{"product_id":"askar-sqa60-pro-f-4-6-apo-refractor","title":"ASKAR SQA60 PRO f\/4.6 APO REFRACTOR","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eAskar SQA60\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePro\u003c\/strong\u003e is an \u003cstrong\u003eapochromatic sextuplet flat-field astrograph \u003c\/strong\u003ethat offers high performance thanks to its air-spaced lens design with \u003cstrong\u003e2 SD elements\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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