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Pier-11

Telescope & Camera

Vixen are an unusual brand and encapsulated the "think different" phrase many years before the west did, they make everything from basic to the sublime & ridicules and always have done. This VSD100 F/3.8 quintuplet astrograph is in the sublime end of things in our opinion, it's superfast and well corrected across ZWO's 35mm Mono sensor

This pier is also fitted with Antilia's latest gen LRGB HOS 3nm imaging filters, so will delivery sharp contrasty images with small stars.

Pier-11 is a very fast F/2.8 when used with a CMOS sensor, the longest exposure needed for this pier is 300 seconds

  • Recommended Sub Lengths

FilterBrightDim
Lum
10-60s

60-180s

GB
30-60s

600-180s

Narrowband
60-120s

120-180s

  • Calibration Files

  • 10, 20, 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 240, 300s Darks

  • Bias

  • 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.

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Pier Equipment & Specifications

Telescope
Vixen VSD100 F/3.8
Mount
Paramount MX
Camera
ZWO 6200 CMOS Mono 35mm Camera
Filter Wheel
ZWO 7 Position
Filters
Antilia LRGBHOS 3nm
Guider
n/a
Focuser
ZWO EAF
Power & Dew Control
Mount Hub pro V4
  • 5.42° x 3.62°

  • 2.04"/px

  • 380mm Focal Length

  • F/3.8

  • 25º Imaging Horizon Limits

  • TBAº

  • 300s Maximum Sub Length

  • Sensor Specifications

IMX-455

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

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