My Equipment

Telescopes

  • Takahashi FSQ-106EDX III (refractor): f/5, 530mm focal length, great for wide-field nebulae and the Andromeda Galaxy
  • Takahashi TOA-130NFB (refractor): f/7.7, 1000mm, works well for mid-sized galaxies (M101, M33, etc.) and faint nebulae, best paired with 645 flattener
  • PlaneWave CDK12.5 (reflector): f/8, 2541mm, built-in field flattener and cooling system, excellent for distant galaxies and planetary nebulae
  • Celestron C9.25 (reflector): f/10, 2350mm, used for planets and spectroscopy

Cameras

  • ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro: 26MP CMOS APS-C color sensor, produces quick and colorful results when paired with the TOA-130
  • ZWO ASI2600MM-Pro: 26MP CMOS APS-C monochrome sensor, used for spectroscopic analysis and imaging with the CDK12.5
  • QHY600M-PH: 61MP CMOS full frame monochrome sensor, produces exquisite wide-field portraits
  • ZWO ASI174MM Mini: 2.4MP high-speed CMOS monochrome sensor, used for auto-guiding with PHD2
  • ZWO ASI290MM Mini: 2.1MP high-speed CMOS monochrome sensor, used for auto-guiding with PHD2

Spectroscopes

  • Shelyak LISA: f/5, R = 1000 for 23 µm slit, visible domain
  • Shelyak LHIRES III: f/10, R = 17000 for 23 µm slit, visible domain
  • Paton Hawksley Star Analyzer 100: slitless, 100 lines/mm, visible domain

Filters

  • Radian Triad Ultra Narrowband Filter: Hα, Hβ, Sii, and Oiii wavelengths, blocks light pollution, great for emission, reflection, and planetary nebulae
  • Astrodon and Baader LRGB: 50mm diameter, unmounted, used for broadband imaging of galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters, but do not block out light pollution (light pollution can be easily corrected in PixInsight)
  • Chroma Hα, Sii, and Oiii 3nm filters: 50mm diameter, unmounted, blocks light pollution, great for emission and planetary nebulae

Mounts

  • Astro-Physics 900GTO: 70lb. capacity, GTOCPU3 computer with V-Chip
  • Astro-Physics 1200GTO: 140lb. capacity, GTOCPU4 computer

Accessories

  • PrimaLuceLabs EAGLE remote computers
  • FeatherTouch Focus Boss II and PrimaLuceLabs Sesto Senso motorized focusers
  • Astrodon Monster MOAG
  • QHYCFW3-L with QHYOAG-M