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Equatorial head (1973)
100mm F/10 Reflector (1973)
150mm F/8 Reflector (1973)
300mm F/7.1 Reflector (1975) |
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150mm F/8 Reflector (1973)
150mm F/8 Reflector (1974)
150mm F/4 Reflector (1974)
300mm F/7.1 Reflector (1975)
300mm F/7.1 Reflector (1978) |
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300mm F/7.1 Reflector (1978) |
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300mm F/7.1 Reflector (1978) |
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Roll-off-Roof Observatory (1978)
Reservoir Observatory (1984)
222 F/5.8 Reflector (1985) |
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Reservoir Observatory (1984) |
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Reservoir Observatory (1984)
222 F/5.8 Reflector (1985) |
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Roll-off-Roof Observatory (1994)
Hi-sis22 CCD camera (1994) |
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Roll-off-Roof Observatory (1994)
C14 + ST-7 CCD camera (1998) |
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C14 + ST-7/Mx916 CCD cameras (1998/1999) |
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Balcony Observatory (1998)
C8 + Meade ETX
Meade ETX |
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Portable Instruments (1998/1999)
Meade 2045 + GP, Celestar 8 |
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Portable Instruments (1999)
Konus 80mm F/5 + Great Polaris
Vixen Great Polaris |
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Celestar 8 (1999)
C8 + German equatorial mount |
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QuickCam adapted for astro imaging (1999) |
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Takahashi FS102 F/8 + GP (2000) |
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C14 + Takahashi FS102 F/8 (2000) |
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A question of scale. Leitz 4x20 monocular and C14 SCT telescope. |
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C14 + Takahashi FS102 F/8 (2000) |
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C14 + Lumicon NGC Sky Vector (2000) |
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C8 + Vixen GP (2000) |
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Taka FS102 + Olympus DP10 CCD camera (2000) |
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C14/Taka FS102 + ST7, MX916, Audine CCD cameras (2000) |
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Takahashi FS-60C (2001)
Setup for solar observation (baader filter) |
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New dome observatory (2001) |
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Russian lens, Rubinar 100mm F/10 (2001),
Rubinar catadioptric lens,
Vivitar 500 mm f/8 catadioptric lens |
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C14 + Takahashi FS102 and FS60C (2001) |
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Photographic equatorial (2001)
Photographic equatorial (wide-field photography)
Photographic equatorial (wide-field photography)
Photographic equatorial (wide-field photography)
Photographic equatorial (wide-field photography) |
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Vixen 102 F/9.8 achromatic refractor (2001)
Konus Motofocus (electric focuser) |
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Observatories (2001) |
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Helios 11x80 giant Binoculars
Helios 11x80 Binoculars (fixed support)
Helios 11x80 Binoculars
Helios 11x80 Binoculars
Dew shield
Carl Zeiss Dekaren 10x50 Binoculars
Carl Zeiss Dekaren 10x50 Binoculars
Carl Zeiss 7x50 Monocular
Carl Zeiss 8x30 Binoculars
Carl Zeiss 8x30 Binoculars
Nikon 7x20 Binoculars
Eschenbach monocular 2.8x9 |
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Russian Binoculars (20x60), Russian Monocular (10x50)
Russian binoculars (8x40)
Russian binoculars (8x40) |
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Sportscope
Sportscope |
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Synta (Sky-Watcher) 150 mm F/8 with matched Chromacor. Installation of a new Crayford focuser.
