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Dinium Observatory

Observatory: private, backyard

Site: Isle of Rennes, SW Norway

Altitude: 40 m

Enclosure: 4.0 m ScopeDome

Type: Optical telescope

Optical design: Standard Cassegrain w/corrected f/3.4 prime and f/10.4 Cass focus

Diameter Primary: 0.62 m

Material Primary: Schott Borofloat

Diameter Secondary: 0.2 m

Material Secondary: Borosilicate

Mount: GEM-type ASA DDM160 high torque, direct-drive

Mount instrument capacity: 300 kg

First Light of the 62cm: 2024

Active Optics: No

Camera: 16 Megapixels Apogee U16M (4000x4000 pixel CCD detector)

Filters: Chroma Ha, OIII, SII, Lum, R, G, B

Videos of Dinium: here and here

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