I.A.U 930
Tahiti French Polynesia
S.S.O is a private observatory located in Tahiti French Polynesia. built in 1991 , In 1998 It obtain the IAU/MPC code 930
Principle areas of research are Variable stars. (Run time serie) , supernovae and minor planet analysis, and since 2006 collaborator to Microfun
Since March 2007 , There is a hight light pollution , caused by street light , in the street near Observatory
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C11 Telescope
The observatory is a roll of roof of 9.7' X 9.7' .
The
Telescope
The telescope is a Celestron 11" (C11) operated at F/D 10 or F/D 5.5 on a G11 mount from Losmandy with a Skywalker II goto system
The Camera
the main camera is a ST7XE from Sbig
Control
Since 2005 the Observatory is controled from home by a local network ( LAN)
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VIEW from Observatory
MOOREA Island