Research Article

Master Robotic Net

Table 2

Composition and specification of MASTER VWF camera.

ItemParameterValueRemarkSpecial name

Lens (2 pieces)Diameter35.7 mmLight-beam diameterNikor 50 f/1.4
Focus50 mm
Field of view1040 square degreesFor a CCD camera with a chip size of  mm

Lens (2 pieces)Diameter60.7 mmLight-beam diameterZeiss-Nikor 85/1.4
Focus85 mm
Field of view432 square degrees

MountingWeight capacityUp to 10 kgForkFrictional
Maximum positioning speed6 deg/s
Positioning accuracy1 arcmin

DomeDiameter  m
Weight30 kg

CCD cameras (2 pieces)Number of pixels12 Mpix
Pixel size9 microns
Image scale  per pixfor f50
 per pixfor f85

Limiting magnitude for 1-min exposure11mfor f50
13mfor f85