Gallery  ·  30. August 2015

    Video: How and why it was built

    Video on building the observatory
    Tags: observatory, 2015-1Eng

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      Audrey H Stanaland (Sunday, 27 September 2015 14:37)

      Hoping you will post pictures of the 'blood moon' eclipse. Looks like you are on the eastern edge of the viewing area Sept 27 - 28. I think our rainy weather is clearing, so we may be able to see it here.

    Dinium Observatory

    Observatory: private, backyard

    Site: Isle of Rennes, SW Norway

    Altitude: 40 m

    Enclosure: 4.0 m ScopeDome

    Type: Optical telescope

    Optical design: Standard Cassegrain w/corrected prime and Cass focus

    Diameter Primary: 0.62 m

    Material Primary: Schott Borofloat 

    Diameter Secondary: 0.2 m

    Material Secondary: Borosilicate

    Mount: GEM-type ASA DDM160 high torque, direct-drive

    First Light of the 62cm: March 2020

    Active Optics: No

    Camera: 16 Megapixels Apogee U16M (4000x4000 pixel CCD detector)

    Filters: Chroma Ha, OIII, SII, Lum, R, G, B

    Videos of Dinium: here and here

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