EQUIPMENT
- A GSO Newtonian Telescope OTA 200x1000
- A Newton TS Optics UNC 200x1000 Telescope. Purchased at the end of 2017, this instrument has a mechanical and a focuser of a better quality than the GSO. The carbon tube is lighter and less subject to dilation
- Refractor achromat Skywatcher 80/400
- Refractor apochromat TS Optics 80ED F7 with corrector 0.8x (March 2019)
- Refractor achromat Bresser 152/1200 (May 2020)
- Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro mount with a SynScan Goto hand controller
- Star Adventurer Mini (SAM) mount
- Finder 90° angled; great to avoid a stiff neck or lower back pains
- Eyepieces:
• 32 mm • Omegon Redline SW 70 ° 50.8mm
This is the one I use the most. It fully immerses with the sky
• 13 mm • Omegon Redline SW 70 ° 50.8mm
Also a very comfortable eyepiece.
• 8mm Omegon Redline SW 70 ° 50.8mm
• 5 mm Omegon Planetary
• 12,5 mm Omegon illuminated crosshair reticle
- Barlow APM 2,7x ED Comacorr
- ADC MK3 atmospheric dispersion corrector
- Baader MPCC Mark III comma corrector
- Autoguiding: Lacerta MGEN II connected to a 60 mm Altair telescope. No use of computer needed for this device.
- Laser collimator
- Digital camera Sony Alpha 77 with ASTRODON Inside filter replacement. Sensor size 6000x4000 px; pixel size 3.9µm
- Color planetary camera Altaïr Astro GPCAM2. Sensor size 1280x960 px; pixel size 3.75µm
sold 2020
- Color planetary camera Altaïr Astro GPCAM3. Sensor size 1280x960 px; pixel size 3.75µm
2020
- Camera ZWO Asi 290MM mono. Sensor size 1936x1096 px; pixel size 2.9µm - 2020
- Camera ZWO ASI2600MC color. Sensor size 6248x4176px, pixel size 3.76µm, 16 bits - 2024
- An ACER laptop computer, I5 processor, to drive the cameras
- A ladder, since Newton isn’t the most comfortable telescope
The lens for the classical pictures are:
- Sony 16-50 mm f2.8
- Sigma 70-200 mm f2.8
- Sony 11-18mm f3.5-4.5
- Sigma 600mm f8 mirror lens
Equatorial mount and Synscan hand controller
Stand alone autoguider
Digital camera and autoguiding
Newton TS OPTICS UNC 200x1000 Telescope
In 2017 I opted for a fixed pillar on a slab
In 2017 I opted for a fixed pillar on a slab
The N and NE horizons are quite clear despite the presence of some trees. E and SE are clear. To the South there is an impressive cedar (up to 40º) and trees up to a height of 20-25º. The western horizon is clear but the luminous pollution to the NW of the agglomeration of Toulouse, at 50 km, is important
Skywatcher 800/400 with equatorial SAM mount
Refractor Bresser 152/1200
Refractor TS Optics 80 ED
The brand-new deep sky color camera ZWO ASI 2600 MC - March 2024
