Cameras |
imaging |
FLI
PL-16803 camera with |
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65mm
shutter |
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Anti-Dew
Technology |
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FLI
Centerline filter wheel with: |
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Astrodon generation 2
LRGB E-series 50mm square filter set |
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(includes UV, NIR blocking) |
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Astrodon 5nm Ha 50mm
square filter |
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Astrodon 5nm OIII 50mm
square filter |
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Astrodon 5nm SII 50mm
square filter |
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FLI
Centerline to Proline flange |
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Precise
Parts AP 2.7” to Centerline adapter |
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guiding |
ZWO
ASI174MM camera |
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Astrodon
MonsterMOAG off-axis guider (AP
2.7” on both sides) |
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1.0”
x 1¼” extension tube on camera |
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solar
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Imaging
Source DFK41AU02.AS color camera (with IR filter) |
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ZWO
ASI178MM Mono camera (without IR filter) |
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Coronado SolarMax 60 Ha filter with T-Max and BF10 (0.7Å) |
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Daystar Quark Chromosphere Ha filter (0.3-0.6Å) |
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C
mount to 1¼” nosepiece |
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all
sky |
Starlight
Xpress Oculus camera with 150° fish eye lens |
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Scopes |
high |
Planewave
12.5” CDK scope (12’5”
aperture, 2541mm focal length, f/8)
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delta
T heater |
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Electronic
Focus Adapter |
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piggyback
dovetail |
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Alnitak
(now Optec) Flat-Man L light
“box” |
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Planewave
AP 2.7” extension tube adapter |
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AP
0.60”, 0.75”, 0.90”, 1.25”, 1.75”, 2.5” extension tubes |
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Optec
0.5” extension tube |
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AP
standard & short 2” nosepiece adapters |
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wide |
Takahashi
FSQ-106 EDX III scope (106mm
aperature, 530mm focal length, f/5)
with |
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Takahashi
focuser and CAA removed |
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Precise
Parts FSQ to Takahashi Auxiliary Ring M92 adapter |
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Precise
Parts Takahashi Auxiliary Ring M92 to AP 2.7” extension tube adapter |
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FLI
Atlas focuser |
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AP900 mount with GTOCP3 microcontroller level
V, firmware v4.19.2 |
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AP
DOVELM162 16” easy balance saddle plate
(3 knob style) |
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AP
900FSA flat surface adapter (fits
on flat surface of pier) |
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AP
900RPA rotating pier adapter (fits
between AP 900FSA and AP900) |
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1
AP 24lb & 3 AP 18lb counter weights (with Planewave
scope) |
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2
AP 18lb counter weights (with FSQ-106 scope) |
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La
Sueur 4¼“ pier (actually have 2 piers
for separate locations) |
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Miscellaneous |
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Intel
NUC computer D54250WYK
(i5 at 1.3 Ghz) for image capture
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Hardware |
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Crucial
8 GB DDR3 memory |
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Crucial
M500 240 GB mSATA drive |
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4
USB 3.0 ports |
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unused |
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unused |
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Startech
USB 3.0 hub |
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external
port 1 |
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dual
band 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n WiFi plus Bluetooth |
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10/100/1000
ethernet CompuLab
Display Emulator |
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Cable
Matters female HDMI to male mini HDMI adapter |
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Startech 10 port USB
3.0 hub |
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1 AP900 (with Keyspan USA-19HS 1 port
USB 2.0 to serial adapter) |
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2 Planewave EFA (with Digitus USB 2.0 to serial adapter
from Planewave) |
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3 Planewave heater |
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4 imaging & guide
camers, Centerline |
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5 THUM temperature
probe |
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6 MGBox temperature
probe |
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7 unused |
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8 unused |
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9 external port 2 |
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10 external port
3 (sky quality meter) |
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Unihedron Sky Quality
Meter |
measures
sky ‘darkness’ |
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THUM |
monitor
temperature, humidity |
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MGBox V2 |
monitor
temperature, pressure, humidity, GPS |
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Hotech Advanced CT
Laser Collimator |
scope
collimation |
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Alnitak Flip-Flat |
electroluminescent
flat device for FSQ-106 |
