EQUIPMENT (2015)

MAIN OPTICS:

-300mm GSO R-C telescope (a RC type from Guan Sheng Optics)

-140mm TEC apocromatic refractor (arrived november 2015 after two years from I put the order)

 

FORMER OPTIC SETUP:

-TeleVue 85 refractor telescope

-Celestron C11 SCT

 

CCD CAMERA:

-SBIG STT-8300 XM camera with Self guiding filterwheel

-SBIG ST-2000 XM

-AO-7 and AO-8 units

 

MOUNT:

Main mount: Parallax Instruments HD-150C with astro-physics control

 

PIER:

-Permanent pier, a steel pier dedicated to the Parallax mount.

 

FOCUSER:

-Still not a focuser, an Optec TCF-s borrowed from my Friend Daniel Verschatse for the GSO RC

-The TEC refractor operates with its native manual focuser

 

FIELD ROTATOR:

-PYXIS 2 inch Field Rotator from Optec

 

PC, Software, someNagler and Ultima class Celestron oculars, BaaderBinoviewer, and Others.
Dew solutions: Kendrick system, homemade dew cap.
In the past: Film cameras, lenses, Lumicon Giant Easy Guider, etc.