Observatory Equipment

Equipment

A complete overview of the current setups and accessories used in published captures.

Jump to: Scopes 5 Mounts 2 Cameras 3 Filters 5

Scopes 5

Takahashi FC 100DC

2 images

100mm flourid doublet refractor mostly used for visual observing.

100mm aperture · 740mm focal length · f/7.4

Skywatcher Heliostar 76

3 images

76mm H-Alpha telescope for imaging the sun.

76mm aperture · 630mm focal length · f/8.3

TS ONTC 200

21 images

200 mm newtonian reflector for deep sky imaging.

200mm aperture · 800mm focal length · f/4.0

Askar SQA 106

12 images

106 mm apochromatic refractor for wide-field deep sky imaging.

106mm aperture · 509mm focal length · f/4.8

Taurus T350

19 images

350mm dobsonian reflector.

350mm aperture · 1700mm focal length · f/4.9

Mounts 2

Asterion Ecliptica

19 images

Equatorial platform for dobsonian telescopes.

Eq Platform · 50kg payload

Vixen SXP2

38 images

German equatorial mount used for guided long-exposure imaging.

Equatorial · 17kg payload

Cameras 3

ZWO ASI2400MC Pro

21 images

Cooled one-shot-color camera with full frame sensor.

Sony IMX410 · 6072x40425.94um pixels · Cooled

ZWO ASI294MM

17 images

Uncooled monochrome camera for solar system imaging.

Sony IMX492 · 8288x56442.32um pixels · Uncooled

ZWO ASI533MC Pro

19 images

Cooled one-shot-color camera.

Sony IMX533 · 3008x30083.76um pixels · Cooled

Filters 5

Antlia ALP-T

6 images

Dualband (OIII and H-Alpha) filter for OSC imaging.

Multiband · 2"

Astronomik L-3

22 images

UV-IR block filter.

Uv Ir Block · 1.25"

Astronomik Proplanet 742

5 images

IR Pass Filter for wavelengths of more than 742 nm.

Ir Pass · 1.25"

Solar Spectrum Suna

0 images

H-Alpha filter for solar imaging.

H Alpha Solar · 1.25"

Antlia Triband RGB

12 images

Multiband light-pollution reduction filter for OSC imaging that better isolates the OIII and H-alpha lines.

Multiband · 2"