{"id":8,"date":"2012-04-02T16:46:23","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T16:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2019-07-21T21:59:10","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T21:59:10","slug":"observatory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/?page_id=8","title":{"rendered":"New observatory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The camera is a Starlight Xpress Trius H694 with a SX Filter wheel. The focuser is a Lakeside. The RC Astrograph focus assembly was replaced to allow for the increased weight of the camera.&nbsp; All this is mounted on an Az EQ6 Pro controlled by EQMOD and Astroart 6.0 automated using the software available on this site Observation Manager 9.11.&nbsp; This software automates a nights image capture including all the focus, filter changes and exposures\/ dark frames.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_554\" style=\"width: 337px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMG_5363.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-554\" width=\"327\" height=\"218\" class=\" wp-image-554\" alt=\"Tower Observatory\" src=\"http:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMG_5363-300x200.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Observatory<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The reason for the tower is the required FOV in a dense urban environment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/02-09-2016-07.12.34.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"53\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-555\" alt=\"02-09-2016-07-12-34\" src=\"http:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/02-09-2016-07.12.34-300x53.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/02-09-2016-07.12.34-300x53.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/02-09-2016-07.12.34-768x137.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/02-09-2016-07.12.34-1024x182.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/02-09-2016-07.12.34-150x27.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/02-09-2016-07.12.34-400x71.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This is a 360 degree image of the skyline.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/20160717_170811-e1476707229513.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-556\" alt=\"20160717_170811\" src=\"http:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/20160717_170811-e1476707229513-169x300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/20160717_170811-e1476707229513-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/20160717_170811-e1476707229513-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/20160717_170811-e1476707229513-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/20160717_170811-e1476707229513-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/20160717_170811-e1476707229513-400x711.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pier&nbsp; &#8211; Very good bit of steelwork for very reasonable price.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/20160616_083755-e1476707254333.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-557\" alt=\"20160616_083755\" src=\"http:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/20160616_083755-e1476707254333-169x300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/20160616_083755-e1476707254333-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/20160616_083755-e1476707254333-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/20160616_083755-e1476707254333-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/20160616_083755-e1476707254333-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/www.astro.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/20160616_083755-e1476707254333-400x711.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Building work done by local roofing specialist.&nbsp; Another excellent job.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The camera is a Starlight Xpress Trius H694 with a SX Filter wheel. 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