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Fluorite refractor, mounted on top, can be used for guiding or imaging with cooled PIXEL 211 CCD camera. Note 12" setting circle on Dec axis. RA axis setting circle is also 12". |
Focusing knob, on 12",
moves the primary mirror via belt drive and 3 internal focusing spindles. This
provides for smooth focus with reduced image shift. Fine focus is accomplished with
the large rack and pinion focuser. |
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The 60 mm solar telescope,
mounted below the 12", has red energy rejection filter at objective end. Note
machined rigid tube mounting hardware. |
The heart of the 60 mm Solar
scope is a DayStar .7 A University Model H Alpha filter. In order to provide for the
required f 30 light cone, a barlow has been mounted in the rear of the tube assembly.
A small CCD camera is mounted on the rear of the DayStar filter. Solar images
may be observed or captured on a computer. Note the non-rotating helical focuser
which provides smooth accurate focusing. |
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