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Ewell Observatory Equipment Setups
The Ewell Observatory has a variety of equipment and setups configured for specific tasks such as; wide field CCD imaging, narrow field CCD imaging, Solar photography, Lunar photography, webcam planatary imaging. This section aims to provide information on each setup and system diagrams detailing all of the individual components.
Paramount ME, C9.25, FSQ-106, Borg 76ED APO


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 Mounting
Paramount Versa Plate > RC Tandem Plate > (2) RC Losmandy Dovetails

Imaging Trains
Celestron 9.25 > Optec TCF-S Focuser > Optec Pyxis Rotator
SBIG CFW8A > ST10XME - F10.8 (0.55 Arc Seconds per Pixel)

Takahashi FSQ-106 > RoboFocus > SBIG STL11000
F5 (3.5 Arc Seconds per Pixel)

Borg76ED > ST402XME Auto-Guider

Pier
Astro-Physics 10" OD 42" Portable Pier
Custom Machined ME Mounting Plate

Balance
(3) 20# ME Counter Weights

Accessories
Kendrick Dew Heater to all OTAs

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Intes MK69 6" F/6 AstroGraph Set-up


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System Configuration:

Intes MK-69 6" F/6 MakCass AstroGraph
Takahashi Focuser and Rotator for Cassigrains
RoboFocus Motorized Focusing
SBIG STL-11000 CCD w/Intgrated Filter Wheel
Borg76ED > ST402XME External-Guider

Paramount ME / Particle Wave Monolyth

Image Scale: 2.03 arc-sec/pixel


Celestron 9.25 SCT Set-up


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 System Configuration:

Celestron C9.25 @ F10
Optec TCF-S Focuser
Optec Pyxis Rotator
SBIG CFW-8A Color Filter Wheel
SBIG ST10XME w/TC-237 Guide Chip
Astro Physics AP900GTO Mount
ATS 42" Pier

Image Scale: 0.56 arc-sec/pixel


Takahashi Mewlon 250 Set-up


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 System Configuration:

Takahashi Mewlon 250 OTA F/12
Finger Lakes DF-2 Focuser
SBIG AO-7
SBIG CFW-8A Color Filter Wheel
SBIG ST10XME w/TC-237 Guide Chip
Astro Physics AP900GTO Mount
ATS 42" Pier

Field of View: 17.0' x 11.5' / Image Scale: 0.47 arcsec/pixel
With F/9 Reducer: 22.7' x 15.3' / Image Scale: 0.62 arcsec/pixel
Takahashi FSQ-106N Set-up


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 System Configuration:

Takahashi FSQ-106N OTA F/5
Finger Lakes DF-2 Focuser
SBIG CFW-8A Color Filter Wheel
SBIG ST2000XM w/TC-211 Guider Chip
Borg76ED APO F/6.6 Guide Scope
Meade 1209 Zero Shift Microfocuser
SBIG STV Deluxe Autoguider
Astro Physics AP900GTO Mount
Losmanday Univeral Dove Tail Plates
Parallax Rings
ATS 42" Pier

Field of View: 76.7' x 57.5' / Image Scale: 2.88 arcsec/pixel
 
Borg 76ED APO Set-up


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 System Configuration:

Borg 76 ED APO OTA F/6.6
Borg 7 x 50 Finder
Optec TCF-S Focuser
SBIG CFW-8A Color Filter Wheel
SBIG ST2000XM w/TC-211 Guider Chip
Astro Physics AP400GTO Mount
Astro Physics Illuminated Polar Alignment Scope
Losmanday Male to Male Dovetail Plate
Borg Rings and Losmandy DA Mounts
Astro Physics Losmandy Saddle Plate
Astro Physics 42" Portable Pier

Field of View: 81' x 60.8' / Image Scale: 3.04 arcsec/pixel
w/0.85 Focal Reducer: 95.3' x 71.5' / Image Scale 3.58 arcsec/pix
 
Meade 8" LX200GPS Set-up


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 System Configuration:

Meade 8" LX200GPS F/10
Meade 8 x 50 Finder
Optec TCF-S Focuser
SBIG CFW-8A Color Filter Wheel
SBIG ST2000XM w/TC-211 Guider Chip
Losmandy DM8 Dovetail Adapter (top)
Losmandy Counter Weight System
Borg 76ED APO Piggy Back (Guider Scope)
SBIG STV Deluxe Autoguider
Orion 8" Dew Zapper

Field of View: 20.3' x 15.2' / Image Scale: 0.76 arcsec/pixel
w/.63 Focal Reducer: 32.3' x 24.2' / Image Scale 1.21 arcsec/pix
 
Solar Set-up


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 System Configuration:

Meade 8" LX200GPS with White Light Solar Filter
Optec TCF-S Focuser
ScopeTronix MaxView40 Projection Eyepiece
Canon PowerShot G3 Digital Camera
Losmandy DM8 Dovetail Adapter (top)
Coronado SolarMax60 w/2x Barlow
ScopeTronix MaxView40 Projection Eyepiece
Canon PowerShot G3 Digital Camera
Losmandy Counter Weight System