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CDK300 Telescopesystem f/8

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# 1323230Q Price: € 33,800.00
(Price incl. German VAT excl. shipping)

PlaneWave CDK300 Telescope System f/8

Based on the technology of our PW-1000 (1-meter) Observatory telescope, PlaneWave combines its revolutionary optical systems with its brand new innovative L-Series direct drive mount that sets a new standard for small observatory telescopes.

PlaneWave CDK300 Telescope System f/8 consits of the CDK12.5 and the L-350 Direct Drive Mount with integrated high resolution encoders and high speed slewing.

The abbreviation CDK stands for the optical system of the PlaneWave astrographs - a Dall Kirkham Cassegrain with a optical correction unit. The result is a CDK 12.5" which is free from off-axis coma and off-axis astigmatism, yielding a perfectly flat field all the way out to the edge of a 52 mm image circle. More about the Optical Design (CDK).

PlaneWave CDK300 Telescope System f/8 with Fused Silica Optics

incl. a CDK12.5 Astrograph and L-350 Mount

  • CDK12.5 Astrograph, 12.5 inch with Fused Silica Optics
  • 3" Dovetail, focal length 2.541 mm (f/8)
  • Delta T Ready, 3,5" Hedrick Focuser and EFA Kit separately available
  • Requires a crating #1323512. The crating will be charged extra
     
  • L-350 can hold payload of over 45 kg (100 lbs), for CDK14
  • Zero Backlash, Zero Periodic Error
  • Incredible slew speed up to 50 degrees per second
  • With integrated high resolution encoders
  • Through the mount cabling
  • Requires a crating #1323503. The crating will be charged extra
Fused Silica
L-Series
Scope of Delivery

Specifications

Optical Design
Corrected Dall-Kirkham (CDK)
Aperture (mm)
12,5" (318 mm)
Focal Length
2.541 mm (100.04 inch)
Focal Ratio
f/8
Image Field
52 mm
Back Focus Distance
10.45 inch (265 mm) from Mounting Surface, 7,2 inch (183 mm) from Racked in Focuser
Central Obstruction
42% of the Primary Mirror
Substrate
Fused Silica
Optical length
31 inch (787 mm)
Optical Tube Weight
46 lbs (21 kg)
Mount
Alt-Az or Equatorial configuration
Payload Capacity (kg)
100 lbs (45 kg)
Mount Weight
110 lbs (50 kg)
Latitude Range
0 to 90 degrees, Northern and Southern hemisphere
Slew Speeds
20 degrees per second (standard); 50 degrees per second (maximum), both axes
Tracking accuracy
< .3 arcsecond error over 5 minute period
Pointing Precision
2 arcsecond
All-sky pointing accuracy
<10 arcsecond RMS with PointXP Model (L-500)
System Natural Frequency
10 Hz or greater
Control system electronics
PlaneWave Interface dual axis telescope control
Software
PlaneWave Interface (PWI4). Incorporates PointXP mount modeling software by Dave Rowe All ASCOM compatible
Homing Sensors
Home position sensors are included allowing the mount can find its home position on power up
Motor Torque
Approximately 20 ft-lbs continuous; 50 ft-lbs peak
Motor
Azimuth and Altitude: Direct Drive 3 Phase Axial-Flux Torque Motors
Motor Control
Industrial grade brushless motor control system and built in electronics
Encoder
152mm disk built into the azimuth and altitude axes with stainless steel encoder on the circumference with reader yields 18,880,000 counts per revolution of the telescope. This translates to about 0.069 arcsecond resolution
Power Requirements
Accepts 120 VAC. Supplied with 12VDC 15A Regulated Power Adapter
Control system electronics
PlaneWave Interface dual axis telescope control
Manufacturer
PlaneWave
Manufacturer SKU
125130Q
SKU
1323230Q

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