Crayford focuser
Replacing the old focuser
Collimating the Crayford focuser (Cheshire eyepiece)
Crayford focuser + Nagler 20 mm Type II
Crayford focuser + FujiFilm S1 Pro |
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Synta (Sky-Watcher) 150 mm F/8 with matched Chromacor
Synta (Sky-Watcher) 150 mm F/8 with matched Chromacor
Chromacor (observation setup)
Chromacor (imaging setup). FujiFilm S1 Pro digital camera
Comparison images (Synta 150 mm F/8)
Capela (without and with chromacor)
Procion (without and with chromacor)
Vega (without and with chromacor)
Moon (without and with chromacor) |
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A selection of refractors (Taka FS78, Konus 80 mm F/5, Russian terrestrial telescope)
Synta (Sky-Watcher) 150 mm F/8 with matched Chromacor, Takahashi FS78, Konus 80 mm F/5, 100 mm F/15 vintage refractor, 100 mm F/10 reflector.
Konus 80 mm F/5
Sky Watcher 102 mm F/9.8 |
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Optimised C8. Crayford focuser, 8x50 finder.
Optimised C8 |
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Megrez 80mm f/6.
Megrez 80mm f/6 (crayford focuser + 2" diagonal)
Megrez 80mm f/6 (lens)
Megrez 80mm f/6
Megrez 80mm f/6
Megrez 80mm f/6 + FujiFilm S1 Pro
Megrez 80mm f/6 (without/with VR-1 filter)
VR-1 filters (2" and 1 1/4")
Setup for solar observation
Instructions manual
Instructions manual |
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Wide-Field Astrophotography Setup. Megrez 80mm F/6 and Takahashi FS60C + Vixen GP
Wide-Field Astrophotography Setup |
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Achromatic refractors (Synta Sky-Watcher 150 mm F/8, 102mm F/9.8, Vixen 102mm F/9.8)
Synta Sky-Watcher 150 mm F/8, 102mm F/9.8
Refractors: 1- Synta (Sky-Watcher) 150mm F/8; 2- Takahashi FS78; 3- Vixen 102, 102mm F/9.8; 4- Vixen FL80S, 80mm F/8; Synta (Sky-Watcher) 102mm F/9.8 |
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Royal 100mm f/10 reflector (1972/2002)
Vixen GP mount |
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Takahashi FS102, C14. FS102 F/6 (focal reducer/corrector, FS102 F/8 (JMI NGF DRO) |
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Takahashi FS78, 78 mm F/8.1 + FujiFim FinePix S1 Pro
Takahashi FS78 |
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Vixen FL80S, 80 mm F/8 + FujiFim FinePix S1 Pro
Vixen FL80S
Vixen FL80S
Vixen 102, Vixen FL80S |
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EM-200 Takahashi equatorial mount (2002)
EM-200 Takahashi equatorial mount
EM-200 Takahashi equatorial mount
EM-200 adaptor (fixed pier) |
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EM-200 Takahashi equatorial mount (2002)
EM-200 Takahashi adaptor (fixed pier)
EM-200 Takahashi equatorial mount
EM-200 Takahashi equatorial mount + Takahashi FS78
EM-200 Takahashi equatorial mount + Synta 150 mm f/8
EM-200 Takahashi equatorial mount + Vixen 102 f/9.8
EM-200 Takhashi equatorial mount + Vixen FL80S 80mm f/8
EM-200 Takhashi equatorial mount (female dovetail Baader Planetarium)
EM-200 Takhashi equatorial mount (polar align)
EM-200 Takhashi equatorial mount + Megrez 80mm f/6
EM-200 Takahashi equatorial mount + C8 200 mm F/10
First deep-sky image M042 (Megrez 80mm f/6 + ST8E, 5x1min Sum) |
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SBIG ST-8E (2003)
bias frame 1x1 binning (-10 ºC)
dark frame 1 min 1x1 binning (-10 ºC)
flat frame 1x1 binning (-5 ºC) |
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Takumar 50mm 1:1.4 lens Wide-field CCD imaging (filters KG3, W25A)
Takumar 85mm 1:1.8 lens Wide-field CCD imaging (filters KG3, W25A)
Zeiss sonnar 200mm 1:2.8 lens Wide-field CCD imaging (filters W25A, H-alpha, Lumicon deep-sky)
1- W25A, 2- H-alpha, 3- Lumicon deep-sky filters
Filter adapter (wide-field imaging)
Filter adapter (wide-field imaging) |
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Canon 400mm F/4.5 lens
