Cosmogazing equipment setups

Cosmogazing web album with images of setups

The setups/systems I've used to cosmogaze are labelled scope* (i.e., scope0, scope1, etc.) and detailed below.

scope1

OTAs:
1. Celestron 235mm 9.25" f/10 XLT EdgeHD SCT. 2015-.
2. Meade ETX 80mm 3.15" f/5 achromat refractor with AudioStar. 2016-.
3. Coronado SolarMax II 60mm 2.4" f/6.7 Hα <0.7Å BF10 solar refractor. 2017-.
4. Stellarvue SV70T 70mm 2.75" f/6 triplet apochromat refractor. 2017-.
5. Obsession Ultra Compact 457mm 18" f/4.2 Dobsonian with Argo Navis and ServoCAT. 2017-.
6. Takahashi FS128N 128mm 5" f/8.1 fluorite doublet apochromat refractor. 2017-.
7. Takahashi FC100DF 100mm 4" f/7.4 Steinheil fluorite doublet apochromat refractor. 2017-.
Mounts:
1. Celestron Advanced VX equatorial mount with tripod. 2015-.
2. Meade ETX 80 dual fork alt-azimuth mount with tripod. 2016-.
3. Meade LXD 75 equatorial mount with tripod. 2017-.
4. Paramount MyT robotic telescope mount. 2017-.
Cameras:
1. ZWO ASI120MC-S. 12 bit CMOS 1280x960 (1.3M) pixels sized 3.75x3.75um (4.8x3.6mm with 6mm diagonal). 2015-.
2. Starlight Express Lodestar X2m. CCD 752x582 (438K) pixels sized 8.6x8.3um (6.5x4.8mm with 8mm diagonal). 2015-.
3. Starlight Express Lodestar X2c. CCD 752x582 (438K) pixels sized 8.6x8.3um (6.5x4.8mm with 8mm diagonal). 2015-.
4. Canon REBEL T7i. 14 bit CMOS 6000x4000 (24M) pixels sized 3.72x3.72um (22.3x14.9mm with 26.8mm diagonal). 2017-2020.
5. QHY163M. 12 bit CMOS 4656*3522 (16M) pixels sized 3.8x3.8um (17.7x13.4mm with 22.2mm diagonal). 2017-.
6. QHY247C. 14 bit CMOS 6024*4024 (24M) pixels sixed 3.91x3.91uM (23.56x15.73mm with 28.3mm diagonal). 2018-.
7. QHY294M-Pro. 14 bit CMOS 8328*5592 (47M) pixels sized 2.315uMx2.315uM and 4164*2796 (12M) pixels sized 4.63x4.63uM (19.3x13mm). 2021-.
Eyepieces, flatteners, reducers:
- 1.25" Plossl 6, 8, 9.7, 13, 17, 25, 26, 32mm (FOV 52 degrees).
- 1.25" Meade 4000 8-24mm variable zoom (FOV 55-40 degrees).
- 1.25" 2x Barlow.
- 1.25" 0.5x reducer.
- 2" Tele Vue Ethos 4.7, 13, 21mm (FOV 110-100 degrees).
- 2" Tele Vue Paracorr Type 2.
- 2" Tele Vue Powermate 2x.
- 2" Tele Vue Powermate 4x.
- 2" Celestron 0.63x reducer/corrector.
- 2" Stellarvue 0.8x reducer/corrector (SFFR70-APO).
- 2" Takahashi 0.7x TOA/FS reducer (130-R).
- 2" Takahashi 0.66x reducer (FC-35).
- 2" Celesteron 0.7x EdgeHD reducer lens.
Filters:
- 1.25" Astrodon Ha 5nm, OIII 3nm, SII 3nm narrowband.
- 1.25" Chroma LRGB mounted.
- 1.25" Celestron blue, green, light green, red, orange, yellow, and moon.
- 1.25" DGM Optics NPB nebula.
- 1.25" Orion SkyGlow broadband.
- 1.25" Optolong variable polarizer.
- 2" Baader UV-IR-Cut.
- 2" Optolong variable polarizer.
- 2" Orion UltraBlock.
- 9.25" Astrozap Baader full aperture solar.
- QHYCFW3S-US electronic filter wheel.
- ZWO mini electronic filter wheel.
Lenses:
- ZWO 2.6mm 150 degree all sky.
- Sony f2 16-64mm zoom.
- Nikon f3.5-4.5 28-80mm zoom (Star-D MC Macro).
- Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens.
