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  • 2,6 Meter Classic Dome (Spaltkuppel)

    2,6 Meter Classic Dome (Spaltkuppel)

    This entry was posted on April 24, 2023 by Team Baader Planetarium Last modified on June 13, 2023.

    Nachdem schon einige Jahre zuvor die Wahl für den Wohnsitz am Lande unter Bedachtnahme auf astronomische Nutzbarkeit getroffen wurde, folgte in den Jahren 2021/22 der logische Schritt, im Zuge der anstehenden Sanierung des Dachgeschosses den Lebenstraum einer eigenen Sternwarte in die Wirklichkeit umzusetzen. Tatsächlich erwiesen sich die konstruktiven Gegebenheiten beinahe 50 Jahre nach Errichtung des Gebäudes als äußerst glücklich, um den erforderlichen, massiven Unterbau für die Instrumentenplattform schaffen zu können. Über eine Falltreppe führt nun der Weg mitten aus dem Wohnbereich durch eine Öffnung im begehbaren Boden der Sternwarte zu einer mehr als angemessenen Behausung 2er Ausnahmerefraktoren, zu welchen mir weitere glückliche Umstände im Laufe des Lebens verhalfen. Angesichts dieser über die Jahre hinweg lieb gewonnenen Instrumente fällt es schwer, sich einzugestehen, dass das wahre...
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  • The Baader Planetarium UFC Design-Guide

    The Baader Planetarium UFC Design-Guide

    This entry was posted on July 26, 2023 by Team Baader Planetarium Last modified on February 27, 2024.

    The Universal Filter Changer (UFC) system with its solid mechanics and high flexibility has found a large user base worldwide. Nevertheless, there are always applications that are not covered by the adapters available to date. Therefore, we receive requests for technical drawings from our customers again and again. In the course of further development of our products, we are now pleased to be able to provide the UFC Design Guide. This design guide contains technical drawings with all the relevant dimensions you need to make your own adapters for both sides of the UFC - be it S70 ring dovetail connection on the telescope- side or the eyepiece/camera-side adaptation: UFC Design-Guide: Camera-side UFC adapterDownload as PDF UFC Design-Guide: Telescope-side UFC adapterDownload as PDF This means...
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  • AWARE – SSC Space

    AWARE – SSC Space

    This entry was posted on October 27, 2022 by Team Baader Planetarium

    Our new optical SSA (Space Situational Awareness) station is now up and running at our Western Australia Space Center (WASC). The station, called AWARE, will be used for tracking satellites and space debris in orbit around the planet, contributing to both safer and more sustainable use of near-Earth space. The station has two telescopes and high-speed cameras that record even very faint reflections of sunlight off satellites. This enables us to survey large numbers of small objects in low-Earth orbit during the night. The establishment and commissioning of the SSA station was a success. Now begins the exciting times of configuring the remote control and operations environment of the station, calibrating, testing the processing chain and then start conducting joint observation campaigns together with our...
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  • Field report: „Baader SunDancer II Telecentric System TZ-4S“

    Field report: „Baader SunDancer II Telecentric System TZ-4S“

    This entry was posted on July 11, 2023 by Team Baader Planetarium Last modified on February 28, 2024.

    This summer we provided our customer Mr. Rüdiger Proske with the new Baader SunDancer II Telecentric System TZ-4S (#1363080 , € 385,-) for a comparison test with the longer TZ-4. Most interesting was the question how the TZ-4S, which was primarily designed for the SunDancer II H-alpha filter, harmonizes with his large SolarSpectrum H-alpha filter. We are very happy about his very positive conclusion and his field report. Please read the detailed report of Mr. Rüdiger Proske here: In June 2023 I was offered the opportunity to test the new "Baader SunDancer II Telecentric System TZ-4S" (short TZ-4S) for the upcoming market launch. Since I had already been working with the classic, long telecentric systems TZ-4 and TZ-3 for 2 years, my interest and curiosity...
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  • Astronomical Institute University Bern

    Astronomical Institute University Bern

    This entry was posted on September 24, 2019 by Team Baader Planetarium Last modified on June 28, 2023.

    The main research areas of the AIUB are on Fundamental Astronomy, in particular on Satellite Geodesy, Gravity field estimation, and space debris discovery and characterization. In the academic curriculum the Astronomical and the Physical Institutes of the University of Bern offer the astronomy and astrophysics modules in the bachelor and master programs of the university Bern. Baader Planetarium has installed a 6,15 Meter Classic Dome in 2013, followed by a 5,3M Classic and a 4,5M AllSky Dome in 2016 as protection for their scientific instruments. In 2022 followed a second 6.15m slit dome in modified highspeed version (up to 35°/s), designed for most demanding scientifc tasks. See below a short video of the dome installation and areal shots taken by our drone. The Astronomical Institute...
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  • Deep-Sky Photography with cooled QHYCCD Cameras

    Deep-Sky Photography with cooled QHYCCD Cameras

    This entry was posted on March 31, 2020 by Team Baader Planetarium Last modified on February 27, 2024.

