Telescope Parameters
| Name | RASA 36 |
|---|---|
| Optical System | |
| Manufacturer | Celestron |
| Optical Design | Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt |
| Aperture | 360mm |
| Focal length | 790mm |
| Focal ratio | f/2.2 |
| Primary mirror | 14 inches |
| Focuser | USFS |
| Resolution Raleigh | 0.39″ |
| Mount | GM2000 HPS |
| Manufacturer | Micron |
| Type | German Equatorial | Precision | < 0.7" RMS |
| Camera | QHY600C PH BSI |
| FilterWheel | Standard exposure time | 0.5’; 1′; 2′; 5′; 8′; 10′ |
Use of telescope:
Data collection for subscription based raw-data and for special orders as well as remote rental
The RASA36 with its short focal length of 790mm and its focal ration of f/2.2 is one of the fastest telescopes of his class. He generates extremely quickly data and allows covering a large angular field in one photo. We use this telescope in first place for data creation of larger DSOs. It is steered by a GM2000 mount from 10MICRON. For the data creation we use a cameras QHY 600C Pro, cooled down to minus 10 degrees.
At every clear night with good or very good seeing we collect subframes with an exposure time between 0.5’ and 10’, depending on the object. Our location south of 37 degrees northern latitude allows covering a significant amount of interesting DSOs, many of them do not rise sufficiently in central Europe.
