Remote Telescope "Lukas"
After the replacement measures in August/October 2022 a 10 inch Newtonian is installed as the first IAS remote teleskop at Hakos, Namibia.
Remote-Teleskop "Dieter"
Instead of yet another replacement an attractive opportunity to take over remote box 3 opened in 2024, so in June a Lacerta 12 inch Photo Newton was installed as the second IAS remote telescope at Hakost.
Technical Data
10" Newton
Optical design: Newtonion
Aperture: 10" / 254 mm
Corrector: 3" TS-Optics 1.0x, full frame
Focal length: 1149 mm; f/4.5
Camera: QHY 268M; 6252 x 4176 3.76 µm pixel; filter wheel CFW3M-US
Frame: 1.2° x 0.8°; 0.67 "/pixel
Filter: 36 mm Chroma LRGB, Ha, OIII, SII 8 nm
Guiding camera: QHY OAG; QHY 174M; 5.87 µm pixel; 1.05 "/pixel
Mount: 10Micron GM 3000 HPS
Accessories: PegasusAstro Ultimate Powerbox V2
Computer: Thomas Krenn LES plus, Windows 10 (Englisch)
Software: RemoteUtilities or AnyDesk; N.I.N.A; Cartes du Ciel; additional utilities
The IAS remote telescope is registered with observatory code M49 at the IAU Minor Planets Center.
https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/ObsCodesF.html
Coordinates: 23° 14' 11.3" S / 16° 21' 42.2" E / 1825 m
Thanks to the work of our members, the expertise of Dieter Husar and the automation developed by Martin Junius, the remote telescope was very busy since March 2023 and contributed to more than 450 MPECs. Click here for a complete overview at MPEC Watch.
Easy to guess that the GM3000 mount was planned for bigger things to come. Alas, the 20" f/3 Newtonian "Lukas" is still under construction and won't be usable any time soon. Thus a new 12" f/4 Newtonian will be installed in summer 2024.
Lacerta 12" Photo Newton
Optical design: Newton
Aperture: 12" / 300 mm
Corrector: 2" GPU-Komakorrektor f/4
Focal length: 1200 mm; f/4
Camera: QHY 268M; 6252 x 4176 3.76 µm Pixel; Filterrad CFW3M-US
Field of view: 1.1° x 0.74°; 0.64 "/Pixel
Filter: 36 mm Baader CMOS-optimiert LRGB, SII, Ha, OIII 6.5 nm
Guiding camera: QHY OAG; Lodestar X2; 8.3 µm Pixel; 1.43 "/Pixel
Mount: ASA DDM85XL-A (absolute encoder)
Accessories: PegasusAstro Ultimate Powerbox V2
Computer: Thomas Krenn LES plus, Windows 11 (Englisch)
Software: RustDesk oder AnyDesk; Autoslew; N.I.N.A; Cartes du Ciel; other utilities
Coordinates: 23° 14' 11.3" S / 16° 21' 42.2" E / 1825 m (2nd instrument at M49)