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PC-TCS Controller
| PC-TCS is a Personal Computer
based Telescope Control System
designed for use with moderate to large permanently mounted
astronomical telescopes. The software will run on all IBM-class
computers.
PC-TCS provides the
observer with a highly flexible battery of motion control functions
handsomely matching the demands of astronomical observing. As much
as possible, system complexity is minimized by the use of a
"Menu Driven" user interface that, in most cases, requires
only single keystrokes to make the telescope perform complex tasks.
Learn
more about PC-TCS>>
And all PC-TCS-controlled OGS telescope systems
will script with the integration of this
ASCOM compliant operating system.
Learn
more about ASCOM>> |
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RC10-50G
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Optical System
|
Ritchey-Chretien
|
| Primary Diameter |
10" |
| Specular Precision |
1/25, or better, wave front RMS |
| Mirror Substrate |
Near-zero expansion ceramic |
| Focal Ratio |
f/9.0 |
| Image Scale |
90 arc sec/mm |
| Tube Diameter |
12" |
| Tube Length |
31" |
| Tube Active Cooling |
12 V DC fans |
| Material |
Thin-walled Al/Mg |
| Focuser Tube I.D. |
2.7" |
| Available Back Focus |
9.5" |
| Secondary Diameter |
4" |
| Sec. Focus Range (electric standard) |
5" |
| Focus Stabilization, w. Al tube |
Invar 36 |
Mounting
|
OGS-50 German Eq.
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| Aux. Instrument Cap. |
25 lbs. |
| Tracking Precision |
<3 arc sec RMS (after modeling) |
| Pointing Precision |
<30 arc sec RMS (after modeling) |
| R. A. Drive |
7" 360 tooth worm gear & ball
bearing worm |
| DEC Drive |
7" 360 tooth worm gear & ball
bearing worm |
| Shafts |
2.0" Ø (50mm at bearing ends) |
| Motors |
Five-phase nano-step or servo |
| Axis Intersection |
54" from base of pier (at 40°) |
| Weight (system) |
150 lbs. |
| R. A. Counterweights |
1 x 30 lbs. |
| Pier |
42" high, typically (custom
heights available) |
| Fasteners |
18-8 stainless steel |
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