Raw material from Telescope Live -
https://telescope.live/homeAcquisition dates: 2020 and 2021 - Chile
Ha: 19x600s, 30x300s, 15x120s
Oiii: 11x600s, 28x300s, 15x120s
Sii: 10x600s, 28x300s, 15x120s
El
Sauce Observatory, Chile is our top location with regards to clear nights and seeing conditions.Located in the Rio Hurtado Valley at 1525m this observatory achieves 300 clear nights a year with seeing averaging between 1.5'' - 2.0''. The sky conditions the the El Sauce Observatory allow for the telescopes hosted there to achieve their maximum potential and provide stunning results.There are currently 3 telescopes at the El Sauce Observatory, all of which are large 50cm+ reflectors. The site is perfect for both astrophotography and scientific applications.
Observatory- Observatory name: El Sauce Observatory
- Location: Río Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile
- Coordinates: 30.4725° S, 70.7631° W
- Elevation: 1525 m
- Average FWHM: 1.5'' - 2''
- MPC code: X02
Telescope Specification CHI - 1 - CCD (discontinued)- Model: Planewave CDK24
- Aperture: 610 mm (24 inches)
- Focal Length: 3962 mm
- F-ratio: 6.5
- Mount: Mathis MI-1000/1250 with absolute encoders
- Minimum elevation: 30 degrees
CMOS Camera Specification (CHI-1-CMOS, installed in January 2023)- Model: QHY 600M Pro
- Pixel Size: 3.76s μm
- Pixel Array: 9576 x 6382 pixels
- Pixel Resolution: 0.39 arcsec/pixel in BIN2
- Cooling: -10 degrees in summer, -15 degrees in winter
- Field of View: 31 x 20.7 arcmin
- Filters: Astrodon Luminance, Red, Green, Blue, Halpha, SII, OIII, Sloan r, Sloan g,
- Position angle: Up is 4.6 degrees E of N
- Allowed exposure times (in seconds): 30,60,120,180,240,300
- Available binning: 2
CCD Camera Specification (CHI-1-CCD, discontinued in January 2023)- Model: FLI PL 9000
- Pixel Size: 12 μm
- Pixel Array: 3056 x 3056
- Pixel Resolution: 0.62 arcsec/pixel
- Cooling: -25 degrees in Summer, -30 degrees in Winter
- Field of View: 31.8 x 31.8 arcminFilters: Astrodon Luminance, Red, Green, Blue, Halpha, SII, OIII, Sloan r, Sloan g, Sloan i
- Position angle: 359.36 degrees
Observatory - Observatory name: El Sauce Observatory
- Location: Río Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile
- Coordinates: 30.472529° S, 70.762999° W
- Elevation: 1525 m
- Average seeing: 1'' - 1.5''
- MPC code: X02
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