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Equipment used is as follows:

Telescope

Celestron Firstscope 114 EQ Reflector Telescope

• 114mm (4.5") Reflector Telescope
• 900mm Focal Length, f/8
• CG-3 Equatorial Mount

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
2x 1.25" Barlow
6 Colored Eyepiece (Lunar & Planetary) Filters - Kodak Wratten #12, #21, #25, #56, #58A, and #80A.
Moon Filter
Sun filter, home made from Baader solar filter sheets

Binoculars

Bressar 10x50

Cameras

Pentax Optio M20

• 7.0 megapixels
• 3x optical & 4x digital zoom
• Blur reduction mode
• Auto Picture mode
• Auto-tracking auto focus

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

• 10.1 megapixels
• Canon 18-55mm Lens
• Tamron 70-300mm Lens
 

18mm

55mm

70mm

300mm

Celestron NexImage Solar System Imager

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

Software

Adobe Photoshop CS 8
GIMP
Deep Sky Stacker
Stellarium
Starry Night Backyard
Microsoft FrontPage 2003
Google Earth/Sky

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