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Pier 14

Takahashi FSQ-106 F3.6 APO Refractor

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I can say very little about the FSQ-106 that has not already been waxed about by others but suffice to say it is fast, flat and has great colour correction that is hard to beat, oh and did I mention the tiny stars.

The FSQ 0.73 reducer is at the limits of correction with 3.76um pixels like this on a 35mm chip, so overall the feild is very flat but the corners do have some aberations.

Pier-6 is a fast Unguided system

The telescope is F/3.6 and is fitted with a low noise CMOS camera set to unity gain, even in narrowband the longest sub length needed is only 300seconds. if you book subs longer than this Roboscopes will contact you to alter them to more suitable lengths that suits the system!

CCD Camera

ZWO' have finaly released the new generation Sony 60MP 35mm CMOS sensor, its very low noise, great well depth, high dynamic range and very sensitive. It's also one of the new zero amp glow derivatives so thats one less thing to worry about :)

For your convenience and ease of use we have taken the time to calculate this setup for filter weightings which if followed will help you to maximise your imaging time. For more information on this visit our FAQ's page.

Telescope

Takahashi FSQ-106

Camera

ZWO ASI 6200MM Pro CMOS

Mount

Paramount MX

  • Telescope

    Takahashi FSQ-106

  • Camera

    ZWO ASI 6200MM Pro CMOS

  • Mount

    Paramount MX

Equipment List

Telescope
Takahashi FSQ106-ED F/3.6 astrograph - 1x1 binned
Mount
Paramount MX
Camera
ZWO ASI 6200MM Pro CMOS 1x1 Binned
Filter Wheel
ZWO 50mm 7 Position
Filters
50mm LRGB Ha o3 s2
Guide Camera
n/a
Guider
n/a
Focuser
ZWO EAF
Power & Dew Control
Mount Hub pro V4

IMX-455

Back illumiated CMOS Sensor
36x24mm
9576x6388pixels
3.76µm
Bayer Matrix Parameters
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  • 5.41° x 3.51°

  • 2.03 "/px @ 1x1 Binning

  • 381mm Focal Length

  • F/3.6

  • 25º Imaging Horizon Limits

  • Recommended sub lengths

Broadband Imaging

FilterBrightDim
Clear
n/a

n/a

Lum
300s

600-900s

Red
300s

600-900s

Green
300s

600-900s

Blue
300s

600-900s

Narrowband Imaging

FilterBrightDim
Ha 7nm
600-900s

900-1200s

Hb
n/a

n/a

O3 8.5nm
600-900s

900-1200s

S2 8nm
600-900s

900-1200s

N2
n/a

n/a

  • Imaging subjects with brighter cores will of course require shorter sub lengths for HDR, your personal experience will be needed to gauge this yourself.

  • Please remember this is only a guide above, we are just trying to help you have the best experience possible remote imaging with Roboscopes.

  • Roboscopes supply the site and control the equipment but you choose everything else from filters, object/co-ordinates to sub lengths. So you need to exercise due diligence and experience when booking because if you fill the booking form out with incorrect details then you will get precisely that.

  • It is not Roboscopes responsibility to check your detailed requirements after you have booked.

  • Filter weights

Get accurate star colours with our filter weights

FilterWeight
Red

1.200

Green

1.000

Blue

1.333

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

  • 5s Darks

  • 10s Darks

  • 20s Darks

  • 30s Darks

  • 45s Darks

  • 60s Darks

  • 90s Darks

  • 120s Darks

  • 180s Darks

  • 240s Darks

  • 300s Darks

  • Flat Frames

If you choose more individual sub lengths eg 550s, then darks are not included in the price and are taken for you on an individual basis. Please add darks to your imaging run in checkout.

CMOS Cameras do not need Bias frames as part of their calibration routine.

Field of view examples

 

 

 

 

 

 

IC1318 The Butterfly Nebula in Cygnus

 

 

 

 

 

 

M8 & M20 The Lagoon and Trifid Nebula

 

 

 

 

 

 

DWB111 The Propeller Nebula in Cygnus

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