You are now controlling the MicroObservatory telescope (Cecilia) at the Whipple Observatory, in Amado, Arizona (near Tucson).
Longitude is 110.88.
Latitude is 31.68.
Special Notes:
CECILIA: Telescope Dedicated to Exoplanet Transit Observations. Please use another telescope. Scale:5.21arcsec/pixel (nominal main image) Scale:2.6arcsec/pixel (nominal zoom image) Scale:1.1arcmin/pixel (nominal finder image)
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When To Take Image
Select one:
Daytime
At Night
For night viewing, select time:
For viewing the Moon live
in the daytime.
6AM to 6PM only,
at telescope site.
Current time at telescope is:
08:33 AM
6PM to 6AM only,
at telescope site
When:
PM
AM
Hour:
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Minute:
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Where To Point Telescope
Select one:
Using Coordinates
Using List Below
Then fill in coordinates or select from list.
RA:
Hrs.
Mins.
Dec:
Degs.
Mins.
Name of target:
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
Moon
M-1 Crab Nebula
M-3 Globular cluster
M-11 Open cluster
M-13 Globular cluster
M-27 Dumbbell Nebula
M-31 Andromeda galaxy
M-34 Open cluster
M-37 Open cluster
M-42 Orion Nebula
M-44 Open cluster
M-45 Open cluster
M-51 Whirlpool galaxy
M-57 Ring Nebula
M-81 Spiral galaxy
M-82 Irregular galaxy
NGC-4565 Spiral galaxy
Small Magellanic Cloud
Large Magellanic Cloud
NGC-55 Spiral galaxy
NGC-104 47Tuc cluster
NGC-253 Spiral galaxy
NGC-2070 Tarantula Neb
NGC-2244 Open cluster
NGC-3372 EtaCar Nebula
NGC-4945 Spiral galaxy
NGC-5128 Cent A galaxy
NGC-5139 OmegaCentauri
M-6 Butterfly Cluster
M-8 Lagoon Nebula
M-20 Trifid Nebula
M-22 Globular cluster
NGC-7293 Helix Nebula
Camera Settings
Select one:
Finder Camera
Main Camera
Then set
exposure
time and
filter:
Exposure:
secs.
Filter:
Clear
Grey (ND4)
Exposure:
secs.
Filter:
Clear
Blue
Green
Red
IR
Grey (ND4)
Opaque
Zoom In is NOT Recommended
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Default Focus
Manual Focus:
(0 to 2800)
F.S.D./ R.G.