Astronomy

My Equipment List

 

Eye peices, diagonals, and filters:

Diagonal 2" Everbrite dielectric Televue used on TV85

ep 3.5 mm TV Nagler type 6

ep 6 mm TV Radian
ep 9 mm TV Nagler type 6

ep 13 mm 2" TV Ethos Ultra Wide angle

ep 14 mm 2" Meade Ultra Wide angle ** My 2nd favorite **
ep 20mm 1-1/4" TV Plossl

ep 25mm Generic Plossl $40/$12 (for sale)
ep 35mm 2" TV Panoptic ** My favorite **
ep 40 mm 2-1/4" TV Plossl
Extender tube adapter for SCT, Televue 1.75
Extender tube 2 Televue 4.75
filter solar Baader for TV85
filter Baader 1-1/4, UV-IR rejection filter

filters Meade planets (kit of 4) blue 80A, green 58, sold 23A, yellow 12 filter Lumicon 1-1/4. ND25 moon neutral density

 

Miscellaneous

(2) SCT Adapter 2" to 1-1/4" Televue
Cases (2) aluminum with tear out foam for ep, camera, etc. purchased at Lowes

Case Craftsman with 37 telescoping handle on wheels for miscellaneous weights, tools, and parts
Dew Remover Kendrick model VI - heater Controller, OTC 8" heater, Telerad heater, (2) 2 ep heaters
Dew shield Astrozap for C8 tube. $25/$15 (for sale)

Losmandy DR108 4.25" rings (2) $168/$100 (for sale)

Power supply regulated Radio Shack model 22-507, 13.8 VDC, 3 amp, with cigarette lighter socket. for Gemni system.

Mounts:
Manual Celestron CG5 with one weight and custome knobs.

Photographic Equipment
Camera Canon Digital 7D EOS, 2 batteries, (2) 4 gig SDRAM CF memory cards, (1) 8 gig SDRAM CF memory cards.

Canon lens EF-S 10-22 mm f3.5-4.5
Canon lens zoom EF-S 18 - 55 mm f3.5-5.6
Canon EF L series lens zoom 24-105 mm, f4 IS USM
Canon EF L series lens zoom 70 - 200 mm, f4
Canon EF lens macro 100 mm, f2.8 USM

Canon EF L seriesv100-400 mm f4.5-f5.6, IS

Manfrotto 055XPROB, Kirk BH1 ball head with quick release, several Arca Swiss style quick release body/lens plates, Heavy duty 501 head fits on standard tripod used for TV85, Coronado P.S.T. and cameras. Promaster soft case for tripod.

T ring adapter for Canon Digital 40d


Software:
K3 CCD Tools
Images Plus 3.0
Neat Image
PHD Software (easiest guiding software to start out with)
Adobe Master Collection CS5
Registax - image stacking program
SkyTools 2
The Sky 6
Virtual Moon Atlas

 

Telescopes:

- Coronado 40mm solar PST

- Obsession 15" UC Dob, Travel Case - white 24" x 24" x 21" thermo-formed, high-density polyethylene shipping container, TV Paracorr, Ripstop Nylon light shroud, Barlow-Laser Collimator 2" barrel, Argo Navis digital setting circles with super res 10K encoders, ServoCAT Goto Drive System, Dew heater for secondary mirror, Heaviest piece is 40#'s.

- Televue 85mm F8 refractor white with upgraded Feather Touch 2 speed focuser, canvas foam padded bag, Losmandy short dove tail plate,small Televue dove tail, Baader solar filter by Agena, Televue Solar finder device.










Last updated on July 15, 2010