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Dual StellaMira rig, Peter Butler

Dual StellaMira rig

Dual StellaMira rig, Peter Butler

Dual StellaMira rig

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Well, this has taken far longer than anticipated due to so many parts being on extremely long lead times, but my new imaging rig is finished. Due to having very few clear nights I decided I wanted to build a new rig with dual scopes to capture more data per night. I also wanted something with a wider field of view than my Esprit, so this led me down the path of using the StellaMira 90ED for both scopes. I went with ASI2600MM cameras with Antlia LRGBSHO filters. I also realised this was going to be a bit of a stretch for the EQ6-R to handle so went with the Skywatcher CQ350 which has a much higher payload capacity. Longer term plans for this setup, once I can build up the enthusiasm to do it, is to pier mount this in a small robotic observatory so I can make the best use of any clear nights we have.

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