My Astrophotography Equipment
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Askar 103 APO
This is my main imaging setup right now. It is an Askar 103APO with 1x field flattener on an AM3 Harmonic Drive mount. I use either a 533 MC Pro or 585 MC Pro cooled color camera as my main imaging cameras as well as an Svbony 60mm guide scope with an ASI 120mm mini guide camera. I control the entire setup with a ZWO Asiair mini computer. I also use a set of 3 filters: the Optolong L-Extreme, the Optolong L-Quad, and the Optolong UV/IR cut filters along with dew heaters for both my main scope and my guide scope. Everything is powered with a Bluetti 268 Wh Powerbank. This entire setup costs around $4,600 USD.
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Evolux 62ED
This is my secondary imaging setup right now. It is an Evolux 62ED with a .9 field flattener/reducer on an AM3 Harmonic Drive mount. I use either a 533 MC Pro or 585 MC Pro cooled color camera as my main imaging cameras as well as a ZWO 30mm mini guide scope with an ASI 120mm mini guide camera. I control the entire setup with a ZWO Asiair mini computer. I also use a set of 3 filters: the Optolong L-Extreme, the Optolong L-Quad, and the Optolong UV/IR cut filters along with dew heaters for both my main scope and my guide scope. Everything is powered with a Bluetti 268 Wh Powerbank. This entire setup costs around $2,400 USD.
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Celestron Astromaster 130
This is my Lunar imaging setup right now. It is a Celestron Astromaster 130 on an AM3 Harmonic Drive mount. I use either a 533 MC Pro or 585 MC Pro cooled color camera as my main imaging cameras. I control the entire setup with a ZWO Asiair mini computer. Everything is powered with a Bluetti 268 Wh Powerbank. This entire setup costs around $3,300 USD.
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Rokinon 135mm and 14mm with Pentax K-70
This is my first imaging setup and my current Milkyway and wide field setup. This is a Pentax K-70 DSLR with both the Rokinon 14mm and 135mm lenses. I use a star adventurer 2i star tracker along with a dew heater. The entire setup is powered using 4 AA batteries for the mount and 4 camera batteries. This entire setup costs around $1,500 USD.