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Alcor Dimm Mask Ø52mm For Ota 10 To 12

Alcor Dimm Mask Ø52mm For Ota 10 To 12

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This product is intended to be put at the telescope entrance, and provide a beam deviation, so that to produce two images of the same star, required for seeing measurement using Differential Image Motion Monitor (DIMM). The standard two holes mask is made of two Ø52 or Ø74 mm holes in a laser cut and black anodized aluminium plate. The mask is attached to the telescope. 

One of the hole is equipped with a set of tunable prisms, allowing to adjust the two image of the same star at a given distance, to fit as best the field of view of the camera. The angle adjustment is achieved by rotating one of the part. Here are the optical specifications:
  Diameter Ø52 Ø72 Ø100
  Material BK7 BK7 BK7
  Anti reflexion coating MgF2 MgF2 MgF2
  Surface flatness (PV) λ/4 λ/4 λ/4
  Deviation angle (min) 1 arcmin 0.7 arcmin 0.7 arcmin
  Deviation angle (max) 9 arcmin 9 arcmin 9 arcmin
  Thickness 12 mm 18 mm 22 mm

 
Limiting magnitude (1)
3.2 4.4 4.8

Sizes available upon request, there have already been versions made to fit:

- Celestron 8,9 & 11 telescope
- BRC 250 Takahashi
- GSO 300 and GSO 400Truss and tube
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