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Category Archives: Astrophotography and Astronomy
New piece…
Picked up a William Optics 2″ diagonal to use with both the 8″ SCT and 80mm refractor for visual use. Comes with a nice 1.25″ adapter, and also a 2″ SCT adapter:
Saturday night 11/28
I took the CGEM into the driveway last night, mounted the Orion 80mm ED and the Orion shorttube guidescope on the ADM side by side and away we go…. Lined up both scopes on Deneb, then 2-star aligned the mount, … Continue reading
Some test images.
Had unending rain for a while and then clouds, so haven’t actually gotten the cameras into the field yet. The focuser on the Orion 80mm just wasn’t up to snuff so I replaced it with the William Optic Synta focuser. … Continue reading
Getting started with Astrophotography.
This is the equipment list I’ve put together for my new project/hobby: Celestron CGEM mount with 17lb and 11lb counterweight. Celestron SE8 OTA (and mount). Celestron CN16 GPS. Celestron PowerTank (6ah). Celestron Polar Finder Scope. Celestron Reducer/Corrector f/6.3. Meade f/3.3 … Continue reading