iTelescope - T30 - Deep Space - Australia
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Location Information
Observatory: iTelescope.Net at Siding Spring Observatory Australia - MPC Q62
Telescope: 0.50-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD
Timezone: UTC +10:00 New South Wales, Australia Daylight savings time is observed.
Minimum Target Elevation: see below
South 31° 16' 24" East 149° 03' 52"
Elevation: 1122m MPC Code Q62
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. Raw data can be found at data.itelescope.net.
- Recommended Maximum Exposure 300 seconds.
- T30 is fitted with a 0.66 Focal reducer.
- 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.
- Note: T30 is fitted with a very sensitive Non Anti Blooming Gate (NABG) CCD. Beware of long exposures on moderate to bright stars or targets and use a bracket of short exposures or use software to repair any blooming artifacts.
Instrument Package
CCD: FLI-PL6303E CCD camera
QE: 68% Peak
Gain: 1.09
Full Well: ~100,000e- Non Anti Blooming Gate (NABG)
Dark Current: <.005 e-/pixel/sec. @ -45º C
Pixel Size: 9um Square
Resolution: 0.81 arc-secs/pixel
Sensor: Frontlit
Cooling: Set to -30ºC default
Array: 3072 by 2048 (6.3 Megapixels)
FOV: 27.8 x 41.6 arc-mins
Filters:
AstroDon Tru-Balance Gen 2 E series Luminance, Red, Green, Blue, 5nm Ha, 5nm SII, 5nm OIII, and AstroDon Johnson/Cousins UvBVRcIc
Position Angle: 270º
Telescope Optics
OTA: Planewave 20" (0.51m) CDK
Optical Design: Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph
Aperture: 508mm
Focal Length: 2262 mm
F/Ratio: f/4.
Guiding: Active Guiding Disabled
Mount: Planewave Ascension 200HR
Telescope Horizon Limits
South: 22°
North: 24°
East: 23°
West: 36°