Very Small Telescope (VST)
The Telescope 4 (Nikon 100mm, F/2. Chile) consists of the following components :
Astrograph specs:
- Focal length: 200mm
- Maximum aperture: f/2
- Lens construction: 13 elements in 9 groups (with three ED glass and one Super ED glass elements, and Nano Crystal Coat)
German equatorial mount specs:
- Type: German Equatorial Mount
- Weight (mount) : 19.5 kg – 43 lbs without accessories
- Instrument payload capacity: ~ 25 kg – 55 lbs
- Latitude range: 0° – 82° (90° optional)
- Azimuth fine adjustment range: +/? 7.5°
- Counterweight shaft: 30 mm diameter, stainless steel, weight 1.7 kg – 3.7 lbs
- Axes: 30 mm diameter, alloy steel
- Bearings: Pre-loaded tapered roller bearings Roller thrust bearings
- Worm wheels: 250 teeth, 125 mm diameter, B14 bronze
- Worms: diameter 20mm, alloy steel, grinded and lapped
- Transmission system: Backlash-free system with timing belt and automatic backlash recovery
- Motors: 2 axes servo brushless
- Power supply: 24 V DC
- Power consumption: ~ 0,5 A while tracking ~ 3 A at maximum speed ~ 4 A peak
- Go-to speed: Adjustable from 2°/s to 15°/s
- Pointing accuracy: < 20” with internal multiple-stars software mapping
- Average tracking accuracy: < +/? 1" typical for 15 minutes (< 0.7" RMS) with multiple-stars software mapping and compensation of flexure and polar alignment errors
- PC control: Remote control via RS-232 or Ethernet; proprietary ASCOM driver or Meade compatible protocol; update of firmware and orbital elements of comets, asteroids and artificial satellites via RS-232 or Ethernet; virtual control panel via RS-232 or Ethernet. Wi-Fi included to control the mount via Tablet, Smartphone etc.
CCD camera FLI Proline 16200
- ML16200 Sensor Specs
- Sensor: ON Semi KAF-16200
- Pixels: 4500 x 3600
- Pixel Size: 6.0 ?m
- Full Well Capacity: 39,000 e-
- Sensor Diagonal: 34.5 mm
- Video Size (inch): 2.2
- Anti Blooming: 2800x
- Color Options: Monochrome
- CCD Type: Front Illuminated
- CCD Grades: 1 (no column defects) or 2 (up to 15 column defects)
- ML16200 Performance
- Digitization Speed: 2 MHz and 12 MHz Focus Mode
- Typical System Noise: 6 e- RMS @ 2 MHz; 11 e- at 12 MHz
- Typical Maximum Cooling: 55?C Below Ambient
- Typical Dark Current: <0.015 e-/pixel/sec @ -25?C
- Typical Non linearity: <1%
- Lens Mounts: Optional Nikon F-Mount or Canon EOS mount
- Available Shutters: 45 mm (65mm with ADT)
- Housing Dimensions: 3.70 x 3.70 x 4.77 (94 x 94 x 121.3)
- Focal Plane to Faceplate: 15.4 mm (optical)
- Weight: 3.0 lbs.
- All MicroLine Cameras
- Interface: USB 2.0
- Temperature Stability: 0.1?C
- Remote Triggering: Standard
- Power: 12V (100-240V AC to 12V DC power supply included). With TEC off
- Environment: -30?C - 45?C | 10% - 90% Relative Humidity
Seven Position Filter Wheel
- 7 Position Color Filter Wheel
- Number of Filter Wheels: One
- Filter Positions: Seven
- Recommended Filter Size (+/- 0.125mm): 2 inch or 50 mm diameter
- Filter Thickness Range: 1.0 - 5.0 mm
- Filter Type: Unmounted only
- Overall Thickness (less motor): 20.9 mm
- Camera Side Connection: 2.930"
- Pocket Optical Side Connection: 2.005" - 24 UNS-2B
- Internal Wheel Material: Aluminum Interface
Current telescope status:
- Alignment Mode: algPolar
- Altitude: -0.584891504265078
- Aperture Diameter: 0.1
- At Home: False
- At Park: False
- Azimuth: 359.956662412505
- Connected: True
- Declination: 60.1140298220834
- Declination Rate: 0
- Description: 10Micron Mount ASCOM Driver
- Equatorial System: equJ2050
- Right Ascension: 11.2453010868541
- Right Axcension Rate: 0
- Sidereal Time: 11.2517703691422
- Site Elevation: 1600
- Site Latitude: -30.4708333333333
- Site Longitude: -70.765
- Slewing: False
- Slew Settle Time: 2
- UTCDate: 10/1/2022 3:16:49 PM
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