The telescope is a fully automated observation system. Included:
- Carbon fiber truss structure combined with lightweight components machined from high-strength aluminum alloys, minimizing the effects of temperature variation.
- Precision focuser on the secondary mirror with automatic thermal compensation.
- Climate control for the primary and secondary mirrors.
- Motorized covers for the primary mirror, secondary mirror, and central baffle.
- High-precision, high-speed pointing to any object on the celestial sphere.
- High-precision object tracking at sidereal or arbitrary angular velocity. High-resolution optical encoders eliminate the need for autoguiding in most cases.
- Control of all telescope subsystems from third-party astronomical applications via the ASCOM platform.
Final optical verification is performed in the assembled telescope using a double-pass beam test.
The diffraction-limited field of view is approximately 30' without a corrector and approximately 1° with one.
The mounting plates are rigidly connected to the tube body and the primary mirror cell. They provide secure attachment to the mount, include a balancing system, and can serve as attachment points for any additional equipment.
