The Chile One Wide-Field Telescope is currently Slooh's largest southern hemisphere telescope. It is ideal to capture some of the finest objects in southern skies, including galaxies and nebulae as well as the fine southern globular clusters.
Telescope Specification
| Manufacturer: | Takahashi |
| Model: | Sky90 Fluorite Doublet Apochromatic Refractor |
| Aperture: | 3.54" (90mm) |
| Focal Length: | 405mm (16") |
| Nominal Focal Ratio: | f/4.5 |
| Focal Reducer: | 0.8x |
| Effective Focal Ratio: | f/5.6 |
| Slooh Designation Code: | C1-UWF-90 |
CCD Camera Specification
| Manufacturer: | Diffraction Limited SBIG |
| Model: | ST-2000XM |
| CCD Chip: | Kodak KAI-2020 |
| Resolution: | 1600×1200 (at Binning 1×1) |
| Pixel Size: | 7.4x7.4μm |
| Sensor Size: | 11.84×8.88mm |
| Peak QE: | 55% |
| Anti-Blooming: | Non-Anti-Blooming |
Camera Filter Specification
| Manufacturer: | SBIG |
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Image Specification
| Image Scale: | 3.07 arcseconds/pixel (binned 1×1) |
| North Angle: | 0° (North-Up, East-Left) |
| Angular Size: | 1° 21' 49" x 1° 00' 22" (Field-Of-View) |
| Resolution: | Binning 1×1: 1600×1200 Binning 2×2: 800×600 Binning 3×3: 533×400 |
Mount Specification
| Manufacturer: | Software Bisque |
| Model: | Paramount ME (Mk4000) |
| Type: | German Equatorial Mount (GEM) |
| Instrument Capacity: | 150lbs (60kg) (300lbs, 120kg total capacity) |
| Periodic Error: | Maximum 10 arcseconds peak-to-peak before PEC (Periodic Error Correction) |
NOTE: The Chile One Ultra-Wide-Field is piggybacked on top of the Chile One Wide-Field Telescope.
Enclosure Specification
| Manufacturer: | AstroHaven Enterprises |
| Type: | Four Shutter Clamshell Dome |
| Size: | 16ft (4.9 meters) |
NOTE: The Chile One Ultra-Wide-Field is piggybacked on top of the Chile One Wide-FIeld Telescope so shares the same dome.