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name:
TMO61

description:
Telescope:  24" f/5 (B&C newtonian)
Camera:     QHY 600
Location:   32.2925 lat, -106.698 long, 1505.0 m elevation

Field of view:  36x24 arcmin
Plate scale:    0.45 arcsec/pixel
Filters:        SU,SG,SR,SI,SZ,D25,D38,open,Halpha,B,V,R

See scope specifications

Comments

Arne Henden — Sept. 14, 2022, 1:07 p.m.

Offline, with computer issues. NMSU is upgrading the control computer to one running Win11 and some drivers aren't working yet.

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Scope specifications:

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    "TELESCOP": "TMO61_QHY600",
    "_state": null,
    "active": true,
    "aperture": 610.0,
    "binning": 2,
    "camera_desc": "QHY 600",
    "changed": "2021-02-25",
    "description": "camera change to QHY600",
    "elevation": 1505.0,
    "filters": "SU,SG,SR,SI,SZ,D25,D38,open,Halpha,B,V,R",
    "focal_len": 3048.0,
    "fov": "36x24",
    "fov_old": 26,
    "gain": 1.0,
    "id_scope": 45,
    "latitude": 32.2925,
    "linearitylimit": 60000.0,
    "longitude": -106.698,
    "max_exposure": 180.0,
    "min_exposure": 0.01,
    "name": "TMO61",
    "name_long": "TMO61",
    "platescale": 0.45,
    "readout_mode": "Normal",
    "site_mgr": null,
    "symlink": "tmo61b",
    "telescope_desc": "24\" f/5 (B&C newtonian)",
    "timezone": "America/Denver"
}