Optec Alnitak Flip-Flat robotic Flat Fielder for Tubes 100 -150 mm

The flagship product of Alnitak Astrosystems, the Flip-Flat, is a robotic lenscap and flat field illumination source for small to medium size refractors.

With hundreds of Flip-Flats already in the field being used by satisfied customers, we’re confident that our product continues to meet the needs of discriminating astro-imagers around the world.

The Flip-Flat employs advanced electroluminescent lamp panel technology to provide a uniform source of illumination for the production of high quality flat field frames necessary for serious astroimaging and photometric work. With the Flip-Flat, on-demand flat fields with uniformity errors less than 1% are now possible.

In addition to providing excellent flat fields, the Flip-Flat protects the objective lens of the telescope from dust that typically plagues remote installations where the user cannot manually replace the lenscap after an imaging session. The Flip-Flat is easily mounted to the front of any telescope tube (or rigid dewshield) with an OTA outside diameter between 4" (100 mm) and 8-1/8" (206 mm). The Flip-Flat is attached to the telescope OTA with industrial nylon zip straps and easily removable for transport and storage.

A simple Windows interface provides the ability to open and close the Flip-Flat and turn on the light source. The intensity of the light can be adjusted to one of 255 levels.

The #19050 Flip-Flat package includes the lamp controller, motor arm, OTA bracket to center the lamp over OTA dew shields measuring 4" to 6" in diameter, a pair of industrial zip straps, USB cable, and software. Fully illuminated lamp is 6.7" (170 mm) in diameter.