ATHOS Observatory

The observatory is located on the premises of the ATHOS Centro Astronómico in the northwest of the Canary Island La Palma at 900 meters above the Atlantic Ocean. It can be operated remotely or directly on site via a control room. It can also be rented by guests of the ATHOS Star Campus.

Technical equipment (status August 2018):

Instruments Deepsky imaging

• Astro-Physics 175 EDFS Starfire with 4" Field Flattener, Focal Length 1.400mm
• Baader Apo 95/560 CaF2 with M68 Field Flattener, Focal Length 560mm
• CCD Moravian G4 16000, KAF-16803
• Filter Baader L, R, G, B, Halpha (3,5/7,0/35,0nm), SII (8,5nm), OIII (8,5nm)

Instruments Planetary- and Lunar imaging

• Celestron C14, Focal Length 3.900mm
• Baader FFC
• ZWO ASI 174MM, ZWO ASI 290
• Filter Baader R, G, B, IR-Pass (>685nm), Astronomik IR-Pass (>742nm, >807nm)

Instruments Solar imaging

• Astro-Physics 175 EDFS, Focal Lenghts 1.960/2.800/3.920/4.200/5.600mm
• Baader 9,25" SCT Triband, Focal Lengths 2.820/3.760/4.935/6.580/7.050/9.400mm
• Baader DERF Filter
• Halpha Filter Solar Spectrum Research Grade RG32, 0,5Å
• Ca-K Filter Lunt B1800, 2,4Å
• Baader 2" Cool-Ceramic Safety Herschelprisma