Revision as of 13:21, 4 May 2014

Location

Observatory: Siding Spring - Australia - MPC Q62

(TEL T31 0.50-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + focal reducer)

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Minimum Target Elevation: Approx 25º

UTC +10:00 New South Wales, Australia Daylight savings time is observed.

South 31° 16' 24" East 149° 03' 52" Elevation: 1165m

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.

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.

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: 1.1 arc-secs/pixel
• Sensor: Frontlit
• Cooling: Set to -30ºC default
• Array: 3056 by 3056 (9.3 Megapixels)
• FOV: 55.9 x 55.9 arc-mins

Filters

• Astrodon E-Series. Red, Green, Blue.
• Luminance, Ha, SII, OIII, U, B, V, R, I

• Position Angle: 088º

Telescope Optics

• OTA: Planewave 20" (0.51m) CDK
• Optical Design: Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph
• Aperture: 510mm
• Focal Length: 2259mm (focal reducer)
• F/Ratio: f/4.4
• Guiding: Active Guiding Disabled
• Mount: Planewave Ascension 200HR