Celestron 11″ Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (RASA 11) V2 Optical Tube Assembly (CGE Dovetail)
AED 23,751.00
- Ultra-Fast Optical System – 11” f/2.2 wide-field design with rare-earth glass ensures bright, sharp images with minimal exposure time.
- Superior Image Quality – Eliminates false color, coma, and field curvature, delivering pinpoint stars across the entire field of view.
- Optimized for Large Sensors – A 3mm optimized image circle maintains sharp star images to the edges of even the largest astroimaging sensors, while the 52mm usable field supports larger format sensors.
- Ultra-Stable Focus System (USFS) – Minimizes focus shift and mirror flop, ensuring precise and repeatable focusing during long exposure imaging sessions.
- Efficient Air-Cooling System – Integrated high-output 12V MagLev fan with mesh-filtered vents keeps optics cool while preventing dust ingress.
- Broad Camera Compatibility – Includes T-thread and M48 camera adapters, making it easy to attach popular CCD and DSLR cameras for immediate astrophotography use.
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Description
Capturing impressive deep-sky astroimages is easier than ever with Celestron’s Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (RASA) V2, the perfect companion to today’s top DSLR or astronomical CCD cameras. This fast, wide-field f/2.2 system allows for shorter exposure times compared to traditional f/10 astroimaging, without sacrificing resolution. Because shorter sub-exposure times are possible, your equatorial mount won’t need to accurately track over extended periods. The short focal length also lessens equatorial tracking demands. In many cases, autoguiding will not be required.
RASA 11 V2 builds on the legacy of Celestron’s Schmidt Cameras, which allowed astrophotographers to produce images with much shorter exposure times on film in the 1970s.
Today, with CCD sensor sizes as large as film or larger, the RASA 11 V2 offers a 43.3mm optimized image circle to capture pinpoint stars on the largest imaging chips. Optical performance for huge sensors with diagonals of up to 52mm wide is still excellent.
Combine this large image circle with a focal length of just 620mm and you have an instrument suitable for wide-field imaging, creating huge mosaics of the night sky, surveying, and even comet hunting.
Optical Performance
The RASA 11 V2 features optics with 4-element rare-earth glass for images free of false color and aberrations like coma and field curvature. The optical quality and spot size across the entire image circle are unprecedented for an astrograph in this price range—or even that of a much more expensive instrument. The design also provides minimal vignetting.
Advanced Features
RASA 11 V2 utilizes the new Ultra-Stable Focus System (USFS). At the heart of this system is a precision linear ball bearing. The bearing serves to minimize focus shift (unwanted lateral motion of the primary mirror during focusing which causes shifting of the image) and mirror flop (movement of the primary mirror when the telescope is pointing to different positions in the sky). The USFS is also compatible with the optional Celestron Focus Motor (#94155-A). The integrated 12V DC MagLev fan reduces cooldown time and provides optimal airflow through the dust filtered optical tube.
Engineered as a complete astroimaging system, every component of the RASA 11 V2 is optimized for peak performance with DSLR and astronomical CCD cameras. Down to the thickness of the glass used in the included fully-multicoated optical window or optional imaging filter, every component of the system has been taken into careful consideration to work together seamlessly. The Dovetail CGE bars on the top of the optical tube provides a connection for use of optional accessories like a guidescope.
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