rigel123's technical card

Gear

Telescopes and lenses:  Astro-Tech AT6RC, Orion ED80T CF, Orion USA Mini Guide Scope, Pentax 55 mm, Meade ETX LS6, Lunt Solar Systems LS60T

Mounts:  Orion Atlas EQ-G, Vixen Portamount II

Cameras:  Orion SSAG, Atik 314L+, Meade LPI, Meade DSI III Pro, The Imaging Source DMK 31 AU03, Canon PowerShot SD1100

Focal reducers:  Antares Antares f/6.3 SCT, Televue .8 Reduce/flattener for TV-85, Scope Stuff .5 FR

Software:  DeepSkyStacker, Registax, Nebulosity, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Registar, The Imaging Source IC Capture AS

Filters:  LRGB, Meade Luminance, Orion Ha, Orion SII, Astrodon OIII 5nm, Astrodon Astrodon Series E L, Astrodon Series E R, Astrodon Series E B, Astrodon Series E G

Accessories:  Orion Filter wheel, TeleVue 2X Powermate, Orion Dewzapper

Stats

Member since: 1 year ago

Last login: May 22, 2013, 1:08 a.m.

Total integration time: 0.0 hours

Average integration time: 0.0 hours

About rigel123

Website: http://www.rigel123.com/

Hobbies: Astrophotography, Bonsai, Golf, Tennis

About:

I have had an interest in astronomy since I was 13 years old when my grandfather bought me and my brothers a 3" Tasco reflector. We would spend our evenings under a much darker sky those days exploring everything we could in the night sky.

During high school I ground and polished an 8" mirror and finally had it coated after I had graduated college and was married. I got away from observing for a while after having children and got back into observational astronomy about 12 years ago when I bought an 8" Meade Dobsonian. The turning point was when I aimed my 35mm camera in the eyepiece in 2004 and recorded the transit of Venus.

Three years ago I purchased the Meade ETX-LS6 as well as the Meade DSI III and my AP obsession began! Now my main imaging setup is the Atlas EQ-G, the Astrotech 6" RC and an Orion ED80T with an Atik 314L+ mono camera. I continue to strive to improve my images and have a lot of people to thank that utilize Astrobin and frequent Cloudy Nights.