Optimal sensor-doublet distance in ALPY guiding module?
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2022 8:52 pm
Hello,
I'm reconnecting to spectro (and to astro) after almost 2 years almost without night observation (observatory building but also family growing!). I have an ALPY600 with calibration and guiding module.
Here is a first question that I had never the time to go through: what is the optimal distance (if any?) between the guiding camera sensor and the converging doublet which projects the slit image onto the sensor?
Using my main guiding cam that is the ASI290 mini (connected directly to the C-mount of the guiding uint), the guiding field of view is strongly distorted. To be more quantitative I have round stars only on a quarter of the slit length...
I estimate the distance between the doublet and the sensor in that case to be ~53mm. With the ASI178 it is roughly 52mm unless I'm mistaken.
Thanks in advance for your kind help,
Simon
I'm reconnecting to spectro (and to astro) after almost 2 years almost without night observation (observatory building but also family growing!). I have an ALPY600 with calibration and guiding module.
Here is a first question that I had never the time to go through: what is the optimal distance (if any?) between the guiding camera sensor and the converging doublet which projects the slit image onto the sensor?
Using my main guiding cam that is the ASI290 mini (connected directly to the C-mount of the guiding uint), the guiding field of view is strongly distorted. To be more quantitative I have round stars only on a quarter of the slit length...
I estimate the distance between the doublet and the sensor in that case to be ~53mm. With the ASI178 it is roughly 52mm unless I'm mistaken.
Thanks in advance for your kind help,
Simon