Night Skies
News Photos Equipment

:: Observatory ::

4x3m wooden shed with sliding roof. Take a look at the construction here.

 

:: Mounts ::

NEQ6 pro with EQMOD

EQ3 with a modified HC and extended CW shaft (SOLD)

  

 

:: Telescopes ::

TS 65 EDQ 65/420
- quadrouplet astrograph
- with front lens heater

SkyWatcher 254/1200
- with secondary mirror heater to prevent dew from forming
- with Baader SteelTrack 2" focuser
- with TeleVue Paracorr coma corrector

SkyWatcher 80/400 (guidescope)

SkyWatcher 150/750 (REPLACED)

SkyWatcher 150/1200 (SOLD)

Tokina AT-X 840 80-400mm AFII f/4.5-5.6

TS65EDQ astrograph Baader SteelTrack 2" NT 5cm minimal height home made support plate (mounted inside the tube) for the new focuser 

SW254/1200 with Canon450D on NEQ6 home made differential heater (left) and 12V splitter box (right)  

 

:: Cameras ::

Canon 450D (modified, IR filter replaced with Baader 400 BCF)
- with TS off axis guider

QHY5 CCD monochrome camera (used for guiding)

Phillips SPC900NC with SC(Lx) mod. (guidecam)

Nikon D70

Planetary setup The process of modification  My Solar Setup