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Schulman 32" Telescope
Elevation: 2780 m = 9121 ft. Latitude: 32° 26' 32.26" N (32.442294) Longitude: 110° 47' 20.46" W (-110.789017) Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00) Primary Mirror Diameter: 0.81 m = 32 inches f/7 Cassegrain focus Plate Scale: 27.5 microns/arcsec = 36.4 arcsec/mm (nominal) Typical Seeing: 1-2" Focuser: 0.1443 microns per step NCFZ: 33.5 micron, 232 steps
RA Axis
Motor: Kollmorgen C042A-13-3305 Motor Wheel Size: ~2.9022in (calculated) Axis Wheel Size: 36.02in (laser measured) Motor Counts per Rev: 13,014,364 (laser calibrated) Encoder Tape: Renishaw 20μm pitch scale tape Readhead: Renishaw RGH25 Interpolator: Renishaw RGF1000H250A Encoder Wheel Size: 36.001in (laser measured) Encoder Counts per Rev: 143,637,606 (calculated)
DEC Axis
Motor: Kollmorgen C042A-13-3305 Encoder Tape: Renishaw 20μm pitch scale tape Readhead: Renishaw RGH25 (dual) Interpolator: Renishaw Si-HN-4000-40-0-FN-003-3 (A-9572-1501) Dual Interface: Renishaw DSi-QML-04 Encoder Wheel: ~11.75in Axis Wheel Size: 24in Motor Wheel Size: 2in
General Information
Below is information for daily use of the Schulman Telescope.
New TCS Procedures
Cameras
Weather
Clear Sky Chart for Mt. Lemmon
NOAA Mt. Lemmon Weather
Atmospheric Sciences Weather Website
Atmospheric Sciences Arizona IR
Atmospheric Sciences Arizona Radar
Troubleshooting and Maintenance
Additional Reading
Diagrams
Remote Astrophotograph
Old TCS Procedures (DO NOT USE)
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