APT2

Full Name
Automatic Photometric Telescope 2
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APT2
Description

Ritchey-Chrétien Telescope – 80 cm aperture, f/8
Fully Automated – Integrated monitoring of local meteorological conditions, dome status 
Pointing Speed – 0.75 degrees per second
Focal Plane & Camera:
Unvignetted Field of View (FoV) – 16 arcminutes (~15 arcminutes)
Aspen CCD (E2V 230-42, back-illuminated) – 2K × 2K sensor, 15 × 15 µm pixels, 30.7 × 30.7 mm sensor size, scale of 0.47 arcsec/pixel
Filters Available – UBVRI & neutral
Operating Modes:
Pre-defined scheduling
Local operator control
Remote operation
Data Delivery:
Raw data
Pipeline-processed data

Location
Catania, INAF - M.G. Fracastoro Observatory (Serra la Nave), Etna
Country
Italy
Contact Person
Giuseppe Leto
Contact E-mail
giuseppe.leto@inaf.it