My Equipment

 

 

Setup option 4 for CCD Photography

Main Scope: TEC 140mm apochromatic refractor, Second Scope: TS 80mm apochromatic refractor, Guide scope: TS 90mm apochromatic refractor, Autoguider: TVGuider, Mount: Losmandy G11T with Gemini GoTo

 

 

Setup option 3 for CCD Photography

Main Scope: TEC 140mm apochromatic refractor, Guide scope: TS 90mm apochromatic refractor, Autoguider: TVGuider, Mount: Losmandy G-11 with Gemini GoTo

 

 

Setup option 2 for CCD Photography

Main Scope: TS 90mm apochromatic refractor, Guide scope: Celestron C5, Autoguider: TVGuider, Mount: Losmandy G-11 with Gemini GoTo

 

 

Setup option 1 for CCD Photography

Main Scope: Celestron C9, Guide scope: Celestron C5, Autoguider: TVGuider, Mount: Losmandy G-11 with Gemini GoTo

 

 

Setup for CCTV Photography

Main Scope: Celestron C9, Losmandy G-11 Mount with Gemini GoTo

 

 

Old Setup

Main Scope: Celestron C9, Guide Scope: Celestron C5, mounted piggyback on the C9, Losmandy G-9 Mount

 

 

Slow Motion Control

Slow motion control for a guide scope, improved version

 

 

New adapter for eyepieces

Homemade adapter for eyepieces to be used instead of a camera, new version, can also be used for focussing

 

 

Rich Field Telescope

A 500 mm Maksutov tele lens as a rich field telescope

 

 

CCTV-Cameras

Integrating Black&White-Video-Cameras allowing long exposures

 

 

Prime focus photography with a CCTV-camera

Setup for using a CCTV-camera and the C9 for prime focus photography

 

 

2 slit mask for focusing

Modified Hartman mask for quicker and preciser focusing and focus control

 

 

3 slit mask for focusing

Optimised slit mask with 3 slits for easy, quick and precise focusing and focus control

 

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