Transcript Remote Observatories - Huachuca Astronomy Club of

Access to Site
 Even remote sites need
some maintenance
 You don’t want to fly
2000 miles to replace a
USB cable
 Make arrangements
with a near by resident
 Types
 Dome
 Clam Shells
 Rolloff
Domes
 No problem with shut down of the dome with scope
 Protection from wind and dew
 Requires a dome controller to sync to the telescope
Roll Off Roofs
 No Protection from wind and dew
 Park mount before closing the roof
 Open and close, no other interface needed
Software and Hardware
 TheSky6 Professional
 Polar Align Max
 FocusMax
 Maxim DL
 CCD Commander
 Pole Adjust (AP Mounts)
 CCD Stack
 CCD Inspector
 T Point
 GSC
Plate Solve CCD Soft/Sky
Maxim DL/Pinpoint LE
 Solid Goto Mount
 Cloud Sensor
 Weather Station
 RoboFocus
 RoboFocus Power Module
 UPS Battery Backup
 Security Cameras (IP address)
 Computer, router, etc.
 FTP Server - CuteFTP
Take an Image
Automatically take any kind of image
Automatically find a guide star - adjusting the guide exposure as necessary,
Wait for the guide star to reach the specified error before starting the exposures.
Automatically flip a GEM at the meridian, plate solve to match the pre-flip o any
Plate Solve and Sync or Offset
Focus
Rotate an instrument rotator
Dome control
Intelligent Temperature Control
Intelligently set the CCD cooler to the coldest temperature possible from a list of
acceptable temperatures.
Wait for any RA/Dec coordinate or TheSky defined Object to reach a minimum
altitude. Wait for any specified time
Park the Mount
Automatic Flats
Exposure time computed automatically to achieve the specified target ADU
value.
Dusk and dawn flats.
"Screen" or "Dome" flats
http://www.sharplesscatalog.com
 Goals
 To image the entire 313 objects using HA-RGB
 When OIII is present, use the Hubble color mapping
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Sulfur II for Red
Hydrogen Alpha for Green
Oxygen III for Blue
 Also HA, OIII, and HeII for RGB
 Using 3nm filters, HA, NII, OIII for RGB
 Website outlined to describe how nebula responds to
CCD camera and suggestions
 Plan to create an atlas or book of some kind in 2010
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