Canon 400mm F/4.5 lens
Canon 400mm F/4.5 lens (Canon EOS 300D)
Canon 400mm F/4.5 lens
Canon 400mm F/4.5 lens |
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Chile Expedition (2003). Equipment |
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Vixen R200SS Newtonian reflector (200mm F/4) + Coma corrector (2003)
Vixen R200SS Newtonian reflector (200mm F/4) + Coma corrector
Coma corrector
Vixen R200SS Newtonian reflector (200mm F/4) + GP mount
Vixen R200SS + GP mount |
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Takahashi FS128 Apo Refractor (2003)
Takahashi FS128 F/8.1
Takahashi FS128 F/8.1 (Raimundo Ferreira) |
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Takahashi FS128 Apo Refractor (2003)
Taka FS128 (Setup for visual observation of the Sun)
Taka FS128 (Solar photography)
Taka FS128 (Solar photography)
Taka FS128 (Baader filter)
Takahashi 10-1 Microfocuser |
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Takahashi FS128 + Taka FS60C Apo Refractors (2003)
Taka FS128 + Taka FS60C + EM-200 equatorial mount
TakaFS128 + Taka FS60C
Taka FS60C |
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Solarscope (2003)
solarscope (how to assemble?)
solarscope
solarscope
solarscope |
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Alter Intes Micro M603 MCT 150mm F/10 (2003)
Alter Intes Micro M603
Alter Intes Micro M603
Alter Intes Micro M603
Alter Intes Micro M603
Alter Intes Micro M603 MCT 150mm F/10, EM-2
Alter Intes Micro M603 MCT 150mm F/10, EM-2
Alter Intes Micro M603 MCT 150mm F/10, EM-2 |
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Takahashi EM-2 Equatorial Mount (2003)
EM-2 Equatorial Mount + Takahashi FS78
EM-2 Equatorial Mount
EM-2 Equatorial Mount
EM-2 Equatorial Mount
EM-2 Equatorial Mount
EM-2 Equatorial Mount
EM-2 Equatorial Mount
EM-2 Equatorial Mount
EM-2 Equatorial Mount |
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Takahashi EM-2 Equatorial Mount (2004)
EM-2 Equatorial Mount
EM-2 Equatorial Mount |
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SBIG AO-7 (Adaptive Optics Accessory) (2004)
SBIG AO-7 (Adaptive Optics Accessory)
SBIG AO-7 (Adaptive Optics Accessory)
SBIG AO-7 (Adaptive Optics Accessory)
SBIG AO-7 (Adaptive Optics Accessory)
SBIG AO-7 (Adaptive Optics Accessory)
PDF file (20kB) |
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Second Takahashi FS102 (2004)
Taka FS102
Taka FS102
Baader filter |
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Takahashi Mewlon 250mm F/12 (2004)
Mewlon 250 + EM-200
Mewlon 250
Mewlon 250
Mewlon dovetail + EM-200 |
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Coronado PST- Personal Solar Telescope (2004)
PST
PST |
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Synta MC 90mm F/5.6 (2005)
MC 90mm F/5.6
MC 90mm F/5.6
Instructions |
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EM200 Temma 2 Jr (2004)
EM200 Tema2 Jr
EM200 Tema2 Jr, FS128 |
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Pier Tech 1 (2005) |
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Paramount ME (2005) |
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TMB152mm F/8 (Soap Opera by Guilherme de Almeida - 2005)
Test Report (TMB152mm F/8) |
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Takahashi EM-200 Equatorial Mount (03183)(2005)
Periodic Error |
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Astro-Physics 130EDF F/6 (2006)
AP130EDF
AP130EDF |
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Takahashi EM-10 Equatorial Mount Temma 2 Jr (2007)
EM-10
EM-10 |
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Televue TV-101 Equatorial Mount EM-10 Temma 2 Jr (2007)
TV-101, EM-10
TV-101, EM-10 |
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Borg 76mm F/10 refractor (2008) |
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Accessories, adapters, prims, eyepieces, flip-mirror-finders, cameras...
