Welcome to the equipment section.
Below is an overview of all equipment currently in use for both astrophotography as well as visual purposes. Most of the equipment is still being used although some also has been sold or is now obsolete.
All images are clickable and will open a window with a larger version.
At the bottom of the page there is a small section with previously used/owned equipment.
Any questions, comments or remarks, please use the contact page.
Optics
All of the different telescopes and other optical equipment used for imaging and (auto)guiding.
Mounts
Permanent set up in an observatory, this is currently the mount which is used for imaging.
The Losmany G-11 has been upgraded from the standard version to Gemini GoTo and the standard worm has been replaced by an “Ovision” precision worm.
Cameras
All of the cameras currently in use, or previously used for both imaging as well as autoguiding.
The SBIG ST-8300M is currently the main imaging camera, the ZWO ASI 120 MC is used for planetary images and capturing video frames.
Correctors & reducers
As telescopes are always a compromise by design, different types of optical correctors need to be used to obtain a “flat field of view”.
Filterwheel & filters
As the ST-8300M is a monochrome camera, filters are needed to record color data. Specialised filters are needed as well to record light at very specific wavelengths.
Furthermore the ever increasing light pollution problem also needs to be handled by filters blocking unwanted light.
Other
Everything else which does not fall into any of the above categories.
Old & obsolete equipment (the nostalgia corner)
All of the below equipment is either no longer used or sold.
