My Equipment / Setup (Jeff Weiss)

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My Equipment / Setup

Here is my setup:

APM 130/780 f/6 CNC II 130mm APO with LZOS objective, Feathertouch 3.5" focuser

Williams Optic FLT 132 FF for f/6 or Riccardi 0.75 FF/FR for f/4.5 (W.O. FF in the picture)

Starlight MSM35 focuser motor, Starizona Microtouch controller

FLI CFW-2-7 filter wheel with Astrodon Gen2E LRGB, 5nm Ha filters

FLI Microline ML8300.

Orion Deluxe 50mm MiniGuider + SSAG

Takahashi EM-200 Temma2

D.A.R.C. Observatory, Mercey Hot Springs, CA.

B. Updated: The ML8300 is now replaced with an ML16200 with the only visible difference being the serial number, if you could actually resolve it. Also a new Riccardi Model 1 1.0x Field Flattener has now replaced the W.O. FF that is in the Original image to accommodate the wider FOV of the ML16200. A Starlight HSM35 Focuser Motor with Focus Boss II Hub Controller replaced the MSM35 motor and Starizona controller.

CS/Jeff

10/15/2019: A StarlightXpress Lodestar X2 guide camera has replaced the Orion SSAG guide camera. I'll have to take a new picture.

9/13/2020: Added a Chroma 5nm OIII filter. However, the apocalyptic smoke in Northern California has made any thought of capturing new images out of the question until the fires in NorCal, (also Oregon and Washington state) are extinguished - potentially the end of October.

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