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Welcome to this website is dedicated to the science and art of astro photography, we will look at my current photos and discuss tips and software techniques on how to produce great deep sky images. The imaging dall kirkham idk series is a premium line of f6. While we suffer from light pollution, both from bangkok and from the local community in all directions, we have uncommonly transparent skies. Here are some details on our premium 10 imaging dall kirkham f6. This is the most economical route to a high performance. The cdk20 covers a 52 mm field of view without any field curvature, offaxis coma, or astigmatism. Take online astrophotos with observatory class telescopes. A classical cassegrain telescope has a parabolic primary mirror and a hyperboloidal secondary mirror. Then in 1973they produced their first equatorial mount with a polar telescope in 1977 takahashi introduced their second triplet fluorite apochromat the ts90 and the famous jp mount. Accordingly, the dall kirkham telescope would be the ultimate telescope, the photo machine for astrophotography with the best picture quality, the highest available field and the best star images. The corrected dallkirkham cdk the cassegrain reflector is a twomirror telescope design invented by laurent cassegrain in 1672. Sierra remote observatories sro is located in the sierra nevada mountains in california, usa. Astrotech 8 f8 ritcheychretien astrograph telescope ota with premium features, at8rc. The cdk telescope design provides excellent imaging with large format ccd cameras while remaining superb for visual use.
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Dall kirkham teleskope sind ebenfalls gut fur astronomie geeignet. Takahashi began manufacturing telescopes in 1967 with their first model, thets65. Officina stellare is one of todays leaders in the production of high quality astronomy equipment for the discerning professional or advanced amateur. These dallkirkham telescopes offer an optical quality unmatched by most modern scopes. Ritchey chretien and dall kirkham telescopes from 6inch to 32inch the comafree performance of a true ritchey chretien telescope is the best base for astrophotography. Planewave 12,5 dall kirkham astrograph teleskopexpress. Their products can be found in observatories around the world, and their high speed tracking lens systems are a relied. Officina stellare ridk 400 astrograph with 72 mm manual finefocuser. The cdk14 covers a 70 mm field of view without any field curvature, offaxis coma, or astigmatism. We also offer astrology charts and reports with powerful interpretations. The cdk24 covers a 70 mm field of view without any field curvature, offaxis coma, or astigmatism.
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The enhanced corrected dall kirkham ecdk telescope is our workhorse. The scope has a 1 small scuff on cf tube and no focuser included. Planewave instruments is proud to introduce the cdk 24. Show dall kirkham telescopes, takahashi dall kirkham telescopes, and takahashi mewlon dall kirkham telescopes. Every page of our website is secured by geotrust, utilizing the highest level of encryption and security possible. Astrograph dall kirkham with corrector field idk 12. Ag optical systems imaging dall kirkham astrograph 14. Free astrology software program downloads for windows and mac os x. It offers a large corrected field of view, to provide an amazing image quality with large ccd. If so, did you adjust the three primary or secondary screws. Imaging dall kirkham idk quartz series telescopes quality. Ag optical idk 17 inch system sale pending to bob astromart.
Astrograph astrology software, charts, reports, plus. The goal of the design is to make an affordable astrographic telescope with a large enough imaging plane to take advantage of the large format ccd cameras of today. These dall kirkham telescopes offer an optical quality unmatched by most modern scopes. Often you read about dall kirkham telescopes not always accurate and correct statements. Hypertune the hypertune service from deep space products is a service we perform on your german equatorial mount gem where we inspect the telescope mount for obvious signs of wear, tear, or defects, and then clean, lubricate and adjust it to top performance, and perform repairs as needed. We also offer rc telescopes from cff, officina stellare and dall. The at8rc was the first sensiblypriced 8 rc to be delivered to excited astrophotographers. Cdk14 astrograph 356mm mit quarzglasoptik modifiziert nach dallkirkham, mit voll auskorrigiertem bildfeld 3 schwalbenschwanz, 2. Roboscopes we have 12 telescopes to choose from, why not.
The planewave cdk corrected dall kirkham telescope is based on a new optical design developed by dave rowe. The instrument weight is 94 lbs 43 kg and comes standard with a back plate retaining ring ready to accept the focuser of your choice. We, at astrograph software, are committed to providing the safest online environment possible for our customers. The hubble corrected dall kirkham cdk optical configuration is a revolutionary optical design. The virtual telescope project offers two very powerful, stateoftheart scopes, located in ceccano italy in a site offering an amazing seeing mean value.
Planewave instruments was founded in 2006 by richard hedrick and joseph haberman, two former telescope engineers at celestron. Dark sky observatory collective dsoc is located at the dark sky observatory in fort davis, texas, six miles from mcdonald observatory in the davis mountains of western texas, usa. Officina stellare ridk 400 f7 dall kirkham ota telescope. Irdk 20 astrograph, 20 inch infrared optimized with fused silica. The cdk24 has a dual truss design, with 3 cooling fans for the back of the primary mirror and 4 fans for the front.
This advanced software by simulation curriculum offers detailed information about celestial objects and helps you plan your next observing or imaging session. The cdk14 is a lightweight carbonfiber truss design weighing less than 50lbs, with 3 cooling fans blowing air throughout the back of the telescope. Ritchey chretien and dall kirkham telescopes from 6inch to. Ritchey chretien and dall kirkham telescopes from 6inch. The ridk 305 riccardi dall kirkham represents the new reference point for all modified dall kirkham instruments available on the market. All telescopes and binoculars supplied by us are subject to careful collimation and performance checks. Planewave instruments planewave store home 2242018.
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