Mounting of telescope: Equatorial Yoke Main mirror: spherical, 0.7 m Correcting plate: 0.7 m Tube: Solid Equivalent focal length of system: 1.72 m Effective aperture ratio of system: f/2.5 CCD: SBIG ST-8 Chip: KAF-1600 Pixel size: 9 10^-6 m - 27 10^-6 m Field of view: 28' x 18' Quantum efficiency of the chip: 30% (in V-band) Dark current: 0.6 e /s Readout noise:15 e Gain: 2.3 e / ADU Filter: B V R bands Telescope control system: PC Mounting : incremental encoders, pinion drive, stepper motors (one for each axis) Last modification: 2001 |