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Telescopes |
Current equipment:
An Astro Physics AP1200GTO mount carrying a Celestron 14" SCT (C14) and a Vixen R200SS 8" f/4 reflector with an Orion ED80 apo-refractor piggy-backed. The ED80 serves as a guide scope and is used for wide-field imaging, while the R200SS is the main imaging telescope. The R200SS is equipped with a Moonlite focuser and Televue Paracorr and modified with a Pertinax tube, which has a very low thermal expansion coefficient.
Celestron 102mm Wide-view telescope (f/5) primarily used as a "grab'n go" telescope. Old equipment:
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The old mount was a Celestron CGE. |
The even older main telescope was a Celestron NexStar11GPS. The telescope was mounted on an APT equatorial wedge which permits long duration photographic exposures. The Orion 80ED apo-refractor was mounted piggy-back on top of the SCT for wide-field viewing and imaging.