Pier-4
Telescope
Takahashi's introduction of a new range of reducer/correctors has reinvented the FSQ, It was the defacto small astrograph of a generation but the existing reducers were showing their age and the competition had caught up. Not any more, these new CMOS small pixels optimized accessories have made this scope once again head and shoulders above the competition, putting the FSQ back where it belongs at the top of the pile :)
Player One's Zues 35mm Mono CMOS camera and matching & position 50mm Unmounted wheel make a deadly combination with the focal length scope, perfect for imaging, survey & research
Pier-4 is a very fast F/3.6 when used with a CMOS sensor, the longest exposure needed for this pier is 300 seconds
Recommended sub lengths
| Filter | Bright | Dim | |
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Luminance | 30-120 | 120-180 | |
RGB | 30-1200s | 120-180 | |
Ha | 60-120s | 120-300s | |
03 | 60-120s | 120-300s | |
S2 | 60-120s | 120-300s |
Calibration Files
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10s Darks
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20s Darks
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30s 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
Latest Images Inside the Observatory
Pier Equipment
Telescope | Takahashi FSQ106ED & F/3.6 645 Reducer |
Mount | Paramount ME |
Camera | Player One Zues Pro Mono |
Filter Wheel | Player One 7 Position |
Filters | Astronomik LRGBHOS 6nm |
Guide Camera | ZWO 120 Mini |
Guider | Player One OAG |
Focuser | ZWO EAF |
Power Control | HitecAstro MHP V4 |
Pier Specifications
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5.4º x 3.61º -
2.03"/px
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381mm Focal Length
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F/3.6
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25º Imaging Horizon Limits
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Camera Position Angle: 269°
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300s Maximum Sub Length
Sensor Specs
| Sony IMX455 |