Bistar Survey
The Bistar Suevey is a wide field survey with ordinary camera lens and a CCD camera, operated by KenIchi Kadota and Seiichi Yoshida.
The survey runs at Hanadateyama Observatory, Japan, called "Bistar".
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Seiichi Yoshida (left), KenIchi Kadota (right) and the instruments |
Main Purposes
- Discover new celestial objects using the PIXY system and shows the ability of the software.
- Take various kinds of images, with various focal lengths, under various condition such as moonlight, morning glow, etc., in order to improve the PIXY system so that it can examines any images.
- Set up an efficient survey style by investigating a limiting magnitude based on the size of field of fiew, etc.
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Instruments
| CCD camera |
MUTOH Enterprises Ltd. CV-16
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CV-16 with a camera lens. The mount is made by Koheisha. |
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| Lens |
Nikkor (MF type)
| Focal length and F value | Field of view in deg |
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| 35mmF2 | 21 x 14 |
| 58mmF1.2 | 13 x 9.0 |
| 85mmF2 | 9.2 x 6.1 |
| 180mmF2.8 | 4.3 x 2.9 |
| 300mmF2.8 | 2.6 x 1.7 |
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| Filter |
Infrared block filter made by Koheisha, R60 |
| Mount |
Takahashi 90S
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Takahashi 90S mount loading our observing instruments. A 300-mm lens for confirmation and a camera for film photography are also loaded. |
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