Newly installed May 3 2002
Celestron Ultima 11 PEC Computerized
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The telescope is fork
mounted and attached to
a custom pier using a heavy duty wedge and latitude adjuster to aid in polar alignment.
Focal lengths available are F/10 or F/6.3 with Celestron focal reducer. It has Starbright
multicoated optics, 8 x 50mm illuminated Polaris finder scope and servo-controlled Byers
worm gear drive with built-in periodic error correction (PEC) and four separate tracking
speeds (lunar, solar, sidereal, and King rates). Celestron has a long standing reputation
for optical excellence and our telescopes live up to it.
The pier was custom manufactured to
provide optimal floor space in the observatory. The pier is a 6 x 6
inch, 1/8 inch thickness, steel channel with an telescoping arm that
extends out at a 45 degree angle. At the top of the arm is a mounting plate for the wedge and telescope. The
telescoping arm is adjustable in height and length which allows the greatest flexibility
in optimizing telescope size and placement for maximum unobstructed floor space. The pier
is bolted to the concrete floor and filled with sand to minimize vibration. The pier
configuration is very stable with no vibration from walking on concrete floor effecting
the telescope.
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