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| Marcus Davies (marc4darkskies) | profile | all galleries >> bellsobservatory >> equipment >> Officina Stellare RC360 / Paramount ME | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
Officina Stellare Pro RC360 (Sitall)
Software Bisque Paramount ME
SBIG STXL-11002 (Supersedes STL)
SBIG FW8G-STXL
SBIG AO-X (Supersedes AO-L)
Sirius 2.3m "Home model" (www.siriusobservatories.com)
Advanced Telescope Systems Pier (www.advancedtelescope.com)
 My Specification |
 First Glimpse! |
 Yes! It did fit in the car! |
 The RC360 is in the building! |
 What the boxes contained |
 Goodies! |
 The first case |
 The second case |
 The third case |
 The reveal! |
 Very pretty telescope! |
 Backside |
 Frontside |
 Front view without shroud |
 Checking collimation |
 Laser collimator attached |
 The laser Collimator |
 Collimating step #1 |
 Collimating step #2 |
 Collimating step #2 |
 Collimating step #3 |
 Bench testing begins |
 Bench testing |
 The ATC-02 software interface |
 Imaging train assembly |
 Rewiring the mount |
 12V Power Distribution |
 Snug Fit |
 On the mount! |
 Who's a happy camper?! |
 Fits like a glove! |
 Nearly there! |
 Wiring Completed |
 Declination Counterweighting |
 System testing #1 |
 System testing #2 |
 Hmmmm ... |
 First Light - Collimation check |
 First Light - Star shapes |
 Second light - more collimation |
 Stray Light #1 |
 Stray Light #2 |
 Stray Light #2a: Grazing incidence reflectance |
 Stray Light #3 |
 Test image around NGC 3263 |
 Test Image - Single Sub |
 Final collimation (almost!) |
 Curvature Plots |
 First Imaging Project |
 New SBIG STXL-11002 Camera #1 |
 New SBIG STXL-11002 Camera #2 |
 Wiring Schematic |