Our Equipment
By BudWheizzah
The Telescopes
While we're not equipped like NASA, and while we don't have a telescope orbiting earth
outside the atmosphere, we do have a nicely equipped large-aperture telescope with a computerized mount
for finding and tracking objects. Here's the full specs...
| Model |
Aperture |
Acquired |
| Celestron C8-NGT |
8" |
August 2008 |
| Orion ED 80 Refractor (Guide) |
80mm |
August 2009 |
The Imagers
For imaging, we're now still using the good ol' Meade DSI Color (original). We've added an autoguider camera and scope in the setup and finally, we're going for those pinpoint sharp stars!
| Model |
Acquired |
| Meade Deep Space Imager Color |
Bought Sept. 9, 2008 |
| Orion Starshoot Autoguider |
Bought Aug. 11, 2009 |
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