Equipment

The observatory is equipped with multiple imaging setups optimized for different targets and focal lengths. Two high-precision 10Micron mounts provide the tracking backbone for all configurations.

Imaging Setups

Primary Deep Sky — RC12 + G2-4000 + GM2000HPSII

The original focal length of this telescope is usually reduced to better speed ration f/6 with Riccardi 0.75x reducer.

Telescope

GSO RC 12" f/8 Truss Tube

Focal Length

2432mm (1860mm reduced @f/6)

Camera

Moravian G2-4000

Mount

10Micron GM2000 HPS II

Wide-field — FSQ106EDXIII + C3-26000 + GM1000

Wide-field with FSQ106EDXIII 530mm @f/5

Telescope

Takahashi FSQ-106ED

Focal Length

530mm

Camera

Moravian C3-26000 PRO

Mount

10Micron GM1000 HPS

Solar — Lunt LS80THa + Saturn-M

H-alpha solar imaging

Telescope

Lunt LS80THa

Focal Length

560mm (about 1080mm with Apo Abbe Zeiss barlow)

Camera

Player One Saturn-M SQR

Mount

Sky-Watcher SolarQuest

Telescopes

GSO RC 12" f/8 Truss Tube

Ritchey-Chretien 2432mm 12"

Takahashi FSQ-106ED

Petzval Astrograph 530mm 106mm

Lunt LS80THa

H-alpha Solar 560mm 80mm

Celestron Edge HD 1100

Schmidt-Cassegrain 2800mm 11"
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William Optics FLT91

APO Triplet Refractor 537mm

GSO RC10 Carbon

Ritchey-Chretien 1624mm

Sharpstar 61 EDPH II

APO Refractor 335mm

William Optics Redcat 51

Petzval 250mm

TMB APO 180 f/7

APO Refractor 1260mm

Officina Stellare Pro RC 250

Ritchey-Chretien 2000mm

Mounts

10Micron GM2000 HPS II

GEM Payload: 100kg

10Micron GM1000 HPS

GEM Payload: 50kg

ZWO AM5 armonic drive

GEM and Alt-Az Payload: 20kg

Sky-Watcher SolarQuest

Alt-Az Payload: 4kg
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Astro-Physics AP900

GEM 41kg

Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro

GEM 25kg

GTD G53F

GEM 35kg

Avalon M-Zero

GEM 15kg

iOptron CEM120

GEM 52kg

Cameras

Moravian G2-4000

CCD Mono KAI-4022

Moravian C3-26000 PRO

CMOS Mono IMX571

Player One Saturn-M SQR

CMOS Mono IMX533
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Atik 4000

CCD Mono KAI-4022

ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

CMOS Color IMX571

ZWO ASI294MC Pro

CMOS Color IMX294

ZWO ASI 120MM

CMOS Mono AR0130CS

Basler ACA1300c

Industrial ICX445

Canon EOS 500D

DSLR APS-C CMOS

SBIG STL-11000

CCD Mono KAI-11002

Filters

Chroma LoGlow LP 36mm

Light Pollution 36mm

Chroma Red 36mm

Broadband 36mm

Chroma Green 36mm

Broadband 36mm

Chroma Blue 36mm

Broadband 36mm

Chroma H-alpha 5nm 36mm

Narrowband 36mm

Chroma OIII 5nm 36mm

Narrowband 36mm

Astronomik CLS-CCD 36mm

Light Pollution 36mm

Astronomik Deep-Sky Red 36mm

Broadband 36mm

Astronomik Deep-Sky Green 36mm

Broadband 36mm

Astronomik Deep-Sky Blue 36mm

Broadband 36mm

Astronomik H-alpha 6nm 36mm

Narrowband 36mm

Astronomik OIII 6nm 36mm

Narrowband 36mm
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Astrodon OIII 5nm 36mm

Narrowband 36mm

Astrodon H-alpha 5nm 36mm

Narrowband 36mm

Astronomik H-alpha 12nm 2"

Narrowband 2"

Astronomik OIII 12nm 2"

Narrowband 2"

Astronomik SII 12nm 2"

Narrowband 2"

Astronomik H-beta 12nm 2"

Narrowband 2"

Astronomik CLS-CCD 2"

Light Pollution 2"

Astronomik R 2"

Broadband 2"

Astronomik G 2"

Broadband 2"

Astronomik B 2"

Broadband 2"

Baader Ha 3.5nm 36mm

Narrowband 36mm

Baader OIII 4nm 36mm

Narrowband 36mm

Baader LRGB 2"

Broadband 2"

IDAS NBZ 2"

Dual-band 2"

Hutech IDAS LPS D1

Light Pollution 2"

Accessories

APM-Riccardi 0.75x Reducer

Focal reducer for FSQ-106ED (f/5 to f/3.6)

Barlow Apo Abbe Zeiss 1,25" 2-4x

Barlow Apo Abbe Zeiss 2-4x Baader Planetarium

ZWO ASI 174 MM mini

Guide camera

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Starlight Xpress AO-LF

Active optics unit for sub-pixel tip-tilt corrections

Starlight Xpress Lodestar X2

Autoguider camera (on-axis with AO-LF)

Orion ShortTube 80

Off-axis guide scope (legacy setup)

WO 0.8x Reducer/Flattener

Reducer/flattener for WO FLT91

Software

Starkeeper Voyager

Observatory automation and acquisition control

PixInsight

Primary image processing and calibration

Adobe Photoshop

Final adjustments and compositing