ASA’s 12n F3.6 Wynne corrected Imaging Newtonian, these have a well deserved reputation As they combine speed with pretty good correction with large imaging sensors so what’s not to like
The great thing about this large aperture corrected Newtonian when combined with big sensors, is you get a similar field of view to small 70-100mm APO's but with a massive jump in resolution and detail. You could not hope to achieve this with small aperture telescopes, and once tried a big fast newt you will come back for more!
The ZWO ASI-2600MM Pro Mono CMOS is one of Sony's new generation zero amp glow sensors. They are super sensitive with very low noise. Making them a paradigm shift from the CCD cameras we are all used to using and require much shorter exposures
Pier-3 is a very fast F/3.6 when used with a CMOS sensor, the longest exposure needed for this pier is 180 seconds
Recommended sub lengths
Filter
Bright
Dim
Lum
30-60s
60-120s
Red
30-60s
60-120s
Green
30-60s
60-120s
Blue
30-60s
60-120s
Ha
60-120s
120-180s
O3
60-120s
120-180s
S2
60-120s
120-180s
Calibration Files
This pier has a FREE calibration library, this includes a dark library that correlates to the most common subs lengths used, see below
10, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 180s Darks
Bias Frames
Flat Frames - L, R, G, B, Ha, o3, S2
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Pier Equipment
Telescope
ASA 12n F/3.6 Corrected Newtonian
Mount
Paramount ME
Camera
Player One Poseidon Mono CMOS
Filter Wheel
Player One 7 Position
Filters
Antlia 50mm Unmounted LRGB Ha-3nm o3-3nm s2-3nm
Guide Camera
ZWO ASI 290 - 2x2 Binned
Guider
Player One OAG
Focuser
ASA OK3 Electronic
Power & Dew Control
Mount Hub Pro V4
Pier Specifications
1.24° x 0.83°
0.72"/px 1x1 for Software Binning
1083mm Focal Length
F/3.6
30º Imaging Horizon Limits
Camera Position Angle: 179°
180s Maximum Sub Length
Sensor Specifications
Sony IMX571 Back illuminated CMOS Sensor 23.5x15.7mm 6248x4176pixels 3.76µm