T25 - Planewave Instruments CDK 20" f/6.8, 3454mmFL, Player One Zeus 455 PRO,LRGB, SII,Ha,OIII, Filters. Planewave Instruments L-500 Mount
Location Information
Observatory: Utah Desert Remote Observatory at Great Basin Desert, Beryl Junction, Utah, USA
MPC: U94
Telescope: 0.50-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD + f/4.5 focal reducer
Timezone: UTC Minus 7:00. Daylight savings time is observed
Minimum Target Elevation: 15º all azimuths
N 37° 44’ 16" Decimal: 37.7378 North
W 113° 41’ 51" Decimal: -113.6975 West
Elevation: 1,570 meters / 5150 ft
- link to a map: here
Operational Notes
Astrodon LRGB Gen2 I-Series Tru-Balance filters, Astrodon 3nm SII,Ha,OIII filters
Raw calibration frames can be found at data.itelescope.net. (Bias Bin2 and Darks 900s Bin2 are scaled for calibration)
- Maximum recommended exposure 600 seconds (Bin2)
Please note that the IMX455 sensors produce large file sizes that can't be handled properly with our current systems. Only Bin2 imaging is currently supported
Instrument Package
Camera: Player One Zeus 455 PRO
A/D Gain: 1.1 e-/ADU
Pixel Size: 3.76 um Square
Resolution: 0.45 arc-secs/pixel (Bin2)
Sensor: IMX 455
Cooling: -10C
Normal Array: 9576 (H) × 6388 (V) = 62 Mp
Filters: Astrodon LRGB Gen2 I-Series Tru-Balance filters, Astrodon 3nm SII,Ha,OIII
| FOV | 36.2' x 24.2' |
| Pixel scale: | 0.45 arcsec/pixel (Bin2) |
| Orientation: | Up is 251.9 degrees E of N |
Telescope Optics
OTA: Planewave CDK 20"
Optical Design: Corrected Dall-Kirkham
Aperture: 508mm
Focal Length: 3454mm
F/Ratio: F/6.8
Guiding: None
Mount: Planewave L-500