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HSC Observatory 17" Planewave Ritchey-Chretien
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New Planewave 0.66 focal reducer
- August 15, 2023 - 20:36:17
As of August 15, 2023 we have installed a focal reducer. Thus, all calibration that has taken place before is no long er applicable.
New Camera Bin to 3x3
- April 24, 2023 - 00:48:16
We got a new camera for the HSC telescope. The pixels are very small, so bin it to 3x3.
We have a focal reducer or order, so the field of view will increase this summer.
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| APERTURE: | 0.4 m |
| FOCAL LENGTH: | 1959.0 mm |
| F-RATIO: | 4.5 |
| FILTERS: | uprime, gprime, rprime, iprime, V, Halpha, OIII, SII, CLS-CCD |
| CCD SIZE: | 9576 x 6388 (3 um pixels) |
| FOV: | 63.2 x 42.1 arcmins |
| SITE: | Hampden-Sydney College Observatory |
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