Friday, June 19, 2020

My Equipment List

EQUIPMENT
The equipment list is used to determine which accessories and components are available for projects and research programs. Items are at multiple observatory locations.

Telescope - for more telescopes see
https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2020/06/a-list-of-my-telescopes-tasco-30x30mm.html

Celestron 14” Edge HD f/11 OTA
Celestron 9.25” Edge HD f/10 OTA
*** NEW! ***    Celestron NexStar 6SE 150mm f/10 Altazimuth GoTo
Orion Starblast 4.5" Tabletop Dob f/4
Orion Starblast 4.5" II EQ with Clock Drive f/4
Orion CT80 80mm (3.25") f/5 Doublet Refractor
Celestron 76mm (2.99") f/3.9 FirstScope Dob
*** COMING SOON!***     Acuter 60mm (2.4") Maksutov f/12.5  750mm fl
(2) Celestron 9x50mm (2") f/4.5 Finderscope
Svbony 6x30mm Metal Finderscope
(2) Celestron 5x24mm Plastic Finderscope

Other Telescopes
12.5" f/6 Newtonian
8" f/2 Schmidt Camera
4.25" f/11 Newtonian
Meade 60AT (2.4") Goto Refractor 350mm f/5.8

Former Completed Telescopes
1 - 40" Newtonian Dob with Belgian Plate Glass Primary *
2 - 50" Aluminized Plexiglass Reflector
2 - 8" Newtonian f/6 with Pyrex Mirrors
*Largest amateur telescope in the world (1970s, 1980s)

Returned Defective Telescope
4.5" Unistellar eVscope

Telescope Mirror
12" in Polishing Phase
4.25" RFT for Space Telescope

Telescope Mount
Celestron Edge HD CGX-L Equatorial GOTO
Celestron Nexstar 6SE Altazimuth GOTO
Celestron FirstScope Dob
Orion StarBlast EQ-1 Equatorial with Clock Drive
Orion StarBlast Dob

Tripod
3110 Long 4-section Camera Tripod
2 - Short Plastic Camera Tripod
Celestron NexStar 6 SE Tripod
Orion StarBlast Tripod
(Acuter 60mm Mak Tripod)

Camera
Zwo ASI224MC Color CMOS One Shot Camera
Canon CCD Camera
Apple iPhone Xs MAX Camera, Apps
Apple iPhone 5+ Camera, Apps
*Apple 8 iPhone Camera, Apps
Computer CAM
Wireless Cameras
2 - Remote Shutter

Eyepiece 1.25" Aspheric
2 - Svbony 4mm Aspheric
3 - Svbony 10mm 62 Deg Aspheric
3 - Svbony 23mm 62 Deg Aspheric

Eyepiece 1.25" Plossl
Orion Explorer II 6mm Plossl
Svbony 9.7mm Plossl 52 Deg (Super Plossl FMC)
Orion Sirius 10mm Plossl
Orion Explorer II 1.25" 17mm Plossl
Orion Sirius 25mm Plossl
Svbony 26mm Plossl 52 Deg  (Super Plossl FMC)
Svbony 32mm Plossl 46 Deg
Svbony 40mm Plossl 40 Deg
Celestron 25mm Plossl

Eyepiece 1.25" Plossl Illuminated Crosshairs
Celestron 12.5mm Plossl 40 Deg CrossAim Reticle

Eyepiece 1.25" Orthoscopic
Celestron 6mm

Eyepiece 2-Inch Plossl
Televue 55mm Plossl 50 Deg

Eyepiece 2-inch Other
2 - Celestron 23mm Luminos 82 Deg (6 Lens Design)

Eyepiece Zoom
Baader 1.25/2" 8-24mm Hyperion Clickstop Mark IV Zoom  

Focal Reducer
2 - Antares Focal Reducer 
1 - Celestron Focal Reducer f/6.3 with Field Flattener
4 - Svbony 1.25" .5x Focal Reducer Eyepiece Thread

