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Revision as of 07:15, 4 May 2014
Location
Observatory: Mayhill, New Mexico (New Mexico Skies) - MPC H06
UTC Minus 7:00. Daylight savings time is observed
Minimum Target Elevation: Approx 25 - 45 Degrees
N 32° 54’ Decimal: 32.9 North
W 105° 31’ Decimal: 105.5 West
Elevation: 2,225 metres (7,298 ft)
Operational Notes
Med-Wide Field. Typically used for One Shot Color imaging. FITS and TIF file formats.
(Also emailed Jpeg for Demo accounts)
Raw data can be found at data.itelescope.net
Dark Frame calibration data is available for 60, 120, 180, 300, 600 second exposures.
Bin x 1 ONLY for Color. Bin x 2 images will produce monochrome data.
T3 is part of the iTelescope public outreach program run in partnership with the Research School for Astronomy & Astrophysics and also used by the general public as an educational tool.
Demo level members also receive an Emailed color JPEG image as well as access to raw data via FTP server.
IMPORTANT NOTES: T3 is Externally Guided: Please limit sub-exposure times to 300 seconds or less for best results.
Instrument Package
- iTelescope T3 FoV - M42 (white frame)
- CCD: SBIG ST-8300C One Shot Color CCD
Full Well: ~25,500e- ABG Dark Current: ~0.02e- / pixel / sec at -15° Pixel Size: 5.4um Square Resolution: 1.02 arc-secs/pixel Sensor: Frontlit Cooling: -20C Winter (-10C Summer) Array: 3326 x 2504 (8.3 Megapixels) FOV: 42.4 x 56.3 arc-mins Filters: NA Position Angle: 000º
Telescope Optics
OTA: Takahashi TOA-150 Optical Design: Apochromatic Refractor Aperture: 150mm Focal Length: 1095mm F/Ratio: f7.3 Guiding: Internal Mount: Paramount GTS
