Current Equipment
Below is a list of the gear that I currently use on a regular basis.
Type | Description |
Scopes | William Optics Star 71 Refractor |
IKI 70mm F6 ED Refractor | |
SkyWatcher EvoGuide 50ED | |
Mount | SkyWatcher
NEQ6 Pro Syntrek
The mount has the following modifications: |
Imaging | QHY8L OSC CCD |
Touptek GCMOS01200KMB (Guide Camera) | |
Other Accessories | Prima Luce Lab Eagle LE Controller |
Ripmax Pro Peak 20A-13.8V Twin Output PSU | |
Bahtinov Masks | |
Software | Planning - AstroPlanner |
Mount Control - EQMOD + Ascom 6 | |
Planetarium - Cartes du Ciel | |
Guiding - PHD2 Guiding | |
Image Capture - Sequence Generator Pro | |
Image Analysis - CCD Inspector | |
Image Calibration - PixInsight and Deep Sky Stacker | |
Image Processing - PixInsight and Adobe PhotoShop CS3 with Astronomy Tools Actions and Annie's Astro Actions |
Previous Equipment
Below is a list of the gear that I used to own:
Type | Description |
Scopes | Altair
Astro GSO 8" F8 Ritchey Cretien Astrograph
Fitted with: |
Sky-Watcher Skymax 180 Maksutov-Cassegrain | |
Mount | Pier-Tech 1 Pier |
Imaging | ASI 1600MM-Cool (mono) |
Meade DSI 1 OSC (Guide Camera) | |
ZWO Electronic Filter Wheel | |
ZWO LRGB Filters | |
Baader Ha, SII, OIII Narrowband Filters | |
Other Accessories | Shoestring DC Motor Control with DIY DC Motors |
DewBuster dew controller | |
Orion Deluxe Off Axis Guider |