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dmilleraz
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Reged: 06/20/08
Posts: 7
Loc: Phoenix, AZ
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Re: New Observatory Project - Questions
06/26/08 05:29 PM
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Wow! The excitement just keeps getting better! I heard back from Pier-Tech and it looks like the lead time is September for the 10x10 and October for the 10x15 and 10x20. That will give me time now to get the foundation ready and ordering all the other equipment I will need.
I agree I would be taking it a bit to far by calculating each days low and then having the a/c set at that. I did a little history search for the area and in the summer the low temperature really only deviates by a few degrees.
I definitely will be remotely opening and closing the roof and automating it for weather. I am still trying to figure out how all the pieces fit together but I will have a weather station and cloud sensor. I will be using the system that Pier-Tech has for observatory automation. I also have the Bisque TCS MKS4000 for the telescope control. I still need to research how these pieces fit together to make the magic happen.
I am also still researching different programs for all the controls but on my list are Maxim DL, ACP (CCD Autopilot 3), TheSky6, Tpoint, FocusMax, etc.
I still have yet to decide on a ccd imager for the system and frankly, I have no idea what to purchase. My shortlist of companies are, SBIG, Apogee, and Finger Lakes Instrumentation. I want to purchase the best possible imager but I also don't want to waste unneeded money. I have seen Class 0,1, and 2 chips but I don't know if it is really worth the money to buy a class 0 chip. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Dave Miller
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Carefree, AZ Clear Sky Clock
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