System Specs

 

  I Site Information  
   
  • Mt. Wilson Observatory is located in Southern California in the San Gabriel mountain range
    Mt. Wilson Panorama
 
   
  • The TIE dome is at 34° 13' 20" North Lattitude, 118° 03' 24" West Longitude; altitude is 5635 feet
    TIE Dome Panorama
  
   
  • California is in the Pacific Time Zone and observes Daylight Savings Time
    Time Zone Diagram
  
   
  • Average seeing at Mt. Wilson is 1.5 arcseconds
  
   
  • Sky brightness (visual) is 19th magnitude
  
   
  • Mt. Wilson Air Mass Chart
    Airmass Chart
 
       
  II Telescope  
   
  • The TIE telescope is a 24 inch f/3.5 reflector on an equatorial fork mount
   
  • The telescope is computer controlled using Software Bisque's TheSky
  
   
  • Telescope altitude limit is 30°
  
   
  • Maximum accurate guiding time is 40 seconds
  
       
  III Imaging System  
   
  • The SBIG ST-6 CCD camera is attached to the telescope at the Newtonian focus.
  
   
  • Image Scale: FOV 10.5 x 13.9; 2.5 arcsec per pixel
  
   
  • Limiting magnitude of an object is mag 16
  
   
  • The camera is equipped with Bessel BVRI science filters
  
   
  • A flat field screen is available
  
Last updated 05/26/99 Copyright © 1999 C. Gino.