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The LightBuckets Telescope Network
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LB-0002 | France, South Alpen
430 mm (17") Dall Kirkham
55 points per hour

Observatory is offline for daylight
General Information
Latitude
44°24'31" North
Longitude
05°30'54" East
Elevation
820 m
Application
Deep Space
Telescope
PlaneWave
CDK 17
Currently
Offline (offline due to Weather)
Per hour
55 points (0% discount)
Weather
Clear Wind
Telescope Specifications
Date Online
September 2011
Manufacturer
PlaneWave
Design
Dall Kirkham
Model
CDK 17
Aperture
430 mm
Focal Length
1960 mm
f/stop
f/4.56
Horizon Cutoff
35º
Application
Deep Space
Camera Specifications
CCD Manufacturer
SBIG
Model
STL 11K
Resolution
4008 x 2672 pixels
Pixel Size
9 microns
QE
50%
Megapixels
11 megapixels
Field Of View
63 x 42 arcminutes
Image Scale
0.95 arcseconds/pixel
Carousel Size
5 positions with/50 mm round
Filter Set
Astrodon LRGBC
Current Weather and Almanac
Temperature
77.5ºF / 25.3ºC
Humidity
23.0 %
Dew Point
36.3ºF / 2.4ºC
Wind Speed
1.9mph / 3.1km/h
Sunrise
06:06
Sunset
21:03
Moonrise
05:37
Moonset
20:49
Moon phase
0% New Moon
All Sky Camera
Observatory Camera (Inside View)
Mount View
Radar
Infrared radar
Sky Quality Meter
Seeing Monitor
Wind at Observatory
Sky Clouds sensor
Weather Forecast
Night and Day

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LB-0003 | France, South Alpen
110 mm APO (4.3") ED Doublet
30 points per hour

Observatory is offline for daylight
General Information
Latitude
44°24'31" North
Longitude
05°30'54" East
Elevation
820m
Application
Wide Fields
Telescope
Williams Optics
FLT Apochromat
Currently
Offline (offline due to Weather)
Per hour
30 points (0% discount)
Weather
n/a
Telescope Specifications
Date Online
october 2011
Manufacturer
Williams Optics
Design
ED Doublet
Model
FLT Apochromat
Aperture
110 mm
Focal Length
655 mm
f/stop
f/5.96
Horizon Cutoff
45º
Application
Wide Fields
Camera Specifications
CCD Manufacturer
Sbig
Model
ST8XME NABG
Resolution
1530 x 1020
Pixel Size
9µ x 9µ
QE
>60% @ 550nm
Megapixels
1.5 megapixels
Field Of View
72 x 48 arcminutes
Image Scale
2.83 arcseconds/pixel
Carousel Size
5 position w/ 30mm round
Filter Set
AstroDon L Clear,Ha,SII,OIII
Current Weather and Almanac
Temperature
56.5ºF / 13.6ºC
Humidity
71.0 %
Dew Point
47.1ºF / 8.4ºC
Wind Speed
4.4mph / 7.1km/h
Sunrise
06:06
Sunset
21:03
Moonrise
05:37
Moonset
20:49
Moon phase
0% New Moon
All Sky Camera
Observatory Camera (Inside View)
Radar
Infrared Radar
Sky Quality Meter
Seeing Monitor
Wind Speed
Sky Clouds sensor
Night and Day

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LB-0005 | France, South Alpen
305 mm (12") Newton
65 points per hour

Observatory is offline for daylight
General Information
Latitude
44°24'31" North
Longitude
05°30'54" East
Elevation
810m
Application
Wide Fields
Telescope
ASA Orion Optics
ASA 12 inches
Currently
Offline (offline due to setup)
Per hour
65 points (0% discount)
Weather
Clear Wind
Telescope Specifications
Date Online
april 2012
Manufacturer
ASA Orion Optics
Design
Newton
Model
ASA 12 inches
Aperture
305 mm
Focal Length
1086 mm
f/stop
f/3.62
Horizon Cutoff
45º
Application
Wide Fields
Camera Specifications
CCD Manufacturer
Finger Lakes Instruments
Model
MicroLine
Resolution
3326 x 2504
Pixel Size
5.4µ x 5.4µ
QE
61% @ 550nm
Megapixels
8.3 megapixels
Field Of View
56 x 42 arcminutes
Image Scale
1 arcseconds/pixel
Carousel Size
7 positions w/ 30mm round
Filter Set
Baader L,R,G,B,Ha 7nm,SII 8nm,OIII 8nm
Current Weather and Almanac
Temperature
32.0ºF / 0.0ºC
Humidity
0.0 %
Dew Point
32.0ºF / 0.0ºC
Wind Speed
0.0mph / 0.0km/h
Sunrise
06:06
Sunset
21:03
Moonrise
05:37
Moonset
20:49
Moon phase
0% New Moon
AllSky Cam
Telescope View
Radar
Night and Day

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LB-0004 | France, South Alpen
175 mm APO (7") Apochromat
65 points per hour

Observatory is offline for daylight
General Information
Latitude
44°24'31" North
Longitude
05°30'54" East
Elevation
820 m
Application
Mid Fields
Telescope
TMB
Fluorite Triplet 7"
Currently
Offline (offline / CCD maintenance)
Per hour
65 points (0% discount)
Weather
n/a
Telescope Specifications
Date Online
October 2011
Manufacturer
TMB
Design
Apochromat
Model
Fluorite Triplet 7"
Aperture
175 mm
Focal Length
1400 mm
f/stop
f/8
Horizon Cutoff
30º
Application
Mid Fields
Camera Specifications
CCD Manufacturer
SBIG
Model
STL 11K AO-L
Resolution
4008 x 2672 pixels
Pixel Size
9 microns
QE
50%
Megapixels
11 megapixels
Field Of View
88 x 59 arcminutes
Image Scale
1.32 arcseconds/pixel
Carousel Size
10 positions with/50 mm round
Filter Set
Astrodon LRGBC, Ha, SII, OIII
Current Weather and Almanac
Temperature
48.9ºF / 9.4ºC
Humidity
60.0 %
Dew Point
35.4ºF / 1.9ºC
Wind Speed
7.0mph / 11.2km/h
Sunrise
06:06
Sunset
21:03
Moonrise
05:37
Moonset
20:49
Moon phase
0% New Moon
All Sky Camera
Observatory Camera (Inside View)
Telescope View
Mount View
South Alpen, Radar
South Alpen, Infrared Radar
Sky Quality Meter
Seeing Monitor
Sky Clouds sensor
Night and Day

Last Image

Last Color Image

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