The Statue of Liberty Nebula - NGC 3579 - Telescope Live (Willem Witteveen)

The Statue of Liberty Nebula - NGC 3579 - Telescope Live

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Acquisition date: August 3, 2021 - Chile

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

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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RA (center)	11h12m03s.779
RA (top/left)	11h14m06s.363
RA (top/right)	11h10m04s.625
RA (bottom/right)	11h09m59s.372
RA (bottom/left)	11h14m04s.789

Dec (center)	-61°12′31″.19
Dec (top/left)	-60°58′00″.89
Dec (top/right)	-60°57′35″.90
Dec (bottom/right)	-61°26′52″.88
Dec (bottom/left)	-61°27′19″.68

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