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Gear

Optics, mounts, sensors, filters, and the small army of accessories that turn photons into pixels. 24 pieces currently in rotation.

Telescopes / Optics · 4 items

  • 50/90 mm guide / finder scope
    Guide / finder scope
    50 mm aperture, 90 mm focal length
  • Sky-Watcher Evostar AP 72 ED DS Pro
    Sky-Watcher · Apochromatic refractor
    72 mm aperture, 420 mm focal length, f/5.8, ED doublet
  • Sky-Watcher Explorer 200P Newtonian
    Sky-Watcher · Newtonian reflector
    200 mm aperture, 1000 mm focal length, f/5 (8")
  • Sky-Watcher StarQuest 103/1300
    Sky-Watcher · Maksutov-Cassegrain
    103 mm aperture, 1300 mm focal length, f/12.6

Mounts · 2 items

  • Sky-Watcher Discovery Alt-Az
    Sky-Watcher · Alt-Azimuth
    Manual alt-azimuth visual mount
  • Sky-Watcher EQ5 Pro SynScan GoTo
    Sky-Watcher · Equatorial GoTo
    German equatorial, SynScan hand controller, GoTo

Main Cameras · 4 items

  • Nikon D3200 DSLR
    Nikon · DSLR (APS-C)
    24 MP APS-C CMOS, unmodified
  • Nikon D750 DSLR
    Nikon · DSLR (full-frame)
    24 MP full-frame CMOS, unmodified
  • ToupTek 183CA
    ToupTek · Color CMOS
    IMX183 color sensor, OSC astronomy camera
  • ToupTek ATR533M
    ToupTek · Cooled mono CMOS
    IMX533 mono sensor, TEC cooled, square format

Guide Cameras · 1 item

  • ToupTek 327C Mini guide camera
    ToupTek · Mini CMOS guide camera
    IMX327 sensor, compact form factor for OAG / guide scope

Filters / Filter Systems · 1 item

  • ToupTek motorized filter wheel (AFW / EFW)
    ToupTek · Filter wheel
    Electronic filter wheel, 7×1.25" positions

Focus / Guiding / Imaging Accessories · 4 items

  • Pegasus Astro Gemini EAF
    Pegasus Astro · Electronic focuser
    Stepper-motor electronic focuser, INDI/ASCOM control
  • Side-by-side dovetail mounting system
    Mounting hardware
    Vixen / Losmandy compatible side-by-side bar for dual-OTA imaging
  • ToupTek OAG-L off-axis guider
    ToupTek · Off-axis guider
    M48 thread, prism off-axis pickoff
  • TS-Optics 2" Newtonian coma corrector
    TS-Optics · Coma corrector
    2" coma corrector for fast Newtonian astrographs

Power Equipment · 2 items

  • 100 Ah 12 V LiFePO4 battery
    LiFePO4 lithium battery
    100 Ah, 12 V, lithium iron phosphate chemistry
  • 100 Ah lead-acid battery
    Lead-acid battery
    100 Ah, 12 V, deep-cycle lead-acid

Computer / Control Hardware · 2 items

  • HP Pavilion Plus 14-eh1477ng
    HP · Imaging laptop
    14" laptop used for acquisition, plate-solving, and remote sessions
  • Raspberry Pi 5
    Raspberry Pi · Embedded controller
    Pi 5, used for INDI / KStars remote control at the mount

Observatory · 1 item

  • Roll-off roof observatory
    Roll-off roof structure
    ~2.4 m × 2.4 m footprint

Miscellaneous · 3 items

  • 2" Crayford focuser (200/1000 Newtonian)
    Manual focuser
    2" dual-speed Crayford on the Explorer 200P Newtonian
  • DSLR dummy battery (long exposures)
    DSLR power accessory
  • Nikon 55–300 mm lens
    Nikon · Photographic lens
    55–300 mm zoom for wide-field and constellation imaging