News

May 2010 • ASA Astrosysteme at the ATT in Essen

Also this year ASA Astrosysteme hosted its own stand at the ATT Fair in Essen. Among other products, ASA show cased the DDM85 and DDM60 in action. Among the many curious visitors was also Germany's renowned science tv moderator Ranga Yogeshwar (Quarks & CO), who operates his own observatories using ASA equipment.

October 2009 • Advanced Imaging Conference in San Jose, Kalifornien (USA)

During the Advanced Imaging Conference in San Jose, California (USA) on 31. October 2009 Mr. Egon Döberl (CEO and Owner of the company Astrosysteme Austria) was interviewed by Dennis di Cicco, Senior Editor of the renowned American Astronomy Magazine Sky & Telescope and questioned about the new ASA products and innovations. The video interview can be viewed here in normal and HD quality.
Interview-Link

September 2009 • Presentation of the ASA product line at the international Astronomy Exhibition at Villingen-Schwenningen/Germany 2009

During the Astro-Fair in Villingen-Schwenningen (Germany) on September 26th, 2009 we presented our new mounts DDM60 and DDM85. For the first time, we also presented our new prototype of the adapted Skywatch SkyScan EQ6, a ASA factory refurbished mount which includes Renishaw encoders with adaptors on both axes and a step motor controller. As with all mounts delivered by ASA, the mount comes with Autoslew software developed by Dipl. Phys. Philipp Keller. Also for the first time, ASA introduced its new and largest mount DDM 160, which is especially suited for stationary use in observatories. During the exhibition, it was announced, that ASA's DDM85 mount won the most innovative product award 2009 based on a survey conducted by the German astronomy magazine "Interstellarum". The results of the survey will be published in the December issue of "Interstellarum". This award comes shortly after ASA received the "Hot Product Award 2009" by the internationally renowned "Sky & Telescope" magazine.

May 2009 • ASA introduced the new DDM60 mount at ATT/Essen, Germany

ASA made a sensation among the visitors at ATT in Essen. The reason was that
ASA introduced the new DDM60 mount.

April 2009 • ASA at CEDIC at Linz

ASA introduced the new 20" Astrograph and the ASA DDM 85 mount:
" Imagefilm CEDIC"

January 2009 • ASA Direct Drive Montierung:
Hot Product 2009

A perfect start into the new year - ASA Astrographs are
announced as "Sky and Telescope" "HOT PRODUCT 2009".

November 2008 • Advanced Imaging Conference", San Jose, Kalifornien

We are back from the Advanced Imaging Conference at San Jose and we believe we have grab the attention of the community with the presentation of our new ASA direct drive mount. The demand was not only established by Amateurs but also from Professionals too. Thus the Conference was a complete success to ASA.

September 2008 • Presentation of the ASA product line at the 3rd International Astronomy Exhibition at Villingen-Schwenningen/Germany

April 2008 • Tests in Namibia

On behalf of ASA, Wolfgang Promper and Gerald Rhemann will be imaging on "Farm Tivoli"(Namibia/SW-Africa) from April 25th to May 10th. Tests with the new ASA-focuser and the new primary mirror cell for the 12" and 16" Astrographs as well as tests with the new APO-Barlow corrector are scheduled.

March 2008 • Outstanding imaging performance

Wolfgang Promper successfully tested the new APO-Barlow corrector. Using his 12" ASA-N he achieved a focal length of 2027mm. The quality is outstanding. The pictures taken with the FLI 16803 shown here are cropped to 3000x3000 pixel.

February 2008 • New CNC-millcenter

Start with the production on our new CNC- mill and machining center in Galgenau.

January 2008 • ASA-Astrographen: Hot Product 2008

A perfect start into the new year - ASA Astrographs are
announced as "Sky & Telescopes Hot Product 2008".

PERFECT IMAGING PERFORMANCE