Observatory Equipment
(for rental as of 2017)
Telescopes
| Model | Optics | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Meade LX200R | Aperture: 16"/406mm Focal length: 4064mm Focal ratio: f/10 |
on German Mount GM2000 (Baader Planetarium) with Lumicon Giant Off-axis and big reducer lense (for observation and photography). |
| Meade LX850 ACF | Aperture: 14"/356mm Focal length: 2845mm Focal ratio: f/8 |
with 130mm APO f/7 with Starlock, GPS - AutoStar II handbox with 144.000 object library, fully integrated Starlock, auto-guider and assisted alignment. |
| Meade RCX400 GPS | Aperture: 14"/356mm Focal length: 3560mm Focal ratio: f/10 |
ideal for observation |
| Takahashi FSQ-106ED | Aperture: 106mm Focal length: 530mm Focal ratio: f/5 |
astrograph, image circle 88mm, photographic field 9.5° |
| Meade Dobson Lightbridge | Aperture: 16"/406mm Focal ratio: f/4.5 Focal length:1829mm |
with angle viewfinder 12 x 60, astrozap truss and Baader laser collimator Mark II. |
| William Megrez 80II APO | Aperture: 80mm | with 2" sleeve 0.8x flattener |
| William Optics FLT 132 Triplet-APO | Aperture: 132mm | with focal reducer F/6.3 and 2" sleeve flattener |
| Solar Max II 60 Hα | Aperture: 60mm Focal length: 400mm Focal ratio: f6.6 |
for solar observation/photography |
| Meade Solar PST | Aperture: 40mm Focal length: 400mm Focal ratio: f10 |
for solar observation/photography |
Mounts
| Model | Type | Features | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10micron GM2000HPS | Equatorial | Sub arc-second tracking accuracy |  |
| 10micron GM2000QCI | Equatorial | Tracking accuracy: ±3"/4" typ without PEC, up to 50kg payload |  |
Binoculars
| Model | Optics | Features | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coronado Bino Mite | 10 x 25 | white light for solar observation. |  |
| Fujinon FMT-SX | 10 x 50 | with Baader Maxbright Bino Adapter 1.5" 20-15-9mm = excellent piece |  |
Cameras
| Model | Optics | Features | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| QSI 660 WSG8 Cooled CCD | Sony ICX694 CCD monochrome, narrowband filter | USB 2.0, low-noise 16-bit output |  |
| Lodestar Starlight Xpress 2 | Sony ICX829AL CCD with considerably improved QE and read noise | Grade 1 CCD quality, micro USB 2.0 |  |
| Canon EOS 60Da | Exchangeable objective lenses | Increased IR sensitivity for astrophotography allowing crisp, clear images of reddish, diffuse nebulae. |  |
Accessories
We also stock numerous cameras, CCD astro imagers, eyepieces/barlows/reducers, filters, mechanical parts plus planetarium software packages.
Our star terrace provides 220VAC mains and 100VAC converters, EU normed sockets.
