Many items that make installation/maintenance easier. Placed into service in 2020.Ī MULTITUDE OF OTHER INCLUDED ITEMS: Five surveillance cameras, large backup power supply, weather station, cloud sensor, tool chest full of tools, ladders, shelving, etc., etc. PC located inside heated/cooled computer room adjoining the scopes. ICRON Ranger (Starlink) USB extender connects to the mount using ethernet cable. Up and running with PlaneWave software to run the mount, BackYardEOS to run the camera. Takes video as well as stills.ĬOMPUTER: Dell Precision T7810 PC, Win10Pro, 64bit. Provides 1.0 arcseconds per pixel and 1.5deg x 1.0deg FOV. A manually-operated flat fielding panel is included.ĬAMERA: Canon 5DmkIII, modified by Hutech for greater near-IR sensitivity, purchased in 2013, surrounded by a custom cooling box containing a thermoelectric cooler (TEC), which keeps the camera 0-15F below ambient. OTA: GSO 10” f/5 Newtonian (1250mm FL) that was pimped out for astrophotography by having the mirror refigured by Royce, a larger secondary, flocking, cooling fan, Moonlite motorized focuser with miniV2 digital controller, Baader multi-purpose coma corrector II. 50lbs of additional payload capacity available, on the other side of the arm. Puts the object in the middle of the frame every time. Able to do away with meridian flips and autoguiding. MOUNT: Superlative PlaneWave L-350 direct drive mount, installed on their 32-38deg wedge and custom pier in 2019. There are 4 other piers in the building, whose roof auto opens at sunset and closes at dawn (unless clouds, wind, other indicate unsafe conditions). 4400’ elevation gets you above a lot of atmosphere and cooler in the summer. Friendly on-site support, true high-speed internet (100+down/ 100+up, very rare in this corner of the world), overnight accommodations, full RV hookups, gate and locks. Bortle 1.5 and no light domes whatsoever. LOCATION: Dark Sky New Mexico remote hosting facility, Animas NM. This is a fully installed and fully functional astrophotography rig, located under inky black desert skies.
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