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Pier-8 Equipment List

Telescope
Planewave CDK17 17" F/6.8 Dall Kirkham
Mount
Planewave L-500 Fork Mount
Camera
ZWO ASI-6200MM Pro
Filter Wheel
ZWO 7 Position
Filters
Antilia 3nm
Guide Camera
ZWO 174Mini - backup only
Guider
None - Unguided
Focuser
Planewave
Power & Dew Control
MHP V4
  • Telescope

Planewave CDK 17” f/6.8  Dall Kirkham, a good quality instrument with a large flat field and pretty fast optics, a large aperture high resolution light bucket.

  • Camera

Fitted with ZWO's 6200 which is fitted with Sony's back illuminated zero amp glow 35mm sensor

In most cases the maximum sub length we will do on this pier is 300s, for most of the brighter objects shorter subs will be better however

  • Filters

This pier is fitted with Antilia's latest gen LRGB HOS 3nm imaging filters, which should make the most of the Planewave's superb optics

  • Calibration Files

  • 10s Darks

  • 20s Darks

  • 30s Darks

  • 45s Darks

  • 60s Darks

  • 90s Darks

  • 120s Darks

  • 180s Darks

  • 240s Darks

  • 300s Darks

  • Bias Frames

  • Flat Frames

This pier has a FREE calibration library, this includes a dark library that correlates to the most common subs lengths used, see below

Sony IMX455

Back Illuminated CMOS Sensor
23.5x15.7mm
9576x6388 pixels
3.76µm
  • Pier Specifications

  • 0.7° x 0.47°

  • 0.53"/px

  • 2953mm Focal Length

  • F/6.8

  • 30º Imaging Horizon Limits

  • Camera Position Angle: 89º

  • 300s Maximum Sub Length

  • Sensor Specifications

  • Recommended sub lengths

FilterBrightDim
Lum
10-120s

120-300s

Red
10-120s

120-300s

Green
10-120s

120-300s

Blue
10-120s

120-300s

Ha 3nm
60-180s

180-300s

O3 3nm
60-180s

180-300s

S2 3nm
60-180s

180-300s
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