
Pier-16 Equipment List
Telescope | Sigma 105mm F/1.4 Art Lens Stopped down to F/2.8 |
Mount | 10 Micron GM1000 |
Camera | Player One Poseidon CMOS Mono Camera |
Filter Wheel | ZWO 7 Position 2" |
Filters | Askar LRGB & IDAS F6.8 UHS Narrowband HOS |
Guide Camera | N/A |
Guider | N/A |
Focuser | Astromechanic Lens Focusing System |
Power Control | HitecAstro MHP V4 |
Telescope
Sigma 105mm ART lens stopped down to F/2,8 for better star shapes. Although you will still have some coma to deal with obviously
CMOS Camera
The Player One Poseidon CMOS Camera Mono CMOS is one of Sony's new generation zero amp glow sensors. They are super sensitive with very low noise.
The wheel is fitted with IDAS UHS narrowband filters to cope with the speed and reduce halos
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Recommended sub lengths
Filter | Bright | Dim | |
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![]() | Lum | 10-60s | 60-120s |
![]() | Broadband RGB | 30-60s | 60-120s |
![]() | Narowband HOS | 60-120s | 120-180s |
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Calibration Files
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10s Darks
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20s Darks
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30s Darks
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45s Darks
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60s Darks
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90s Darks
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120s Darks
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180s Darks
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240s Darks
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300s Darks
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Bias Frames
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Flat Frames
The following calibration files are available as standard with this system. Other darks are available upon request.
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Pier Specs
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12.82° x 8.57°
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7.64 "/px
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105mm Focal Length
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F/2.8
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20º Imaging Horizon Limits
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Camera Position Angle: TBA°
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300s Maximum Sub Length
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Sensor Specs
![]() | Sony IMX571Back illuminated CMOS Sensor |