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Clickable constellation maps of my photos - last updated 19/11/2023: (generated by pp3) Andromeda; Aquarius; Aquila; Aries; Auriga; Bootes; Camelopardalis; Cancer; Canes Venatici; Canis Major; Capricornus; Cassiopeia; Cepheus; Cetus; Coma Berenices; Cygnus; Delphinus; Draco; Eridanus; Gemini; Hercules; Lacerta; Leo; Leo Minor; Lynx; Lyra; Monoceros; Ophiuchus; Orion; Pegasus; Perseus; Pisces; Puppis; Sagitta; Sagittarius; Scutum; Serpens; Taurus; Triangulum; Ursa Major; Ursa Minor; Virgo; Vulpecula, |
Canon 1000D SLR + 12'' Newtonian
Altair GPCAM2 224C + 12'' Newtonian September 2021 - I have acquired a Altair 224C guiding camera. This can also be used for imaging, athough the pixel size is quite small on the 12'' (0.6'') Canon 1000D SLR + 4'' Celestron Nexstar SLT 102 So as of Christmas 2009 I now have a Canon 1000D DSLR for use at prime focus.
Altair GPCAM2 224C + 4'' Celestron Nexstar SLT 102 August 2022 - time to try out the Altair camera on the SLT. It is a rather small field of view, so difficult to find things ... |
Canon 1000D SLR (18-55mm kit lens)
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Canon 1000D SLR (55-250mm lens) New for 2012 (Ioptron Skytracker new for 2013)
Panasonic TZ18 New for 2012
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Canon 1000D SLR + 8.5'' Newtonian
September 2010 - the Newtonian is now permanently mounted in the Observatory, and the mirror has been moved up the tube so that the Canon 1000D DSLR can be used at prime focus.
December 2016 - I now have a new EQ8 mount. Due to the Newtonian not behaving well on it, I borrowed a 10" Ritchey-Chretien for the winter season, known to be in sound mechanical and optical condition.
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Miscellaneous 35mm film shots
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Experiments with an SBIG Experiments with an Celestron Neximage
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Olympus 2020Z Digital Camera + 8.5'' Newtonian
My attempts at afocal photography. The Olympus allows a maximum of 16sec exposure, which is just about right for my HEQ5 mount and light polluted back garden! It does have the advantage of an F2.0 lens and an infra-red remote.  Galleries:
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Olympus 2020Z Digital Camera + 4'' Celestron SLT 102
So the Newtonian got too heavy! I now have a portable 4'' Celestron Nexstar SLT 102. This has an Alt-Az mount, so image rotation is an issue. 
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