Educational Film Production Services by
Theofanis Matsopoulos
Meade Starfinder 16"
- Optical Design: Newtonian Reflector
- Clear Aperture: 406mm (16")
- Focal Length: 1830mm f/4.5
- Mirror: Grade-A Pyrex glass, fine annealed
- Standard aluminum Coatings
- 2" focuser
Meade LX200 GPS 14" UTHC
- Optical Design: Schmidt-Cassegrain
- Clear Aperture: 356mm (14")
- Focal Length: 3556mm f/10
- Ultra-High Transmission Coatings (UTHC)
- 2" Crayford focuser
Orion Optics UK CT 12" Newtonian Astrograph
- Optical Design: Newtonian
- Clear Aperture: 300mm (12")
- Focal Length: 1200mm f/4
- Tube: Carbon fiber
- Mirror: Ultra Grade 1/10PV wavefront
- Enhanced Hilux Coatings
- 2" Crayford focuser
Vixen R200SS 8"
- Optical Design: Newtonian Reflector
- Clear Aperture: 200mm (8")
- Focal Length: 800mm F/4
- Mirror: Multi-coated
- 2" focuser
LX200 Heavy-duty fork mount
- Custom pier (www.kleidis-springs.gr)
- Meade Super Wedge
- RA and Dec. Control Systems both axes: DC servo motor 5.75" LX worm gear with Smart Drive Software.
- GPS Alignment: 16-channel GPS receiver (electronic sensors for true-level and North, with magnetic declination compensation)
- GO-TO Pointing Precision (approx.) 2-arc mins. (1-arc min. in HP-mode)
- Tracking Accuracy: Guided, approx. 3" (Peak to Peak Error in Arc-Seconds)
The Mount has been Upgraded with High-precision Gears by Peterson Engineering U.S.A. (Improving PEC and reduces the mechanical backlash)
Losmandy G11
- Losmandy Gemini Computer Controlled "Go-to" System
- RA and Dec. 5.625” diameter, 7075 aluminum worm gear, 360 tooth
- Variable slip clutch, both axes. One knob per axis design.
- Tracking Accuracy: Guided, approx. 0.9" (Peak to Peak Error in Arc-Seconds)
Skywacher EQ6
- SynScan "Go-to" System
- RA and Dec. 1.8° stepper motors
- Variable slip clutch, both axes. One knob per axis design.
- Tracking Accuracy: Guided, approx. 1.5" (Peak to Peak Error in Arc-Seconds)