The Mini-Robotic (Ralph?) Observatory (MRO) is a developmental small and inexpensive social media controlled robotic telescope that has many of the same capabilities as the Burke-Gaffney Observatory. It is completely self contained - all that is needed is wifi, a power outlet, and a clear sky!
It is presently available to use by invitation only!
Technical Specifications
| Telescope | TeleVue Genesis 100-mm refracting telescope (500mm f5 optics) |
| Mount | Celestron AVX german equatorial mount |
| Camera | ZWO ASI1600MM Pro CMOS (2328 x 1760 pixels - 2 x 2 binned) |
| Filter Wheel | ZWO EFW (8 position, 31mm filters) |
| Filters | CLR, LUM, RED, GRN, BLU, HA, OIII, SII |
| Focuser | Pegasus Astro FocusCube2 |
| Power Control | Pegasus Astro Pocket PowerBox |
| USB Control | Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub |
| Dew Control | Kendrick FireFly heater |
| Flat Field | Gerd Neumann 220mm Panel |
| Weather Enclosure | Dog house style flip open roof (custom designed) |
| Cloud Sensor | AAG Cloudwatcher |
| Computer | Zotac ZBOX MiniPC - Celeron N4100 1.1GHz, 8G RAM, 120G solid-state drive |
Location
Presently located at Abbey Ridge Observatory
Latitude: 44N 41.3' (44.6883)
Longitude: 63W 49.5' (-63.825)
Elevation: 100-metres
Time Zone: AST/ADT (UT-3 or 4 hours)
Optical Specs
| Pixel Size | 3.1 arc-seconds (2x2 binned) |
| Field of View (full size) | 2.0 x 1.52 degrees |
| Field of View (normal size) | 1.3 x 1.3 degrees |
Social Media Addresses (nearly all else is the same as the BGO)
| Twitter Handle | @obsmini |
| Email Address | mrorobot at ap.smu.ca |
| Facebook Page | TBD |
| Text Number | TBD |
| Communicator App | V0.98+ |
Queues, Observers, Groups and Logs