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Guidescope further forward -
main scope can then move further back - more stable. |
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Observatory
I hope to have one of these set up fairly soon.
Now done!
See here
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What
I want for Christmas... Click for video |
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Astelco
mount
Slewing speed 20°/sec
Acceleration and Deceleration 20°/secē
Absolute positioning accuracy < 5 arcsec RMS ("Full Sky Blind
Pointing")
Differential positioning accuracy < 1 arcsec RMS
Tracking accuracy
without autoguider < 1 arcsec / 120min
Tracking accuracy with autoguider < 0.3 arcsec
Zero periodic error |
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Or
even better!
video |
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ASA
Direct Drive mount
High torque motors in RA and Dec. (Direct Drive without gears)
Pointing < 5” RMS with pointing file
Tracking precision < 0.25” RMS in 5 minutes
Encoder resolution 0,02“ on the axis
Moving speed 15°/sec. |
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Santa
Claus failed to deliver so I had to make a serious dent in the pension
fund... |
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See this section for details of my new
toy. |