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Pier-4 Equipment List

Telescope
ASA 12N F/3.6 Wynne Corrected Newtionian
Mount
Paramount ME
Camera
Player One Poseidon Pro Mono
Filter Wheel
Player One 7 Position
Filters
LRGBHOS
Guide Camera
N/A
Guider
Zwo 174 Mini
Focuser
ASA Ok3z
Power Control
HitecAstro MHP V4

Telescope

The much sort after ASA 12n F.3.6, it's not manufactured any more and is a peach of a focal length with superb optics.

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

CMOS Camera

Player One's Poseidon Mono CMOS camera and matching & position 50mm Unmounted wheel make a deadly combination with the focal length scope

Sony IMX571

Back illuminated CMOS Sensor
23.5x15.7mm
6248x4176pixels
3.76µm
Bayer Matrix Parameters

NA

  • 1.24° x .83°

  • 0.72 "/px

  • 1087mm Focal Length

  • F/3.6

  • 30º Imaging Horizon Limits

  • Camera Position Angle: 1°

  • Recommended sub lengths

FilterBrightDim
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

The following calibration files are available as standard with this system. Other darks are available upon request.

  • 10s Darks

  • 20s Darks

  • 30s Darks

  • 45s Darks

  • 60s Darks

  • 90s Darks

  • 120s Darks

  • 180s Darks

  • 240s Darks

  • 300s Darks

  • Bias Frames

  • Flat Frames

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