Celestron 14 Inch

May 12, 2011 in Celestron | No comments

SLOOH is a robotic observatory on the Canary Islands. Every Monday, whenever conditions permit viewing, you may participate in mulitple SLOOH “missions” over the course of an hour-long session.

What does SLOOH stand for? Apparently it’s in regards to putting the OOH into SLEW!

High atop Mount Teide, on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, the telescopes of SLOOH stand nestled amidst the facilities of a professional astronomical observatory. SLOOH is a subscription-based web internetsite that streams live images of dozens of celestial objects viewed by it is telescopes each clear night over the Internet.

SLOOH presently uses various 3-megapixel CCD cameras and four telescopes (in two domes):

a 14-inch diameter Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope (focal length 2160mm) high exposure scope and and Wide Field Lens System with a focal length of 135mm at f/5.6 in Dome 1
14-inch diameter Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope (SCT) with a focal length of 4,000 mm, and an 85-mm diameter APO refractor telescope with a focal length of 480 mm in Dome 2

The institution will soon be adding an further and added 14-inch SCT with a focal length of 2,100 mm, as well as a 34-mm diameter refractor with a focal length of 135 mm. Members are permitted to control the scopes from their own computer. Bringing the rhythms and wonder of space exploration to humans of all ages, SLOOH’s telescopes are the centerpiece of live interactional missions to the wonders of the universe.

The internetlocation is good for somebody who knows not one thing with regards to astronomy and for avid, enthusiastic hobbyists, for first-time observers of all ages and parents wanting to introduce their kids to the cosmos without buying, assembling, and learning to use telescopes. Would-be astronomers may stare at live images of the night sky, but in the ease of their homes. The preset missions are broadcast live, with only brief intermissions as the telescopes and CCD cameras are slewed from one celestial body to another.

The annual $49 basic membership package gives you unlimited access to group missions and the capacity to log on any time you like for the duration of mission hours. This basic package likewise gives you 15 minutes per year of solo time in which you determine where to point the scopes. While the basic membership has some restrictions, an “all-you-can-eat” option is avaliable for $99 yearly.

To guarantee it is visitors only the best experience, SLOOH tests the speed of your Internet connection and accepts only visitors with connection speeds of 40 kbps (40k) or greater.

SLOOH makes spacious use of the latest Macromedia Flash Player, a web-browser plug-in. Before you arrive at your interface, SLOOH checks to see if your browser has the latest Flash Player installed and directs you to download it if you do not.

While missions are running, SLOOH’s operators oftentimes chat with visitors in the SLOOH Chat Room. You may join them if you have AOL’s Instant Messenger (AIM) software installed. This is an optional feature only. For details, you need to click the Chat button on the mission interface.

If you arrive early, the mission will get started mechanically at the scheduled time. If you arrive while the mission is running, you will join it in progress.

SLOOH also run a Users Group on on Yahoo so you may check out what persons have to say when it comes to it.

Version 2 of SLOOH went live on March 18th, 2006. A year in the making, this version has been inspired it is users’ dedication to live astronomy. In addition to existent features, SLOOH 2 offers some bold and novel new parts

that will attract an even dandier membership from around the globe.

SLOOH 2.0 is designed to empower it is users (from over 60 countries) to part their a feeling of excitement for

astronomy with the dandier public. Foremost amongst the changes is the new Member Channel, which enables members to broadcast their solo missions to the rest of the observing membership. A new desktop alert system will also be introduced, which will notify members when particular missions are lined up with a live host who will narrate distinctively with regards to the celestial object in view.

When you consider the price of buying a telescope comparable in size to those used at SLOOH versus the low fees they charge, it’s genuinely a no-brainer. And, while it may be cloudy outside, where you live, the skies in the Canaries are almost guaranteed to be clear. SLOOH may give you your skywatching fix, wherever in the world you live.

Gary Nugent recommends you check out the SLOOH review at http://www.nightskyobserver.com/Articles/SLOOH.php where you may likewise see photos of the SLOOH interface, the observatory and numerous sample images taken by the SLOOH telescopes.

Celestron 14 Inch

Celestron Accessory Kit

The Celestron Accessory Kit contains:

Five superior-grade 1.25-inch Plössl eyepieces: Four-element design with a 52-degree AFOV, superb color, resolution, edge sharpness, and clarity. All eyepieces are wholly multicoated for greatest or most complete or best possible contrast and resolution. Supplied eyepiece sizes: 6mm, 8mm, 13mm, 17mm, and 32mm.
Barlow 2X lens: Complements the Plössl eyepieces and gives you a total of 10 power combinations. The highest-grade glass optics with to a complete degree multicoated lenses are used, so there is no degradation of image.
Six colored eyepiece (planetary) filters: Included are Kodak Wratten Nos. 12, 21, 25, 56, 58A, and 80A. Since all the eyepieces necessary to study the planets and moon in detail are provided, these filters will primarily heighten your enjoyment of the solar system.
Moon filter: A neutral-density filter that allows you greatest or most complete or best possible enjoyment of the moon, in particular for the duration of the more magnificent phases.
Aluminum carrying case: This sturdy and well-built case fits all of the above items in it is die-cut foam interior with room for further and added accessories.