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Mar 13, 2020 13:01 |  #1

I took this with the 17" Planewave at the SLOOH remote observatory in Chile.

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Mar 13, 2020 16:10 |  #2

Wow! Can you provide details?

That is a nice image.




  
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andicus wrote in post #19026176 (external link)
Wow! Can you provide details?

That is a nice image.

24 SUBS. 6 L at 50 seconds each 6 R 6 G 6 B all 25 seconds each.
processed in Nebulosity 4 and tweaked in LR

the 17" Planewave specs are

Manufacturer: PlaneWav​e Instruments
Model: CDK17 (Corrected Dall-Kirkham)
Aperture: 17" (432mm)
Focal Length: 2938mm (115.71")
Nominal Focal Ratio: f/6.8 *

CCD Camera Manufacturer: Finger Lake Instruments
Model: FLI Proline PL16803 Monochrome CCD Camera with 63.5mm Shutter
CCD Chip: Kodak KAF-16803

Resolution: 4096×4096 (at Binning 1×1)
Pixel Size: 9×9μm
Sensor Size: 36.864×36.864mm
Peak QE: 60% at 550nm
Anti-Blooming: >100x saturation exposure
Filter Wheel:
Filter Wheel Manufacturer: Finger Lake Instruments
Model: FLI FL-CL1-10 CenterLine Ten Position Filter Wheel
Filter Slots: 10
Carousels: 2
• Camera Filter Specification
Manufacturer: Astrodon Tru-Balance Generation II E-Series Filters
Filter Types: o Luminance
o Red
o Green
o Blue
Filter Size: 50mm Square Unmounted
Manufacturer: Astrodon Photometric Johnson/Cousins Filters
Filter Types: o B-Band
o V-Band
o Rc-Band
o Ic-Band
Filter Size: 50mm Square Unmounted
• Image Specification
Image Scale: 0.63 arcseconds/pixel (binned 1×1)
North Angle: 0° (North-Up, East-Left)
Angular Size: 0° 43' 00" x 0° 43' 00" (Field-Of-View)
Resolution: Binning 1×1: 4096x4096
Binning 2×2: 2048x2048
Binning 3×3: 1365x1365
• Mount Specification
Manufacturer: Software Bisque
Model: Paramount MEII
Type: German Equatorial Mount (GEM)
Instrument Capacity: 240lbs (109kg) (480lbs, 218kg total capacity)

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Mar 14, 2020 01:53 as a reply to  @ Jeff USN Photog 72-76's post |  #4

That is a beast of a setup!

Nice to see a Paramount. I've got a MYT, which I love. I only wish we could get some good weather so I could get more use out of it. I'm still tweaking things.

I appreciate the details. Thank you!




  
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