CHI-7 is a Planewave Delta Rho 350, a 35-cm telescope large field of view telescope situated in the Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile. This telescope is a game-changing wide field Cassegrain telescope designed for stunning astrophotography. It operates at f/3 with a 1050mm focal length, providing a perfectly flat field for sharp, clear images from corner to corner. Single-mirror collimation, advanced baffles, and finite element analysis ensure exceptional diffraction-limited performance. Users can enjoy a 2 degrees field of view with large CMOS camera sensors. 

Pricing for Advanced Requests

• 100 credits per hour of utilisation

Telescope Specification

• Model: Planewave Delta Rho 350
• Aperture: 35 cm
• Focal Length: 1050 mm
• F-ratio: 3.0
• Mount: Planewave L-Mount
• Minimum elevation: 30 degrees 

CMOS Camera Specification (CHI-7-CMOS)

• Model: QHY 600M Pro
• Pixel Size: 3.76s μm
• Pixel Array: 9576 x 6382 pixels
• Pixel Resolution: 0.75 arcsec/pixel
• Cooling: -10 degrees in summer, -15 degrees in winter
• Field of View: 118.4 x 78.9 arcmin
• Filters(50mm square): Baader Planetarium Luminance, Red, Green, Blue, Halpha, OIII
• Position angle: Up is 357.1 degrees E of N
• Allowed exposure times (in seconds): 30,60,120,180,240,300
• Binning: 1 (read more about binning)

Observatory 

• Observatory name: El Sauce Observatory
• Location: Río Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile
• Coordinates: 30.472529° S, 70.762999° W (Google maps)
• Elevation: 1525 m
• Average seeing: 1'' - 1.5''
• MPC code: X02