Home observatory
My current gear is a semi-robotic imaging telescope system installed in a mini-observatory in my backyard in a modestly light-polluted area between Stuttgart and Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Telescope: 8" f/4 newtonian Astrograph "Vincent"
Focuser: Lacerta Octo60 and Lacerta MFOC Motorfocus System
Corrector: TS-GPU coma corrector for f/4 newtonian telescopes
Camera: ZWO ASI 1600 MM PRO
Filter-wheel: ZWO EFW mini electronic filter-wheel
Filter-set: 31mm unmounted Astronomik LRGB Type IIc, Astronomik 12nm H-alpha
Mount: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 SynScan GOTO (EQMOD) - Rowan Belt modification
Guiding: ZWO Off-Axis Guider with Orion StarShoot Autoguider Camera
Software (aquisition): PHD2, Main Sequence Generator Pro, Astrotortilla, EQMOD, Stellarium,
Software (pre- and postprocessing): PixInsight, Photoshop, Lightroom.
