Category: Gears
TS 130/910 APO – first look, first light
New instrument onboard – after many years of picturing with newton telescopes I eventually decided to change to lenses. After a few emails with very nice and professional discussion with telesko... Read More
New telescope first light
My old 6 inches newtonian served me well for over two years, but finally I managed to complete building of the new 8 inches fast f/4 newtonian. I have made carbon fibre tube by myself and then equippe... Read More
Arduino ASCOM focuser kit
Maybe you remember the ASCOM jolo focuser project – now it has the production implementation! Some of my astro colleagues took a chance and we made an action. 15 circuit boards has been ordered... Read More
HEQ5 on steroids
HEQ5 equatorial mount is not top quality. It is build in China, often requires some adjustments when you receive it. But on the other hand the price is very acceptable, and you can start your astronom... Read More
Atik power hunger
Atik 383L+ is for sure great bang for the buck camera – large KAF8300 sensor with over 8 million pixels, quite sensitive (about 55% peak QE and 45% for hydrogen alpha line) and no problems with ... Read More
To catch a cosmic ray
Cosmic rays are very high energy particles that penetrate Earth atmosphere and sometimes even reach the surface. High energy means much, much higher than for example we are able to generate in the Lar... Read More
Floating in the hydrogen sea II
About a month ago I wrote a blog entry with NGC6914 nebula floating in the hydrogen see – Floating in the hydrogen sea . And I just wanted to make the same frame using the new Atik camera just ... Read More
Wood solid
Setting up the components to start the night session took me about half an hour every night. That’s why eventually I decided to build up a pier at my backyard. It is fnished with wood pan... Read More