Technical Data
|
Optics |
Schmidt
camera 400/300/615 (Zen optics)
|
Focal Lenght |
615 mm
|
Focal Ratio |
f/2,0
|
Exposure Time |
Total 20h46m. Mosaic of 8 panels, 124 selected frames of 10 min
each and 12 frames of 30 s each for brightest regions.
|
Sensor |
Kaf-6303
|
Filters |
H-alpha 6nm
Astronomik, selected for f/2
|
Chip
temperature
|
-30°C
|
Location |
Tradate
(VA,
in Pianura
Padana, Italy) at 300m height
|
Date and time
of exposure
start |
15
nights: 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 December 2008 and 3, 21, 27, 29, 30 January 2009 |
Mount |
Astrosystems
Fork
|
Tracking |
Webcam
Vesta
Pro B/W on a Pentax 75 refractor
|
Temperature
and humidity |
T=-3 to +3 °C, RH=50 to 90 %
|
Sky brightness at zenith (with SQM-L) | 18.5 - 19.0 mag/arcsec^2 |
Notes |
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