The imaging train as it comes of after a night imaging. Atik 314L+, SX filterwheel, T2 to 2" adapter, motorised FeatherTouch focuser with 90x1 adapter and 75mm of extension tubes.
Dew on laptop
There's something new... I've had dew/frost on almost everything, but not yet on the laptop. I have no idea what the long term effect would be though...
Cameras
A shot of the cameras. The guidecam is attached to a diagonal because it can't reach focus otherwise. I'll need to get some sort of extension tube, since although this works, it adds more weight and possibly flexture than needed.
OTA's cooling down
OTA's reaching thermal equilibrium. If sky conditions start to look good, I place the OTA's outside to cool down so that once the sky is clear the thermal currents have already stabilised.
Setup
Setup
Setup
Dew control
Newly arrived dew controller just waiting to be put to good use.
Backfocus required for 8" GSO
Frost GSO front
Frost on the GSO OTA
Ice crystals on GSO's secondary
Frost on WO Megrez front
Frost inside WO Megrez
Frost on G11 head
Frost on G11 leg
Tripod painted white :)
Cold 1kg weight
Setup
Setup with laptop
Control boxes
This is pretty much what's on the table when I'm out imaging. There's the MicroTouch controller for focusing and the Losmandy G11 hand controller. The USB hub is where all cables from the equipment come together, which makes the rest of the table a bit more easy to organise.
