astro.husky

// hardware

Gear

Optics, mounts, sensors, filters, and the small army of accessories that turn photons into pixels. 24 pieces currently in rotation.

// 01

Telescopes / Optics

4 items
  • Gear photo (id=2)
    Apochromatic refractor
    Sky-Watcher Evostar AP 72 ED DS Pro Sky-Watcher
    72 mm aperture, 420 mm focal length, f/5.8, ED doublet
  • Gear photo (id=1)
    Newtonian reflector
    Sky-Watcher Explorer 200P Newtonian Sky-Watcher
    200 mm aperture, 1000 mm focal length, f/5 (8")
  • Guide / finder scope
    50/90 mm guide / finder scope
    50 mm aperture, 90 mm focal length
  • Maksutov-Cassegrain
    Sky-Watcher StarQuest 103/1300 Sky-Watcher
    103 mm aperture, 1300 mm focal length, f/12.6
// 02

Mounts

2 items
  • Gear photo (id=5)
    Equatorial GoTo
    Sky-Watcher EQ5 Pro SynScan GoTo Sky-Watcher
    German equatorial, SynScan hand controller, GoTo
  • Alt-Azimuth
    Sky-Watcher Discovery Alt-Az Sky-Watcher
    Manual alt-azimuth visual mount
// 03

Main Cameras

4 items
  • Gear photo (id=8)
    Color CMOS
    ToupTek 183CA ToupTek
    IMX183 color sensor, OSC astronomy camera
  • Gear photo (id=7)
    Cooled mono CMOS
    ToupTek ATR533M ToupTek
    IMX533 mono sensor, TEC cooled, square format
  • DSLR (APS-C)
    Nikon D3200 DSLR Nikon
    24 MP APS-C CMOS, unmodified
  • DSLR (full-frame)
    Nikon D750 DSLR Nikon
    24 MP full-frame CMOS, unmodified
// 04

Guide Cameras

1 item
  • Mini CMOS guide camera
    ToupTek 327C Mini guide camera ToupTek
    IMX327 sensor, compact form factor for OAG / guide scope
// 05

Filters / Filter Systems

1 item
  • Gear photo (id=12)
    Filter wheel
    ToupTek motorized filter wheel (AFW / EFW) ToupTek
    Electronic filter wheel, 7×1.25" positions
    Filters loaded / in rotation (all 1.25"): • L (Luminance) • R / G / B • Hα narrowband • OIII narrowband • SII narrowband Used alongside (not wheel-mounted): • Hα + OIII dual-band • IR / IR-cut filters
// 06

Focus / Guiding / Imaging Accessories

4 items
  • Gear photo (id=24)
    Electronic focuser
    Pegasus Astro Gemini EAF Pegasus Astro
    Stepper-motor electronic focuser, INDI/ASCOM control
  • Gear photo (id=25)
    Mounting hardware
    Side-by-side dovetail mounting system
    Vixen / Losmandy compatible side-by-side bar for dual-OTA imaging
  • Coma corrector
    TS-Optics 2" Newtonian coma corrector TS-Optics
    2" coma corrector for fast Newtonian astrographs
  • Off-axis guider
    ToupTek OAG-L off-axis guider ToupTek
    M48 thread, prism off-axis pickoff
// 07

Power Equipment

2 items
  • Lead-acid battery
    100 Ah lead-acid battery
    100 Ah, 12 V, deep-cycle lead-acid
  • LiFePO4 lithium battery
    100 Ah 12 V LiFePO4 battery
    100 Ah, 12 V, lithium iron phosphate chemistry
// 08

Computer / Control Hardware

2 items
  • Gear photo (id=28)
    Embedded controller
    Raspberry Pi 5 Raspberry Pi
    Pi 5, used for INDI / KStars remote control at the mount
  • Imaging laptop
    HP Pavilion Plus 14-eh1477ng HP
    14" laptop used for acquisition, plate-solving, and remote sessions
// 09

Observatory

1 item
  • Roll-off roof structure
    Roll-off roof observatory
    ~2.4 m × 2.4 m footprint
    Project: backyard roll-off roof shed for permanent pier and unattended imaging
// 10

Miscellaneous

3 items
  • DSLR power accessory
    DSLR dummy battery (long exposures)
    AC-coupled dummy battery for unlimited-duration DSLR imaging sessions
  • Manual focuser
    2" Crayford focuser (200/1000 Newtonian)
    2" dual-speed Crayford on the Explorer 200P Newtonian
  • Photographic lens
    Nikon 55–300 mm lens Nikon
    55–300 mm zoom for wide-field and constellation imaging