ASTRONOMY EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE FOR USE

Top of the range astronomical equipment available at the lodge for your exclusive use.

Equipment Description

Various correctors and accessories, such as Lacerta OAG M48/Canon EF, Lacerta MGEN II, TS Zenitspiegel with 99% reflection, Skywatcher 2" 90° Zenitspiegel, GPU coma corrector with M48 thread, Riccardi APO reducer/corrector 0.75x with M82 and M63 connections.

Below is a list of telescopes available.

Astrograph
1. Astrograph with a 300mm aperture, carbon/foam Tubus, 2x3" rails, rotatable 3" focuser with reduction, M68x1 internal thread for camera/eyepiece side, 2" push-fit with ring clamp, and a finderscope shoe.
Carbon Tubus
Carbon Tubus with a 200 mm aperture, 360° rotatable 2.5" focuser with reduction, 3" Losmandy rails, and a finderscope shoe.
12" F4 Newton
12" F4 Newton with Pyrex HS and 100mm FS, carbon/foam Tubus, 3" rail on the mounting side and GP rail on top, rotatable 3" focuser with reduction, M68x1 internal thread for camera/eyepiece side, 2" push-fit with ring clamp, 2" GPU coma corrector, 55 mm working distance from M48 thread to camera sensor, and a finderscope shoe.
10" F4 Newton
10" F4 Newton with Pyrex HS and 82mm FS, carbon/foam Tubus, 3" rail on the mounting side and GP rail on top, rotatable 2.5" focuser with reduction, M63x1 internal thread for camera/eyepiece side, 2" push-fit with ring clamp from JD Astronomie, 2" GPU coma corrector, 55 mm working distance from M48 thread to camera sensor, and a finderscope shoe.
8" F4 Newton
8" F4 Newton with Pyrex HS and 70mm FS, carbon/foam Tubus, 3" rail on the mounting side and GP rail on top, rotatable 2.5" focuser with reduction, M63x1 internal thread for camera/eyepiece side, 2" push-fit with ring clamp from JD Astronomie, 2" GPU coma corrector, 55 mm working distance from M48 thread to camera sensor, and a finderscope shoe.
TS 80/480 Triplet APO
TS 80/480 Triplet APO with 2.5" rotatable focuser, GP rail, and a finder scope shoe.
TS APO 102Q F5.1
TS APO 102Q F5.1 with 6-element flatfield APO, 3-element corrector in the focuser, 2.5" Zahntrieb focuser with M68x1 and M48x0.75 threads, 55 mm or 88 mm working distance from M48 or M68 thread to camera sensor, CNC rings, 3" rail, and a finderscope shoe.
Lacerta 72 APO
Lacerta 72 APO for astrophotography, selected and tested by Tommy Nawratil, with 2" Octo focuser on 8 ball bearings, flattener in the tube, M48 thread on camera side, 123 mm working distance from flattener back to camera sensor, GP rail, and a finderscope shoe.
 

You will be within 15km of the famous H.E.S.S. Atmospheric Cherenkov telescope network