My Equipment and Setup |
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SkyWatcher 200p Reflector: |
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Skywatcher Explorer 200P Newtonian telescope package and Synta EQ5 mount with Synscan GOTO upgrade, a
computerised drive system allowing you to find and slew to objects such as planets, stars and galaxies (13,400 object database). “The Explorer 200p passed all our tests with flying colours and was a delight to use optically and mechanically ... The overall stability of the system impressed us: it had a rock-solid mount with the least amount of play in the slow-motion controls. The quality of its views just pushed it ahead of the these tipped the balance to bring the Explorer-200P out on top.” BBC Sky at Night magazine July 09 |
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Skywatcher STARTRAVEL 120 EQ3 2 Refractor Telescope: |
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| This short tube 120mm refractor is ideal for deep sky observation especially if you have to put up with less than perfect sky conditions! Still very portable and capable of astrophotographic use if used with the optional motor drive for tracking. | |
This `little´ telescope is another step toward our goal of making it possible for everyone to, "Experience the Sun our way". The ever changing solar disk presents iself in the PST with tunable views of prominences and surface detail previously unavailable at even 3 times the cost. Sub angstrom H-A systems have long been cost prohibitive for the amateur. Designs other than the Coronado are difficult to use because of temperature and F-Ratio requirements. Not only does the PST have a bandpass of 1.0 angstrom but it is also thermally stable and requires no more time to operate than putting in a eyepiece and adjusting the focus |
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Sky-Watcher 7Ah Rechargeable Power Tank Multi-purpose Rechargeable Power Supply ideal for use with all scope needing a 12volt power source Built-in 12V 7 Ah Sealed Lead Acid Rechargeable Battery with Diagostic LED Display, Protective Fuse. |
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Canon 350D with Prime Focus "T" Adaptor The EOS 350D Digital employs Canon’s acclaimed CMOS technology, for outstanding image quality and 8.0 Megapixel resolution. Always be primed for the next shot with responsive 3 frame per second, 14 frame burst performance and instant 0.2 second start up time. Powerful DIGIC II architecture taken from Canon’s pro-series cameras ensures no compromise on sophisticated, effective and super-fast image processing. |
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Bahtinov focus mask Skywatcher Star Travel ST120 Refractor This Item is a Must Have! I no longer have any focus issues when using this mask |
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Olympus VN 5500PC 512 MB Digital voice recorder Used for taking notes when Imaging. |
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High-quality Sky Watcher 7-21mm zoom eyepiece in storage bottle with end cap. Fits all telescopes with 1.25" eyepiece holders. With this amazingly versatile eyepiece you can match the magnification to the target and seeing conditions, as it adjusts smoothly from 7mm to 21mm at a twist of the rubber-clad barrel grip, giving you beautifully sharp views across the whole range. It's like having a whole box of eyepieces in one! |
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This superb Photo-imaging and visual use 32mm eyepiece offers low-powered wide-field star-scape views with breathtaking pinpoint detail and perfect digital camera connectivity.
The 32-PI eyepiece offers wide-field low magnification views with all popular types of astronomical telescopes. The generous eye relief accessible via fold down eye-cup and telescopic body make it not merely comfortable for spectacle wearers but probably one of the best 1.25" eyepieces there is for spectacle wearers! |
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Sky-Watcher 12.5mm Illuminated Plossl Eyepiece Battery operated red LED illuminates the crosshair reticle. The 12.5mm illuminated reticule eyepiece is ideal for guiding during astro imaging or for accurate centering of alignment stars on GOTO Telescopes. The Plossl optics of this eyepiece are well corrected and the double crosshair is illuminated via a red LED. The illuminator is powered by a watch type battery and brightness is fully adjustable via a rotary control |
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This all new Mark III Hyperion Zoom eyepiece features a screw off rubber eyecup for direct SLR connection. It also features a small rubber eye rest as well as a large twist up eyerest. This Baader Hyperion 8-24mm Zoom eyepiece has a continuously variable focal length with click-stops at 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24mm and remains parfocal across the zoom range. Field of view varies from 50 degrees at 24mm to a generous 68 degrees at 8mm. As with all zoom eyepieces, eye relief varies with magnification, from 12mm to a comfortable 15mm. The Hyperion zoom is built to an extremely high standard with smooth and precise zoom movement, quality finish and of course the latest PHANTOM-GROUP Multi-Coatings for maximum contrast and detail. There is also an adjustable height rubber eye guard to suit any user and magnification. |
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FEATURES: * High quality transmission diffraction grating mounted in a standard 1.25 inch filter cell * Anti- reflection coated glass protects the grating surface * High efficiency 100 lines/mm blazed design * Simple to use - Screws into a camera eyepiece adapter like a normal filter * Spectrum direction marked on the filter cell. A locking ring maintains the orientation * Optimised for the small CCD sensors found in popular webcams, video and astro cameras. * Star and spectrum can be recorded in the same image, which aids identification and calibration |
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The PX-35C is the ideal entry level colour planetary CCD camera with high sensitivity. The PX-75C is also well suited for Lunar and Solar imaging. Please note that for Solar imaging, the camera should be used only with an appropriate solar telescope or solar filter. |
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Monochrome USB 2.0 Astronomy Camera with 60 fps for Astrophotography - without IR cut filter. With 60 fps, the monochrome astronomy camera DMK 21AU04.AS is the fastest within its category. It is ideally suited to black and white astrophotography, in which very fast image sequences are captured. Using the shipped software - IC Capture.AS - you can capture lossless and uncompressed images sequences as AVI files. The astro CCD camera DMK 21AU04.AS uses the monochrome progressive scan CCD ICX098BL from Sony®. With its 1/4" format, the CCD produces a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. Even at long exposure times, its noise is minimal. Thanks to its unsurpassed quality, the ICX098BL is often used in industrial image processing applications. |
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