iTelescope - T24 - Deep Space - California
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Location Information
Observatory: Sierra Remote Observatory at Auberry California USA - MPC U69
Telescope: 0.61-m f/6.5 reflector + CCD
Time zone: UTC Minus -8:00. Daylight savings time is observed.
Minimum Target Elevation: Approx. 25 Degrees
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 900 second exposures. Binx2. Recommended Maximum Exposure 600 seconds. All sessions forced to Bin2 due to processing pipeline limitations.
- T24 is the largest in the iTelescope network. Its big, its beautiful. Situated under sunny and clear Californian skies deep in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
- The Planewave Ascension 200HR mount is so accurate whilst tracking that iTelescope Admin have disabled active guidance for exposures under 300 seconds, with a corresponding decrease in session setup time when imaging. We recommend exposure of 300 seconds or less on this large system.
Instrument Package
CMOS: Player One Zeus 455M Pro CCD camera
QE: 90% Peak
Gain: 0.25 e-/ADU
Full Well: ~17,000e-
Dark Current: 0.00154e/s/pix at 0℃
Pixel Size: 3.76um Square
Resolution: 0.395 arc-secs/pixel (Bin2)
Sensor: IMX455
Cooling: Set to -10ºC default
Array: 4788 by 3194 (15 Megapixels, Bin2)
FOV: 31.6 x 21.1 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: None
Mount: Planewave Ascension 200HR
