Planewave Europe

PlaneWave CDK350 Telescope System f/7.2

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 CDK350 Telescope System f/7.2 consits of the CDK14 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 14" 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 70mm image circle. More about the Optical Design (CDK).

PlaneWave CDK350 Telescope System f/7.2 with Fused Silica Optics

incl. a CDK14 Astrograph and L-350 Mount

CDK14 Astrograph, 14 inch, modified to Dall-Kirkham, with fully corrected image field
3" Dovetail, focal length 2.563 mm (f/7.2) and 70 mm field of view without any field curavature, off-axis coma, or astigmatism
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

Specifications

Optical Design

Corrected Dall-Kirkham (CDK)

Aperture (mm)

14" (356 mm)

Focal Length

2.563 mm (101 inch)

Focal Ratio

f/7.2

Image Field

70 mm

Back Focus Distance

11.09" (282 mm) from Mounting Surface

Central Obstruction

23.5% by surface area, 48.5% of the Diameter

Substrate

Fused Silica

Optical Tube Weight

48 lbs (22 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

140130Q

SKU

1323235Q