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Alnitak Flat-Man L |
electroluminescent
flat device for Planewave |
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TeleGizmos 365 series
cover 170”x56” |
mount
placed at park 1 position |
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Primary |
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64 bit Windows 10 |
Operating system |
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Software |
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ASCOM 6.6 plus: |
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AP900 ASCOM driver |
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APCC Pro 1.9.4.3 |
AP900 pointing &
tracking correction |
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MGBox ASCOM v1.6 |
MGBox driver for APCC |
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MaxIm DL Pro 6.28 plus |
currently
used only for calibration |
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CCDPlugFingerLakes
1.2.3.0 |
Interface to FLI
hardware |
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PinPoint 6.1c |
Plate
solve used by MaxIm |
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ASTAP |
Plate
solve used by NINA |
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PWI 3.5.5 |
control
Planewave focus, fans, heater |
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PHD2 2.6.11 |
guider |
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TheSkyX
10.5.0.13243 plus plugin: |
planetarium & control scope |
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X2AscomTelescope
1.0.2 |
interface to AP900 ASCOM driver |
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NINA 2.0 |
Image
capture |
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CCDStack 2.95 |
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align/stack/stretch
& build RGB |
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eXcalibrator 6.2 |
color balance |
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Photoshop CS6 64
bit plus plugins/actions: |
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Russell Croman’s
GradientXTerminator 1.4.1 |
remove light gradients |
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Russell Croman’s
StarShrink 1.2.0 |
shrink stars |
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Russell Croman;s
StarXTerminator 1.2.2 |
remove stars |
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Russell Croman’s NoiseXTerminator
1.1.0 |
remove noise |
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Topaz DeNoise AI 3.7.0 |
remove noise |
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Rogelio Bernal
Andreo’s HLVG |
remove green coloring |
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Rogelio Bernal
Andreo’s WhiteCal |
color balance |
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Support |
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Sky Tools Professional
4.0j R22 |
session planning |
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CCDCalc
1.4.15 |
session
planning |
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PEMPro 3.00.27 |
mount maintenance |
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SQM Reader Pro 3.2.1.0 |
Sky Quality monitor |
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SharpCap 4.0.8718 |
polar alignment |
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CCDInspector
2.5.3 |
scope
collimation, CCDStack plugin |
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PixInsight 1.8.8-7 |
image processing |
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AutoStakkert 3.1.4 |
planetary
image processing |
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RegiStax 6.0 |
Planetary
image processing |
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Real VNC |
remote
control |
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Radmin 3.5 |
remote
control |
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Note: Like every other amateur astronomer,
I’ve acquired gobs of scopes, cameras, eyepieces, software, and miscellaneous
stuff over many years including several scopes, CCD cameras and CMOS video
cameras. The above list, although intended to be detailed & complete, only
includes the equipment I currently use for imaging.
Planewave imaging train : |
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12.5”
Planewave scope with Hedrick focuser |
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Planewave
AP 2.7” adapter |
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AP
0.6” extension tube |
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Astrodon
AP 2.7” to MMOAG adapter (included with MMOAG) |
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Astrodon
MMOAG |
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helical focuser train : |
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1”
extension tube |
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SBIG
1¼” to T mount nosepiece |
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SBIG
ST-402 camera |
Astrodon
MMOAG to AP 2.7” adapter (included with MMOAG) |
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AP
1.25” extension tube |
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Precise
Parts AP 2.7” to Centerline adapter (length 0.078”) |
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FLI
Centerline filter wheel |
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FLI
Centerline to Proline flange |
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Proline 16803 camera |
FSQ 106 imaging train : |
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FSQ
106 EDX III scope with focuser & CAA removed (extension tube remains on
scope) |
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Precise
Parts FSQ-106ED/EDX II/III (no focuser) to Tak Auxiliary Ring M92 (length
3.0”) |
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Precise
Parts Tak Auxiliary Ring M92 to AP 2.7” extension tube (length
0.736”) |
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AP
0.90” extension tube |
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AP
1.75” extension tube |
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FLI
AD58 AP 2.7” to Atlas adapter |
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FLI
Atlas focuser (focus point ~63,000 to 70,000
units out of 105,000) |
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AD62 Atlas to Centerline adapter |
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FLI
Centerline filter wheel |
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FLI
Centerline to Proline flange |
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FLI
Proline 16803 camera |