| <<Back | East Dome Telescope Drive Replacement |
| In a meeting open to all FBAC members, held on October 11, 2007, the East Dome Committee chose the Sidereal Technology servo drive system as the new drive for the club's 18" newtonian fork mount telescope located at the George Observatory. Meeting Minutes. The Sidereal Technology drive system was installed in February 2008 and has met all expectations. | |||
Losmandy/Gemini 4 (Notes link) |
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| Quantity | Description | Cost each | Cost Total |
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| 1 | System complete | $1600 | $1600 |
| 1 | Installation supplies | $100 | $100 |
| Total System installed cost | $1700 | ||
StellarCAT/ServoCAT (Notes link) |
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| Quantity | Description | Cost each | Cost Total |
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| 1 | Basic System | $699 | $699 |
| 1 | Installation supplies | $100 | $100 |
| 1 | Optional Wireless Hand Paddle | $239 | $239 |
| 1 | Optional Argo Navis Digital Telescope Computer | $380 | $380 |
| Total System installed cost - Basic + wireless | $1038 | ||
| Total System installed cost - Basic + Argo Navis | $1179 | ||
| Total System installed cost - Basic + wireless + Argo Navis | $1418 | ||
Sidereal Technology/SiTech (Notes link) |
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| Quantity | Description | Cost each | Cost Total |
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| 1 | Basic System | $350 | $350 |
| 2 | 10:1 Gearhead Servo Motors | $125 | $250 |
| 1 | Installation supplies | $100 | $100 |
| 1 | Optional Manual Hand Paddle | $95 | $95 |
| 1 | Optional Wireless Hand Paddle | $350 | $350 |
| 1 | Optional BBAstroSystems ScopeII Software | $75 | $75 |
| 1 | Optional Argo Navis Digital Telescope Computer | $380 | $380 |
| Total System installed cost - Basic + 2 motors | $700 | ||
| Total System installed cost - Basic + 2 motors + wireless | $1050 | ||
| Total System installed cost - Basic + 2 motors + Argo Navis | $1080 | ||
| Total System installed cost - Basic + 2 motors + wireless + Argo Navis | $1430 | ||