THE PROJECT

The project of the observatory:

7,5 Metres diametre Cupola .

It's made of aluminiun suitable to tolerate changes of temperature. The structure inside will be insulate completely with machboards by Antonio Paganoni and Alberto Brunati (G.A.T. memebers).  The opening of the cupola will be completely automatic and the rotation on all 360 degrees is going to be synchronized  with movement of the telescope.

 650 millimetres diametre Main Telescope    

built by DUB OPTIKA factory, it has a focal of f/5 3250 millimetres.

The assembly of reflector will be made of carbon fibres with structure“Closet Serrourier” (the same technology used for Formula 1). The equatorial fork  is going to be handled on the 2 axis to have a remote control and automatic chase from PC. With this tool you can do EVERYTHING. 

  3 other G.A.T. memebers  are going to  put  telescopes  in the observatory,  they will present a scientific program about  observation to CS.

The first telescope, (built by ZEN) is a Maksuto f-Flat-field with reflector 290 millimetres diametre f/3.7 (1000 millimetres) [optical shape]

The second telescope, (built by ZEN) is the classic Cassegrain with reflector 315 millimetres diametre f/15 (4725millimetres) [optical shape]  

The third telescope (built by ZEN) is an apochromatic reflector 150 millimetres diametre f/5.3. [optical shape]

  The observatory of Tradate  will dispose optical and electronical tools for nightly observation but also it will dispose an incredible solar tower sole in Lombardy for study of the Sun. The nearest star to Earth.

The Solar Tower  in our region

built by OAKLEAF ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENT factory, in Italy there are 2 other solar tower but this one is the only in Lombardia and it will be one of the most important tools in the observatory. It will be built near the observatory and it will be formed by a solar telescope with a siderostat that is formed by a reflecting substance mirror 250 millimetres diametre built on an equatorial fork with controled movements by PC on the two axis, it's assembled under a cupola 2 metres and a main objective120 millimetres and focal 2,4 metres f(20).

In the focus of the tool, that will be put in a dark room, there will be a double prisma that allow us to have 3 secondary focus where you can observe , on the first focus projected on a screen 1,5 metres all solar disks through optical light; on the second focus a telecamera for screen on monitor or with TV projector in assembly room through optical light and through Halfa; on third a CCD camera for recording  high risolution.

Especially the Halfa recording will leave searchers and visitors  amazed, observing the photosphere of our star, the quiescent protuberance or speed  like the spray , the evolution of sunspots explosion like flare and........it will be something that is a incredible sight for visitors and a tool for study and research of solar phenomenon.

DUB OPTIKA 

s.r.l.

RECORDING EQUIPMENTS

All the telescopes of  the FOAM13 observatory will be equiped with modern recording equipments for gathering. The observatory will have 4 cameras with CCD circumferentor, that have different dimensions. These recording equipments on  telescopes  can record digital pictures. These CCD cameras are the same CCD cameras of Europixel system factory, that today equipes italian and foreign professional observatories.  

  HISIS ALFA 1001 camera equiped with KODAK KAF1001E sensor 1024x1024 pixel, with 25 micron 

(dimensions 25,0x25,0 millimetres) microlens technology.

HISIS43ME camera equiped with KODAK KAF1603ME sensor 1563 x 1024 pixel, with 9 micron 

(dimensions 14,0 x 9,2 millimetres ) microlens technology.

HISIS43 camera equiped with KODAK KAF1601E sensor 1563 x 1024 pixel, with 9 micron

(dimensions 14,0 x 9,2 millimetres ) for solar recordings.

HISIS23ME camera equiped with KODAK KAF0402ME sensor 768x512 pixel, with 9 micron 

(dimensions 6,9 x 4,6 millimetres ) for microlens technology.

Click on the picture for an example of 

power of electronics

MECHANICAL PROJECT