Barlow
3 - 1.25" Svbony 2x Barlow Eyepiece Thread
1.25" Celestron X-Cel 2x Barlow
1.25" TeleVue 2x Barlow
1.25" Televue 2.5x Powermate
1.25" Celestron X-Cel LX 3x Barlow
1.25" TeleVue 3x Barlow
2" TeleVue 4x Powermate with built in 1.25" EP adapter

Filter Filter Graphs



           contains the B filter which is IR cut only
           use the B filter with UV or V filter on Venus, B cuts off a 700nm

              use as a regular color cam

              use as a near IR b&w cam
               light pollution

Svbony 1.25" LRGB Set SV127
             #15 Deep Yellow
             #58 Green
             #80A Medium Blue

Svbony Set 1.25"
             23A Light Red
             56 Green
             82A Light Blue
             21 Orange
             12 Yellow

              City Light Suppression, broadband


Svbony 1.25" CPL circular polarizer/linear
              1-40% light xmission, F9147A, cut atmospheric haze,
              reduce reflections in the atmosphere, shoot through glass,
 

              reduce the effects of seeing for planetary photography,
              contrast enhancement, passes infrared only,
              blocks wavelengths below 670nm to enhance contrast and surface detail
              and reduce the effects of seeing when used in IR-LRGB imaging of the
              moon and planets






*Orion Premium Set of 20 Filters
          #8 Light Yellow
          #11 Yellow-Green
          #12 Yellow
          #15 Deep Yellow
          #21 Orange
          #23A Light Red
          #25 Red
          #29 Deep Red
          #30 Light Magenta
          #32 Magenta
          #38A Blue
          #44A Light Blue-green
          #46 Deep Blue
          #47 Violet
          #56 Light Green
          #57 Medium Green
          #58 Green
          #64 Blue Green
          #80A Medium Blue
          #82A Pale Blue

Celestron Moon Filter 1.25" 18% 94119-A

Tech
Celestron SkyPortal WiFi Module
Celestron Starsense Autoalign
Celestron SkySync GPS
Celestron Focus Motor
Celestron VSP Vibration Suppression Pads
ZWO ADC Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector
1PC Portable Mini Precise Compass
Military Compass
Zwo Electric Filter Wheel
Red Laser
Green Laser
AngelEyes Brackets for Above Laser
Celestron Bino Viewer
Hercules Pro Imaging Flip Mirror
Zwo EFWmini Filter Wheel 5 Position 1.25″ electric
Svbony Manual Filter Wheel 5 Position 1.25"
Large Mirror Grinding Machine / up to 40-inch

Adapter
Baader 2” to 1.25” Reducer with T2
Baader 2” ClickLock Adapter (3.25” SCT thread, Visual Back to 2”)
2 - Svbony 1.25" 56mm Extension Tube
2 - Svbony 1.25" 70mm Extension Tube
Svbony 1.25" to 2" Eyepiece Adapter

Dovetail
2 - Svbony 42mm Dovetail Groove F9176A
Svbony Dovetail Bracket
Dovetail
Celestron Narrow Dovetail Bar for C9.25"

Cell Phone Holders
Celestron NEXYZ 3-Axis Universal Smart Phone Adapter
Cell Phone Holder Eyepiece Grip
Cell Phone Holder Screw Grip
Cell Phone Holder Camera Tap

Power
Celestron 5 Amp AC Power Adapter for Mount CGX/L
Celestron 5 Amp AC Power Adapter #18780 for Nexstar 6 SE
Meade Power Supply 12V 17ah

Star Diagonal
Celestron Nexstar 6 SE Star Diagonal 125" #94115-A
Celestron EdgeHD 14" Star Diagonal
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25" Star Diagonal

Misc.
Wireless Bluetooth Camera Shutter Release
Portable Observatory Tent (discontinued)
Orion 105mm Rings for CT80
Hercules 3 Turret Eyepiece Revolver

Lights
Red Light Headband
Nitecore TUBE v2 LED Key Chain Flashlight (Black)

Lens
Fisheye Lens
iPhone Lens Set, Fisheye, Macro, Wide Angle
All Sky Camera Lens for Zwo Camera
Asst. Set of Large Magnifying Glasses

Software
Celestron SkyPortal WiFi iPad App