www.DerbySkywatcher.co.uk

The equipment I use is as follows:

Telescopes

'Betty'	Celestron Firstscope 114EQ Reflector Telescope • 114mm (4.5") Reflector Telescope • 900mm Focal Length, f/8 • CG-3 Equatorial Mount
'Lucy'	Celestron Nexstar 102SLT GOTO Refracter Telescope (Sky at Night group test winner 91%) • 102mm (4.02") Refracter Telescope • 660mm Focal Length, f/6 • Motorised Altazimuth GOTO Mount • Self fitted Skywatcher Auto Focuser

Eyepieces, Barlow & Filters

1.25" 4mm Plossl Eyepiece 52° AFOV
1.25" 6mm Plossl Eyepiece 52° AFOV
1.25" 9mm Plossl Eyepiece 52° AFOV
1.25" 10mm Plossl Eyepiece 52° AFOV
1.25" 15mm Plossl Eyepiece 52° AFOV
1.25" 20mm Plossl Eyepiece 52° AFOV
1.25" 32mm Plossl Eyepiece 44° AFOV
1.25" Sky Watcher 12.5mm Illuminated Reticule Eyepiece
2x 1.25" Barlow
6 Colored Eyepiece (Lunar & Planetary) Filters - Kodak Wratten #12, #21, #25, #56, #58A, and #80A.
Moon Filter x2
Telescope, 10x50 and Glasses Sun filters, home made from Baader solar filter sheets

Binoculars

Praktica 8x21
Bressar 10x50
Revelation 15x70
Homemade Binocular mount (and folding table)


Cameras

Canon EOS 400D DSLR w/M42 adapter ring, T-Mount and timer cable release

• 10.1 megapixels
• Canon 18-55mm Lens (see combined zoom below)
• Tamron 70-300mm Lens (see combined zoom below)

Modified SPC900NC webcam, Long Ex & Amp Off Mod

• Sony ICX098QB 1/4" format, HAD, color CCD chip
• 640x480

Canon Powershot A1100IS

• 12.1 megapixels
• 4x optical Zoom

Computer software/hardware

Adobe Photoshop CS5
Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
DeepSkyStacker - free (link)
Registax - free (link)
GIMP - free (link)
Stellarium - free (link)
FileZilla FTP - free (link)
Sharpcap - free (link)
Paint.NET - free (link)
Microsoft ICE - free (link)
Trust GFX tablet
Mid-range desktop PC (Windows 7)
Low spec laptop for 'field' work (Windows XP, 7 and Ubuntu)

Misc

When you're going out star gazing, remember hypothermia is a real killer so wrap up warm - gloves, scarf, hat, two pairs of socks - the whole kit and kaboodle!!