Star Cruiser Bill's ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY


Equipment

    Dual Rig Configuration of Stellarvue SVQ100 and SV80ST    
The Robin Casady TGAD Aiming Device is no longer manufactured, here is the next best choice:        JTD Astro Alignment Saddle  

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  rear view


 front


 
Feathertouch Focuser on ES127 EDAPO
camera/focuser
           
Tandem Mounted Explore Scientific 127mm F/7.5 and Orion ST-80 Guidescope on Orion EQ6 Mount
                
front
Meade 10" F/8 LX850 on Orion HDX110/EQ8 Mount


 
                   Meteor Camera
         
                                                              




                                                 




Main Telescope:
Meade 10" LX850/F8,  Explore Scientific 127mm/F7.5 ED APO, Stellarvue SVQ100 f/5.8
Guide Telescope:
Orion Short Tube 80mm F/5
Widefield:
Williams Optics Star71 F/4.9, Stellarvue SV80ST
Guidescope Aiming:
Robin Casady's TGAD (Tandem Guidescope Aiming Device). This device is very well designed and machined, and it does it's job perfectly.  **Production ended 2014.
Guiding Camera:
Orion SSAG
CCD Cameras:
QHY16200A, QHY168C
Focusers
Starlight Instruments Feather Touch FTF-3025B, Moonlite.
Filter Wheels:
Starlight Xpress 5x2"
Mount:
Orion HDX110/EQ8, Orion Atlas EQ6 with portable pier mount.
Observatory
Explora-Dome 8'
Software
Astro Photography Tools, CCDStack, NINA, Pixinsight, PHD2 Guiding