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Welcome to LiveAstronomy.org! Here I post the images and video sessions (no audio since I broadcast to NightSkiesNetwork.com at the same time) of what I view from Northeast Philadelphia. This site displays the images I capture on the left side menus (Photos and Flickr, as well as newest image posts from CloudyNights) and videos posted to my YouTube channel on the right.
I use these mounts for imaging:
- Celestron CGEM, modified with ADM dual saddle, knobs and a Starizona Landing Pad (for better polar alignment adjustments, the original post and bolts are very difficult at times).
- IOptron CEM25P
I use these mounts for observing or video of Solar/Planetary:
- Celestron 8SE Mount
- IOptron AZ Mount Pro
OTAs (Optical Tube Assemblies):
- Explore Scientific ED80 APO (Triplet), with 2" Field Flat. (F/6)
- HighPoint 6" Imaging Newtonian, with Baader MPCC Mark III Coma Corrector (F/4)
- TPO 8" RC (Ritchey Chretien), with Atro-Physics CCDT67 .67x Reducer (F/8 native, F/5.3 Reduced)
- Coronado PST Solar Telescope
Guide Scopes:
- ZWO 60MM Guide Scope (F/4.6)
- Orion 50MM Guide Scope (F/3.2)
Cameras:
- Atik Horizon Color (cooled) - 16MP
- ZWO ASI294MC Pro (Cooled) - 11.3MP
- ZWO ASI178MC - 6.4MP
- ZWO ASI224MC - 1.27MP
- ZWO ASI120MM - 1.2MP
Software:
- Atik Infinity (for the Horizon camera)
- Sharpcap Pro
- PHD2 (Guiding)