial observatory telescope system with a 1-meter Ritchey-Chrétien low expansion quartz primary mirror that guarantees diffraction-limited performance and ultra low micro-roughness values even under the most perfect Earth-based astronomical seeing conditions.

• Optical Design: Ritchey-Chrétien (RC)
• Linear Central Obstruction: 35%
• Focus Position: Cassegrain
• Focal Length: 6,760 mm
• Focal Ratio System: f/6.75
• Clear Aperture / Focal Ratio Primary Mirror: 1,000 mm (39.4 inch) / f/2
• Image Field: 150 mm (1.27 degrees)
• Mirror Material: Fused Silica
• Surface Quality: >94 Strehl
• Microroughness: 1nm RMS / <0.7nm Ra
• Coating: Al+SiO2 >96%
• Back Focus from Flange: 316.6 mm
• Tube Weight: 2,100 kg (4,630 lb.)
• Software: ASA API (application programming interface) available Autumn 2023. ASA Software (Autoslew, Sequence-windows based) with ASCOM-Alpaca.
• Max Slew Speed: Up to 50 degrees per second
• Pointing Accuracy (20° to 85°): <8” RMS with pointing model
• Tracking Accuracy (20° to 85°): <0.25” RMS within 5 minutes tracking time over 5 min 0,05” RMS/min
• System Natural Frequency: 10 Hz or greater