The Flip-Flat
Welcome to Alnitak Astrosystems
Alnitak Astrosystems is committed to produce the best flat fielding devices on the market.
Coming soon: a 13" Flat-Man L is in the works. We expect to be shipping in the spring. This will work either manually or robotically for those of you with 8-12.5" scopes. Email us if you want to be put on the pre-order list.
See the Flat-Man XL at the Winter Star Party. 10% discount on all products for anyone ordering from the WSP. Email sales@alnitakastro.com for details.
Our flagship product, the Flip-Flat, is now in its second production run, with dozens of satisfied customers around the world.
The Flat-Man is ready for immediate shipping!
The Flat-Man
For those on a budget who don't need the robotic features of the Flip-Flat, we are pleased to announce the Flat-Man . Employing the same electroluminescent panel technology as in the Flip-Flat, and powered by a single USB cable, the Flat-Man is controlled by our Windows software. Ready for immediate shipping.
Price: $299 plus shipping.
Now taking orders for the Flat-Man XL!
The Flat-Man XL
We've completed beta testing of the Flat-Man XL, our 18" x 18" observatory mounted flat field panel. We are delighted with the results. This panel delivers incredibly even flats. We have found that we can get flat fields that have illumination across the field with less than 0.1% variation from the average value!
We now have several customer's installations at our gallery. Check it out.
This is a stationary electroluminescent panel with serial brightness control. Only 1" deep, this unit mounts to the observatory wall, or stand, perpendicular to the telescope park position. Also fully integrated into CCD Autopilot.
You can see some images of the testing rig and read more about the Flat-Man XL here.
We can make versions up to 32" x 32", so let us know what you need.
News
See Charlie Warren's review of the Flip-Flat in the Fall '09 issue of Amateur Astronomy magazine.
See Alan Smallbone's review in the July issue of Astrophoto Insight magazine .
Flip-Flat is completely integrated into the latest version of CCD Autopilot!
With the release of Maxim D/L version 5.0.7, the Flip-Flat is also fully integrated into Maxim.