FLI ProLine PL230-42 Chosen for the New Lightbuckets Premiere Telescope
New Astelco 0.80 meter (32") Professional Class Telescope
FLI ProLine Cooled CCD Camera
Lightbuckets, the online telescope rental organization, has chosen the FLI ProLine PL230-42 Cooled CCD Camera as the imager of choice on the new Astelco 0.80 meter (32") professional class telescope (above) newly installed in France.
The ProLine's E2V back illuminated sensor, deep cooling, low noise, and superb frame quality coupled with this huge aperture scope will provide subscribers with the best images to date.
Try an FLI Cooled CCD Camera
The new Astelco 0.80 meter (32") professional class telescope with the FLI ProLine PL230-42 Cooled CCD and FLI CFW-3-12 Color Filter Wheel will be online soon. FLI also has a MicroLine ML8300 Cooled CCD in use on the LB0005 305 mm (12") Newton with an FLI CFW-2-7 Color Filter Wheel and research grade filters.
About the ProLine PL230-42
E2V back illuminated sensor
Fast Digitization (500 kHz @ full 16 bit resolution)
Deep cooling to 60ºC Below Ambient (Liquid Cooled)
Low noise (9-10 e- RMS @ 500 KHz)
4.1 Megapixels (2048 x 2048)
Superb frame quality
ProLine PL230-42 QE Curve
About the MicroLine ML8300
Truesense front illuminated sensor
Fast Digitization (8 MHz @ full 16 bit resolution)
Deep cooling to 60ºC Below Ambient
Low noise (8 e- RMS @ 8 MHz)
8.3 Megapixels (3326 x 2504)
Superb frame quality
How To Use Lightbuckets
1. Go to lightbuckets.com
2. Click "Register" and create a new account
3. Select either LB0005 (MicroLine) or the new Astelco observatory
4. Set up your preferences, schedule (below) and target
5. Contact FLI to transfer points (time) to your account
5. Complete your image
What is Lightbuckets
Lightbuckets.com is a network of online observatories located in France. Subscribers pay (by buying points) for imaging time on their equipment, and can then schedule, target, setup, and download astronomical images.
Lightbuckets Schedule Screen
MicroLine ML8300 QE Curve