- Canon EF-S 55-250mm F4-5.6 IS STM lens.
- Lens filters (UV, circular polarizer, FLD), lens pen, blower x 2, hood, lens pouch, cap keeper.
Finders and guiders:
- 6x30 finderscope.
- Red dot viewfinder.
- Telrad viewfinder.
- Celestron off-axis guider.
- StarSense AutoAlign
- QHYCCD PoleMaster electronic polar scope.
Accessories:
- Bahtinov masks:
  - 70mm 2.75".
  - 128mm 5".
- Counterweights:
  - 2x 11lbs 4.9kg Celestron.
  - 2x 10lbs 4.5kg Meade.
  - 6lbs 2.7kg On-Stage.
  - 20lbs 9.1kg + 10lbs 4.5kg Software Bisque.
- Diagonals:
  - 1.25" Celestron mirror diagonal.
  - 1.25" Meade flip mirror diagonal.
  - 2" Celestron mirror diagonal.
  - 2" Stellarvue dielectric mirror diagonal.
  - 2" Highpoint Scientific dielectric mirror diagonal.
- Dovetails and related accessories:
  - ADM DV Polemaster dovetail adapter.
  - ADM V2D dovetail converter.
  - Losmandy 15" x 3, 31".
  - Stellarvue camera ball mount.
  - Stellarvue riser blocks.
  - Vixen 7" x 3, 11".
- T-rings/adapters/extensions:
  - Canon DSLR t-ring with AF confirm.
  - Stellarvue Canon DSLR t-ring.
  - Takahashi Canon DSLR wide t-ring.
  - Tele Vue Powermate 2x t-adapter.
  - Tele Vue Powermate 4x t-adapter.
  - Starizona t-adapter with filter holder for C925 EdgeHD.
  - Takahashi CA35.
  - Takahashi camera angle adjuster (CAA) x 2.
  - Takahashi CA ring 100.
  - Takahashi wide mount to t-thread adapter.
  - Takahashi CCA-250 eyepiece adapter.
  - Baader VariLock 29: Variable length T2 extension tube 20-29mm x 2.
  - Blue Fireball T/T2 female to M54 male adapter.
  - Blue Fireball T thread spacer ring with 10mm extension.
  - Blue Fireball T thread spacer ring with 8mm extension.
  - Blue Fireball T thread spacer ring with 8mm extension.
  - Blue Fireball T thread spacer ring with 6mm extension.
  - Blue Fireball T thread spacer Ring with 3mm extension.
  - Orion T thread spacer ring kit with 5, 10, and 25mm extensions.
  - QHY4 A2 Canon lens adapter spacer kit.
- Astrozap 9.25" SCT dew shields with and without notch.
- Barlowed laser collimator.
- Celestron vibration supression pads.
- Starizona MicroTouch Autofocuser (wired).
Infrastructure:
- Covers:
  - Astrogizmos 24/7 8-10" SCT EQ cover. 2015-2016.
  - Astrogizmos 4-ever+ 10-11" cover. 2016-.
  - Astrogizmos 4-ever+ 12-14" SCT EQ cover. 2016-.
  - Nylon Dobsonian cover. 2017-.
- Portable power:
  - Celestron 12v/7Ah.
  - Aickar 12-19v/19.8Ah.
- Juno adjustable height stool.
- Checkpoint Torpedo magnetic bubble level; Meade bubble level and compass.
- Power cables, adapters, and converters (Celestron, Meade).

scope0: putting the ooh! into slooh

Robotic remote controlled community observatories consisting of three telescope assemblies (2 x Canary Islands, 1x Chile). 2014-.

Obsolete

Astrogizmos 24x7 HD EQ cover. 2015-2016.
scopebeta: the early years
- OTA: 3" refractor. 1983-1990.
- Mount: Altazimuth. 1983-1990.
- Eyepiece: 1.25" 25mm. 1983-1990.
- Other: Carrying case. 1983-1990.

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