Deep Space Photography
This is a collection of gear used for imaging
Scopes
Celestron EdgeHD 14
Design HW
OTA Hyperian 12.5
Aperture 356mm
Focal Length 2540mm
Weight 60 lbs
   
Celestron EdgeHD 14
Design SCT
OTA EdgeHD 14
Aperture 356mm
Focal Length 3910mm
F/Ratio F 10.98
Highest Useful Mag 841
Resolution .39 arcsec
Secondary Obs 114.3 mm (10.3%)
Weight 46 lbs
   
Meade 102 APO ED
Design 3 Element Apocromatic
OTA 102 triplet APO
Aperature 102 mm
Focal length 700mm
F/Ratio F 7
Weight 12.2 lbs
   
   
   
   
William Optics 98 FLT*
Design Triplet Apocromatic
OTA 98 FLT
Aperture 98mm
Focal Length 618mm
Focal Ratio F/6.3
Weight 10.3 lbs
   
   
   
* Scope is attached to EdgeHD 14
Celestron CGE Pro1100
Design SCT
OTA CGE Pro11
Aperture 280mm
Focal Length 2800mm
Fcal Ratio F 10
Highest Mag 660
Resolution .5 arcsec
Weight 27 lbs
   
   
MEADE RCX 10
Design Advanced Ritchey-Chretien
OTA RCX 10
Aperture 254mm
Focal Length 2032mm
Focal Ratio F 8
Resolution .45 arcsec
   
   
   
   
Cameras
SBIG 11000M
Type Mono
CCD Kodak KAI 11002M
Auto Guide CCD TC-237
Pixel Array 4008 X 2672
Pixel Dimmensions 36 X 24.7 mm
Pixel Size 9 microns
Weight 4 lbs
SBIG 4000XCM
Type Color
CCD Kodak KAI 4020CM
Auto Guide CCD TC-237
Pixel Array 2048 x 2048
Pixel Dimmensions 15.2 x 15.2 mm
Pixel Size 7 microns
Full Well Capacity ~35,500 e-
Exposure .001 - 3600 sec
Weight 2 lbs
Temp Sensor .1 C +/-
Anti blooming Standard
SBIG 8300M
Type Monochrome
CCD Kodak KAF 8300
Pixel Array 3326 x 2504
Pixel Dimmensions 17.96 x 13.52 mm
Pixel Size 5.4 microns
Full Well Capacity ~25,500 e-
Exposure .12 - 3600 sec
Weight 1.8 lbs
Temp Sensor .1 C +/-
Anti blooming 1000x
Starlight Xpress Lodestar (Autoguider)
CCD ICX429AL Sony Xview
Pixel Array 752 x 580
Weight 50g
   
   
   
   
   
   
Mallincam Xtreme
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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