gear and setups
Photos of my gear and setups. Past and present.
Current setup. PICS COMING SOON! Upgraded to Losmandy G11G. Wheeley Bars. Powerpole upgrades. Kendrick Astro Premier Heaters.
Optics: Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED with flattner or Starizona Apex-L.
Mount: Losmandy G11G.
Accessories: ZWO ASI2600MC, ASI174MM Mini, OAG-L, 2” EFW, and EAF. PegasusAstro Ultimate Powerbox v3. Kendrick Astro Premier Heaters. ADM D/V Series side counterweight w/ 1.75lb counterweight. Losmandy mounting plates (D-style bottom and V-style top). Heavy Duty Medium Wheeley Bars. Powerwerx power supply with Powerpole distribution.
Filters: Optolong 2” mounted L-Ultimate, L-Quad Enhance, and UV/IR Cut. Altair Astro 2” mounted DualBand SII/OIII.
Third round of upgrades. Added a PegasusAstro Ultimate Powerbox v3, ADM side mounted counterweight, and Stellarvue carrying handle. A bit more cable management.
The side mounted counterweight helps with third axis balancing. The Ultimate Powerbox v3 was needed for the current setup and to reduce wires running up the mount.
Optics: Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED with flattner or Starizona Apex-L.
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro w/ ADM saddle.
Accessories: ZWO ASI2600MC, ASI174MM Mini, OAG-L, 2” EFW, and EAF. Ultimate Powerbox v3. Dew Not strip. ADM D/V Series side counterweight w/ 1.75lb counterweight. Losmandy mounting plates (D-style bottom and V-style top). EcoFlow RIVER 2 Pro power station and RoyPow AC/DC converters.
Filters: Optolong 2” mounted L-Ultimate, L-Quad Enhance, and UV/IR Cut. Altair Astro 2” mounted DualBand SII/OIII.
Second round of upgrades. Replaced the Mono with an OSC. Several other minor rig upgrades. Better “cable management” with sleeves.
Optics: Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED with flattner or Starizona Apex-L.
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro w/ ADM saddle.
Accessories: ZWO ASI2600MC, ASI174MM Mini, OAG-L, 2” EFW, and EAF. DewMaster 2. Dew Not strip. Losmandy mounting plates (D-style bottom and V-style top). EcoFlow RIVER 2 Pro power station and RoyPow AC/DC converters.
Filters: Optolong 2” mounted L-Ultimate, L-Quad Enhance, and UV/IR Cut. Altair Astro 2” mounted DualBand SII/OIII.
First round of upgrades on the AP setup (and a glamour shot of the pup) post purchase. First attempt at “cable management” with 3D printed cable holders for the ASIAIR and ASI1600MM.
Optics: Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED with flattener. Stellarvue 50mm guide scope.
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro w/ ADM saddle.
Accessories: ZWO ASI1600MM, ASI120MM Mini, 1.25” EFW, and EAF. DewMaster 2. Dew Not strips. EcoFlow RIVER 2 Pro power station and RoyPow AC/DC converters. PrimaLuceLabs mounting plates (D-style bottom and V-style top) and rings.
Filters: ZWO 1.25” unmounted R, G, B, L, S, H, O.
First AP setup and first light action shot! Picked it up from an old salt that was getting out of the hobby.
Optics: Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED with flattener. Sky-Watcher finder scope. PrimaLuceLab 60mm guide scope.
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro.
Accessories: ZWO ASI1600MM, ASI120MM Mini, 1.25” EFW, and EAF. QHY PolerMaster. RoyPow AC/DC converter.
Filters: ZWO 1.25” unmounted R, G, B, L, S, H, O.
First telescope!
Optics:Apertura AD12. Apertura 8x50 finder scope. Telrad.
Accessories: Astro Devices Nexus II and Encoders for ‘push-to’ functionality.
Eyepieces and related accessories: Astro-Tech 28mm UWA. Baader Morpheus 17mm, 12mm, 9mm, 6mm. Tele Vue Paracorr Type 2 and Powermate 2x.
Filters: Tele Vue 2” Bandmate Type II Nebustar and UHC. Astromania 2” Variable Polarizer.
Gaming PC - the powerhouse of the aspiring AP cell.
Setup: Intel i9-13900K. 64GB DDR5 Ram. 8TB NVME (dedicated for AP). RTX 4090. Lots and lots of fans (because you can’t have too many).
AP Programs: PixInsight. Siril. DeepSkyStacker. GraXpert. ASIStudio. Affinity. Adobe Photoshop. GIMP.