T-Adaptors |
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Worm gears
Byers 15cm
Mathis 25cm |
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Hamma lens cleaning accessories
Night Vision LED Flashlight |
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Flip-mirror-finder, True Tecnology (1998) Plossl 25mm illuminated reticle CCD framing eyepiece (2000) |
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Illuminated reticle eyepiece (Unitron OR 12.5mm)
Plossl 25mm illuminated reticle CCD framing eyepiece |
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Multiple filter selector (1999)
Manual Filter System (2002) |
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Manual Digital focuser JMI (2000) |
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Eyepieces (2000)
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Astronomical EyepiecesErfle (32mm)
Clave 40mm (50º field)
Clavé 40mm
Tele Vue 20mm Nagler Type II (82º field)
Nagler 20mm
Tele Vue 35mm Panoptic (68º field)
Panoptic 35mm
Tele Vue 9mm Nagler (82º field)
Meade 8.8mm Ultra Wide Angle (84º field)
Takahashi 30mm
Soligor Lanthanum 12.5mm
Vixen Lanthanum 30mm
Carl Zeiss Eyepiece 14mm
Carl Zeiss Eyepiece 14mm |
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Filters
RGB filters (True Technology Ltd)
RGB and CMY Filters (True Technology Ltd)
Bessel Filters
Eyepiece Box
Eyepiece Box |
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Custom Filter Wheel, True Technology (2001)
Custom Filter Wheel (new sensors)
MX916 CCD camera and TT Filter Wheel |
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Manual Filter Wheel (2005) |
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Astronomik Filter Drawer (2005) |
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Baader Herschel Prism
Imaging setup (Canon 300D)
Herschel Prism Acc |
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Astronomik H-alpha filter
Astronomik H-alpha filter
graph
graph
H-alpha filter adapter
wide-field CCD imaging (Zeiss Sonnar lens + ST-8E + H-alpha filter)
wide-field CCD imaging (Zeiss Sonnar lens + ST-8E + H-alpha filter)
Zeiss lens 135mm F/3.5
Zeiss Sonnar lens + ST-8E + H-alpha filter
2" Astronomik filter
Astronomik RGB filters (CCD imaging)
Baader 2" H-alpha filter (45nm) |
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T-thread Ring Filter Holder Accessories (SBIG cameras)
Filter Holder
Camera Lens Adapters (LeicaFlex, Olympus, Nikon) |
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Astrodon Filters for CCD imaging (E Series), Tru-Balance LRGB 1.25".
