Mounting of telescope: Equatorial, fork Main mirror: 0.6 m, parabolic Secondary mirror: hyperbolic Tube: Closed tube Equivalent focal length of system: 9.0 m Effective aperture ratio of system: f/15Current instrument: ST-8 CCD configuration still uncertain because of system
development.
CCD: SBIG ST-8 Chip: Kodak KAF-1600 Pixel size: 9 x 9 microns (rectangular pixel form) Field of view: 5.3' x 3.5' Quantum efficiency: ~ % (in V-band) Dark current: 1eŻ/pixel/sec at 0° C Readout noise: 15eŻ Gain: 2.3 eŻ/ADU Telescope control system: computer controlled. Incremental encoders. Mounting : pinion and worm drive, servomotors, one for each axis Average sky background brightness in La Palma: 21.5 mag / square arcsecond in V band Last modification: 2003 |
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