Equipment
Mount
Meade LX200 GPS SMT
Meade Firmware
version 4.2G (frimware patched)
Primary OTA
Focuser
Primary Instrumentation
Autoguider OTA
Autoguider
Santa Barbara Instruments ST-402
System Performance
Image Scale (POTA)
1.41” /pixel
Image Scale (GOTA)
2.62"/pixel
Image FOV (POTA)
24' X 24'
Image FOV (GOTA)
33' X 22'
CFZ
220 microns
Site FOV
down to 30' Alt to the south obstructed to the north
Observatory Software
Planetarium
TheSky 6 Professional Edition v .052
CCD Control
MPO Connections by Bdw Publishing v 9.5.0.6
Automation
MPO Connections by Bdw Publishing v 9.5.06
Image Reduction
CCD Soft 5 v .182
Photometric Analysis
MPO Canopus by Bdw Publishing v 9.4.0.4
Facility Layout
Contents © 2009 James W Brinsfield / Via Capote Observatory