    Revealing the secrets of the cosmos: captivating deep-sky images with cooled QHYCCD cameras   Monochrome camera models As we gaze into the endless expanses of the night sky, we are overwhelmed by the sheer size of the cosmos. Deep-sky photography allows us to capture the celestial beauty of distant galaxies, shimmering nebulae, and elusive star clusters. In this blog post, we will introduce the extraordinary capabilities of QHYCCD deep-sky cameras, specifically designed to unlock the wonders of space and take your astronomical photography to a new level. Unmatched sensitivity for deep sky photography: QHYCCD deep sky cameras feature state-of-the-art CMOS and CCD sensors designed to provide exceptional sensitivity in low light conditions. These sensors are ideal for capturing the faint details of celestial objects, revealing...
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  • Large Binocular Telescope Observatory (LBTO)

    Large Binocular Telescope Observatory (LBTO)

    This entry was posted on May 25, 2022 by Team Baader Planetarium Last modified on December 22, 2022.

    On the 3221m high Mount Graham in Arizona stands an observatory like no other, because it consists of two huge optical telescopes on a single mount under an enormous protective structure: the Large Binocular Telescope Observatory (LBTO). Next to it, a downright tiny Baader 2.3m AllSky dome has now been installed. It houses a solar polarimeter, which would be connected to an instrument of the LBT. Thank you again for your great product, your beautiful dome! It has got a place of honor on the balcony of the giant dome building, the most powerful telescope on earth so far, on Mount Graham in Arizona, and will always protect our special instrument, our solar polarimeter, and help us to get very interesting observation results for many years....
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  • QHY Cameras for Spectroscopy

    QHY Cameras for Spectroscopy

    This entry was posted on March 31, 2020 by Team Baader Planetarium Last modified on August 29, 2023.

      Special feature QHY294:  The QHY294M is technically a special case and is supplied by Sony with a fixed pixel binning of a 2x2 matrix as standard. As a result, the Back Side Illuminated Sensor delivers 11.7 megapixels at 4.63 µm and 14-bit data depth in standard mode (readout mode 0). QHY has managed to switch Sony's "on-chip" binning on and off in the monochrome version of the 294 PRO, thereby enabling two different readout modes. Readout mode 1 "unlocks" the binning to produce 46.8 MP images with 2.315 µm pixel size at 12-bit data depth per pixel. The ability to trigger the 294 PRO with two different pixel sizes also allows it to be used for two different imaging focal lengths to match the...
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  • 2,6 Meter Classic Dome (Spaltkuppel)

    2,6 Meter Classic Dome (Spaltkuppel)

    This entry was posted on February 2, 2023 by Team Baader Planetarium

    When I was a child, I could see the Milky Way at clear skies in my home region. This defining experience disappeared more and more with increasing light pollution. I used my first homemade telescope in the Harz Mountains to observe the moon and planets. My professional life took me to Berlin and that was the end of sky observation for me. So the desire grew in me to build a small observatory outside Berlin. In close proximity to the Westhavelland Star Park, the time had come in 2021: with the best supervision by Mr Baader and his team, a 2.6 m dome was lifted onto the building. The interior, filled with a PlaneWave CDK 14 and a TEC APO 140, allows me extended walks...
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  • QHY cameras in the professional field

    QHY cameras in the professional field

    This entry was posted on March 31, 2020 by Team Baader Planetarium Last modified on September 27, 2023.

    Scientific Cameras QHYCCD scientific cameras offer the latest technology in scientific imaging at reasonable prices. Scientific CMOS image sensors offer extremely low noise, fast frame rates, wide dynamic range, high quantum efficiency, high resolution and a large field of view simultaneously in one image. In this sense, while QHYCCD cameras for astronomy clearly meet the definition of scientific cameras, QHYCCD differentiates its scientific camera models with additional features not found in similar models for astrophotography. QHYCCD scientific cameras are characterized not only by extremely low noise, high quantum efficiency, and other scientific CMOS features, but by Large area, high resolution sensors, SWIR sensors, polarized light sensors, GPS-enabled timing, external triggers, field programmable gate arrays, 2x10 GB fiber optic computer interface and water cooling options. The...
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