Planewave Europe

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
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

PlaneWave Live: CDK300 f/8

Nova Carina 1

CDK12.5"

@ Team Chamäleon, F. Hofmann + W. Paech

Nova Carina 2

CDK12.5"

@ Team Chamäleon, F. Hofmann + W. Paech

M 8 Lagoon Nebula

CDK 12.5"

@ Team Chamäleon, F. Hofmann + W. Paech

NGC 2392 Eskimo Nebula

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