Equipment & Setup

The images on this site were produced using the following equipment, unless described otherwise:

    • Takahashi TOA-130NS F7.7 Triplet Ortho-Apochromat Refractor.

    • Skywatcher NEQ6 pro equatorial mount.

    • ASI ZWO-120MM monochrome video camera.

    • L, R, G, B filters.

    • Eyepiece Projection method using 26mm Orthoscopic Eyepiece and 1.6X Takahashi Tele-Extender for smaller planets (conditions allowing).

    • Prime focus at F13 with 1.6X Takahashi Tele-Extender for larger planets.

    • With thanks to the dark rural steady skies of Bungendore NSW.

Fish-eye lens view of the winter Milky Way.