iTelescope - T8 - Wide Field - Australia


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Location Information


Observatory: iTelescope.Net at Siding Spring Observatory Australia - MPC Q62

Telescope:  0.10-m f/5 Astrograph + CCD

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

Minimum Target Elevation: Approx 20-25° West & South : 35° East : 75° North


South 31° 16' 24" East 149° 03' 52"  

Elevation: 1122m   MPC Code Q62


Operational Notes


Very Wide Field. Imaging Missions. Typically used for RGB & Narrowband Imaging. FITS and TIF file formats. Dark Frame calibration data is available for  60, 120, 180, 300, 600  second exposures. Binx1 - Binx2. Recommended Maximum Exposure 600 seconds.  Raw data can be found at data.itelescope.net.


  • T8 is a 106mm Takahashi FSQ telescope based at SSO in Australia. It has a selection of RGB and Narrowband imaging filters. Its teamed with a sensitive FLI Microline CCD.
  • T8 is a prime imaging platform in the southern hemisphere with exceptional optics and will be able to gather data of APOD winning quality.
  • IMPORTANT NOTES: T8 is Externally Guided: Please try to limit sub-exposure times to 600 seconds or less for best results. T8 is a Southern hemisphere telescope. Its view to the north is restricted by the roll off roof of the observatory. Northern horizon limit is 75 degree and higher. T8 has excellent views elsewhere.


Instrument Package


CCD: FLI Microline 16803

QE: 60% peak

Full Well:  100K e-  Anti Blooming Gate

Dark Current: ~0.01 e-/pixel/sec at -30° C  

Pixel Size:  9um Square 

Resolution: 3.5 arcsec/pixel

Sensor: KAF - 16803 Frontlit

Cooling:  -25C Summer : -30C Winter

Array:   4096 x 4096 pixels

FOV:    238.8 x 238.8 arcmin  

Filters: AstroDon Series 2

Luminance, Red, Green, Blue, EXO, Ha, SII, OIII, NIR Luminance.

Position Angle: 358º


Telescope Optics


OTA: Takahashi FSQ ED 

Optical Design: Petzval Apochromat Astrograph 

Aperture: 106mm (0.1 metre) 

Focal Length: 530mm (0.53 metre) 

F/Ratio: f/5.0 

Guiding: External 

Mount: Paramount PME