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My setup since 2017, Astromatthi

My setup since 2017

My setup since 2017, Astromatthi

My setup since 2017

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My rig mounted on the pier outside in the backyard. I have moved a couple months ago, so this is not actual anymore.

My goal is to build an observatory in the new backyard. It is a lot darker than it was in the previous backyard. Also the sky is quite dark, it is a bortle 4 scale.

On top of my Astro-Physics 1100GTO mount, a 10 inch f/4.7 newton does its job. It is a TS ONTC newton, which I modified a bit. The original 74mm secondary mirror was replaced with a bigger 90mm from Orion UK. Second, I made a backplate with included 120 mm fan.

The CCD is a SBIG STF-8300 with 8 position filterwheel, equipped with Astrodon LRGB, Astronomik Ha, OIII, SII (all 6nm) and IDAS LPS-P2. As corrector, a 2.5" TS Wynne corrector is used. Guiding is done with an SBIG OAG and a Lodestar X2 camera.

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My setup since 2017, Astromatthi