Revision as of 10:37, 4 May 2014

Location

Auberry California USA - MPC U69

(TEL T24 0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph + CCD)

Hosted by Sierra Remote Observatory

Minimum Target Elevation: Approx 25 Degrees

UTC Minus -8:00. Daylight savings time is observed.

37.07' North, 119.4' West.

Elevation: 1405 Meters - 4610 Feet.

Operational Notes

Deep Field. Hybrid Missions. Typically used for Photometry and Imaging. FITS and TIF file formats. Dark Frame calibration data is available for 60, 120, 180, 300, 600 second exposures. Binx1 - Binx2.

T24 is the largest iTelescope system in the Northern Hemisphere. Its big, its beautiful. Situated under sunny and clear Californian skies deep in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

The Planewave Ascension 200HR mount is so accurate whilst tracking that iTelescope Admin have disabled active guidance, with a corresponding decrease in session setup time when imaging. We recommend exposure of 300 seconds or less on this large system.

NOTE: We suggest the use of the "Dithering" option on T24 to help clean up any inherent CCD flaws.

Instrument Package

• CCD: FLI-PL09000 CCD camera
• QE: 68% Peak
• Full Well: ~100,000e- Anti Blooming Gate (ABG)
• Dark Current: <0.1 e-/pixel/sec. @ -35ºC
• Pixel Size: 12um Square
• Resolution: 0.62 arc-secs/pixel
• Sensor: Frontlit
• Cooling: Set to -35ºC default
• Array: 3056 by 3056 (9.3 Megapixels)
• FOV: 31.8 x 31.8 arc-mins

Filters:

• Astrodon LRGB2-E50S.
• Astrodon HA3_50S, OIII3_50S, SII3_50S.
• Astrodon V,I V*-50S, Ic*-50S
• Position Angle: 90.7º

Telescope Optics

• OTA: Planewave 24" (0.61m) CDK
• Optical Design: Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph
• Aperture: 610mm
• Focal Length: 3962 mm (155.9")
• F/Ratio: f/6.5
• Guiding: Active Guiding Disabled
• Mount: Planewave Ascension 200HR