Astrodon Filters |
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JMI NGF Focuser (2001)
JMI electric focuser (2008)jmi
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JMI NGF DRO (Digital Read Out) Focuser (2002)
NGF DRO focuser (Takahashi FS102)
NGF DRO focuser (C14)
Feldstein adaptor (Takahashi Apochromatic Telescopes)
Feldstein adaptor (2002)
JMI DRO Focuser + Feldstein adaptor (2002) |
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JMI Smartfocus (2005) |
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Olympus Camedia C-1400L - Astrophotography setup (2000) |
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Sony video camera - Astrovideography setup (2000) |
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Olympus OM-1 - Astrophotography setup /Takahashi FS102 F/8 (2000) |
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Barlow lenses (Televue x3 and Meade x2) (2000) |
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Flip-mirror-finder (2001) |
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Bob's Nobs C14 (2001) |
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SCT laser collimator (2001)
Laser collimator (8" SCT)
Laser collimator
laser colli (2005) |
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Cheshire collimating eyepiece (2002)
Cheshire eyepieces |
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Takahashi collimating telescope (2004) |
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Picostar - Fiber-optic artificial star collimating aid (2006)
Picostar |
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Artificial star (2002)
Collimation Takahashi FS78
Collimation Takahashi FS102 |
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A selection of finders (2002) |
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Computer keyboard light (2002)
Computer keyboard light (USB)
Computer keyboard light (USB)
Computer keyboard light (USB)
Light Pen (Orion) |
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Collection of compact and SLR film camerasManual SLR cameras (1976/2002)
KIEV 6C (150mm F/2.8, 90mm F/2.8)
SLR cameras
Slide duplicator |
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Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II Film Scanner (35 mm) |
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Piggyback astrophotography: (1) Nikon F + 50 1:2; (2) Mamiya + 135 mm 1:2.8; (3) Mamiya + Zeiss Sonnar 200 1:2.8; (4) Mamiya + Rubinar 1000 mm 1:10
Barn-door star tracker
Star tracker 1
Star tracker 2
Setup for meteor photography |
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Prime Focus Photography: (1) C8 + olympus OM-1; (2) C14 + olympus OM-1; (3) C14 + olympus OM-1 (Giant Easy Guider); (4) Olympus OM-1, 2" adaptor |
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Celestron Cold Camera |
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Lumicon Hyper Kit |
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JVC video Camera + Snappy |
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Reducers/correctors. Takahashi FS102 F/6. Meade F/6.3 and 3.3 |
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Takahashi Mewlon Reducer.
Mewlon reducer |
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Astrophysics CCD Telecompressor 0.67x.
Astrophysics CCD Telecompressor 0.67x
Astrophysics CCD Telecompressor 0.67x + SBIG ST-8E
Astrophysics CCD Telecompressor 0.67x + SBIG ST-8E |
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Takahashi FS60C Flattener/Reducer + adapters
FS60C Field-Flattener |
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William Optics 0.8x Reducer/Corrector
William Optics 0.8x Reducer/Corrector |
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Astro-Physics Reducer/Corrector 0.75x
Astro-Physics Field-Flattener (130EDF) |
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Pyxis Camera Field Rotator
Pyxis Camera Field Rotator (TMB152, Paramount ME)
Pyxis Camera Field Rotator (TMB152, Paramount ME) |
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Feathertouch Focuser + RoboFocus (Mewlon 250mm F/12)
Feathertouch Focuser + Robofocus
Feathertouch Focuser + Robofocus (TMB152mm F/8) |
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Universal Digiscoping Adapter. |
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Solar filters: 1- Mylar (solar skreen); 2- Thousand Oaks; 3 and 4- Baader Planetarium
C14 solar skreen
Baader Filter (110 mm aperture)
Baader Filter (100 mm aperture) |
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2" Mirror Diagonals: 1- Meade; 2- Intes; 3- Televue; 4- William Optics |
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2" dielectric William Optics diagonal |
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Kendrick dew remover |
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female dovetail (Baader Planetarium).
dovetail
dovetail
dovetail
Takahashi FS60S (rings) |
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Film Safe X (protection against low-intensity airport X-rays) |
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Mini Tripod
Mini Tripod |
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TV Tripod |
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Berlebach Tripod UNI 18, Giro 2DX
Giro 2DX
Giro 2DX
Giro 2DX, Alter Intes Micro M603 MCT 150mm f/10 (imaging setup)
Giro 2DX, Takahashi FS78, FS60C (imaging setup) |
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Berlebach Tripod
Berlebach Tripod + Vixen R200SS |
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Bubble Leveler
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Winter outfit: 1- Polartec hat, 2- Polartec jacket, 3- Feather coat, 4- Polartec gloves, 5- Snow boots
winter outfif (20030110)
Winter outfit (20050119) |
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Workshop (2002). |
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La Crosse WS1600 Weather Station
WS1600
WS1600 |
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La Crosse WS2350 Weather Station
WS2350
WS2350 |
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AAG CloudWatcher |
Telescope list, Pdf file 
