Equipment.

I like to have some new toys to play with from time to time.... Almost all of my equipment was/is acquired second hand, saving quite some money on some items.

My telescope is sheltered in a roll-off roof observatory.

Equipment I use now:

MOUNTS

• Astro-Physics AP1200 mount (fixed station in roll-off roof observatory).

• Astro-Physics Mach 1GTO CP3.

• Vixen GP Photoguider (type 2).

TELESCOPES

• Takahashi Mewlon 300 mm Dall-Kirkham Cassegrain.

• Lunt LS60Tha, Double stack LS50FHa, B600 zenithprism, B1200 straight-through.

• TEC140 f/7 apo refractor.

• Takahashi FSQ-106EDX

• IntesMicro Alter M706 maksutov-cassegrain.

CAMERAS

• SBIG STL-4020M, SBIG ST-10XE, SBIG ST-402ME (as autoguider).

• Canon EOS 40D, Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 24-105 L IS USM, Canon EFS 17-85 mm IS USM , Canon EF 16-35 mm L USM, Canon EF 100-400 mm L IS USM, Canon EF L 300 f/4 IS USM, Sigma 4.5 mm f/2.8 DC HSM, Sigma 10 mm f/2.8 DC HSM..

• SKYnyx 2-0M camera..

Equipment I have used in the past:

MOUNTS

• Fullerscopes Mark IV mount.

• Observatory mount ALT-AD7, controlled with an Astro-Electronic FS2.

• Mobile mounts: Vixen Super Polaris, Vixen Super Polaris DX, Vixen Atlux, Vixen Photoguider (type 1), Millenium Mount with FS-2 (mobile) , Takahashi EM200 with Astro-Electronic motor set and FS-2.

TELESCOPES

• 60 mm achromat refractor.

• 110 and 150 mm newton (self made mirrors, instrument and mount).

• 200 mm f/6 Newton (Fullerscope mirrors, self made tube).

• 250 mm f/6 Newton.

• Celestron 5, 8, 9.25, Celestron 11 , 14.

• Vixen VMC260L with Feathertouch focuser.

• LUNT LS100THa solar telescope.

• Lichtenknecker Optics Flat Field Cameras (500 mm fl f/3.5 and 750 mm fl f/4).

• Polarex 75 mm f/15 refractor.

• Vixen 80 mm f/5, 90 mm f/10 and 100 mm f/10 refractors.

• Takahashi FS-102, FS128, FSQ-106N and FS60C refractors.

• Opticon 250 mm f/15 SCT.

• Takahashi Epsilon 160.

• Takahashi CN-212 Cassegrain-Newton.

• APM/TMB Triplet APO CNC 115 mm f/7 refractor.

• APM/TMB Triplet APO CNC 80 mm f/7.5 refractor.

• Bresser 150 mm f/8 refractor.

• Coronado SM60+TMax60+BF15 or BF30 (used on the TMB's above).

• Vixen VC200L VISAC reflector.

• Televue Ranger with Coronado SM60+TMax60+BF15 .

• STF Moscow Maksutov-Cassegrain 180 mm f/10 .

• Intes M500 Maksutov-Cassegrain 125 mm f/10

• Coronado PST.

CAMERAS

• Starlight Express SX CCD, SBIG ST-4, SBIG ST-5, SBIG ST-7, SBIG ST-8(E), SBIG ST-10XME, Starlight Express HX-516 CCD cameras.

• Pentax *ist D, Tamron 300 mm f/2.8, Tokina ATX 80-200 f/2.8, Sigma 400 mm f/5.6, Pentax 100 mm f/2.8 macro.

• Canon EOS 350D and 400D.

• Kiev 66 medium format camera with Arsat 30, Mir 65 and 80 mm objectives.

• Pentax KM, Pentax K1000, 35 mm, 55 mm, 135 mm, 200 mm objectives.

• DMK21AF04 and DMK41AF02 cameras.

As you can see, the sun is allways shining in our garden....