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1m F/8 Ritchey Chrétien with dual Nasmyth Foci, Cape Town (South Africa)

Another large telescope for the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO). An 1m F/8 Alt-Az mounted Ritchey Chrétien for robotic use. It has dual Nasmyth Foci. The main telescopes used for research are located at the SAAO observing station (32°22.795’S 20°48,657’E) near Sutherland in the Northern Cape, a 4-hour drive from Cape Town.

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Kepler KL4040 BI CMOS Camera: 4K x 4K at 23 fps

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Kepler KL4040 CMOS Camera: 4K x 4K at 23 fps

Also Available with 65mm Shutter

Absolute Quantum Efficiency

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The Kepler Series is a giant step forward in throughput, providing faster digitization, higher speed interfaces, and up to 35 channel readout. Sensors currently supported include front and back illuminated sCMOS. Future developments will include interline transfer CCDs and EMCCDs.

USB3.0 (3 Gbps)
Optional QSFP high speed fiber interface
Optional Electromechanical Shutter for Remote Acquisition of Calibration Frames
Choice of Windows - View Transmissivity Curves
Air Cooling or Liquid Cooling (LC connectors sold separately)
Deep Cooling (up to 45C below ambient)
Optional Anti-Dew Technology (ADT)
LDR and HDR modes
Small Footprint (as small as 10.2 x 10.2 x 10.7 cm)
Reaches operating temperatures in 10 minutes
Overview KL camera series

The KL4040 BI scientific CMOS camera has the same sensitivity as back-illuminated CCDs, but with a fraction of the noise even at multiple frames per second. Kepler cooled sCMOS cameras provide ultra-high sensitivity, ultra-low noise, and high frame rates, all at game-changing price to performance ratio.

Sensor Type	Back Illuminated CMOS
Sensor	GPixel GSense4040BSI
Shutter Type	Rolling
Active Pixels	4096 x 4096
Pixel Size (microns)	9 x 9 µm
Imaging Area (Diagonal)	36.8 X 36.8 mm (52 mm)
Full Well Capacity	39000 electrons
Typical Readout Noise	2.3 e-
Dynamic Range	84 dB
Frame Rate	23 fps (QSFP V2)
Cooling Method	Air and Liquid (see Note 1)
Max. Cooling (Air)	40°C below ambient
Temperature Stability	0.1°C
Dark Current (typical)	0.4 eps at -10C
Interface	USB 3.0 (Optional QSFP; see Note 2)
Data Bit Depth	16 bit (see Note 3)
Optional shutter	65mm
Optional Mounts	Medium Format Recommended
Subarray Readout	Standard
External Trigger In/Out	Standard
SDK / Software	Kepler SDK / FLI Pilot
Weight	4 lbs (1.8 kg)
Note 1: Liquid circulation connectors sold separately. Note 2: QSFP = Quad Small Form factor Pluggable: high speed fiber optic interface Note 3: 16 bit data merged from two 12 bit conversions

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1m F/8 Ritchey Chrétien with dual Nasmyth Foci, Cape Town (South Africa)

Another large telescope for the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO). An 1m F/8 Alt-Az mounted Ritchey Chrétien for robotic use. It has dual Nasmyth Foci. The main telescopes used for research are located at the SAAO observing station (32°22.795’S 20°48,657’E) near Sutherland in the Northern Cape, a 4-hour drive from Cape Town.