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Specifications

Aperture (mm):

106

Focal Length (mm):

382

Focal Ratio:

F3.6

Optics:

Petzval quadruplet refractor

Mount:

10 Micron GM1000

Camera:

Moravian C3-61000 Pro

Guidescope:

Guide camera:

ZWO ASI174MM-Mini

Filter wheel:

Filters:

Chroma LRGB + 3nm Fast SHO

Focuser:

Moonlite Nitecrawler WR35

Rotator:

Moonlite Nitecrawler WR35

Reducer:

Takahashi 645 0.72X Reducer

Power/USB hub:

Pegasus Pocket Powerbox Advance Gen 2

Control computer:

Intel NUC 12 Pro

Flat panel and cover:

PrimaLuce Labs Alto-Giotto

Other accessories:

Sound Town 14U PA/DJ Rack/Road Case

Digital Loggers Web Pro

Cyberpower CP1500 UPS

Takahashi FSQ106

Installation and operational notes . . .

The California Nebula – NGC 1499 (Sh2-220) in Narrowband and True Color

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The California Nebula – NGC 1499 (Sh2-220) in True Color

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Planetary 9 From Outer Space (Sh2-305, 306, 307, 309, and StDr Object 9)

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Sh2-180

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Mahna Mahna – Sh2-175, 177, and 179

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Sh2-181 and 183

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Sh2-182 and the Interstellar Shell GSH 122+02-77

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Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse!

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Cepheus Twelve-Panel Narrowband Mosaic 2024-2025

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The Lifecycle of Stars – Star birth, Planetary Nebulas, and Supernovas

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vdB 156 in Andromeda

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Zintkála Nuni – The Baby Eagle Nebula (LBN 777) in the Taurus Molecular Cloud Complex

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Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN)

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Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)

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A Blobular Cluster - Sh2-134, 135, 138, 139, and 144

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Under the Sea – A Cepheus Mosaic

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Messiers 8 (The Lagoon Nebula), 20 (The Trifid Nebula), and 21 (Webb’s Cross) with Other Notable Figures

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Messier 28 (M28) Wide Field

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Messier 22 (M22) – The Great Sagittarius Cluster

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Messier 25 (M25) and WoMart 1 – Wide Field

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Messier 7 (M7) – Ptolemy Cluster

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Messier 50 (M50) – Wide Field Wonderland

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A Very Messi Alphabet Soup – Messier 46 (M46) & Messier 47 (M47) Wide Field

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IC 2118 - Witch Head Nebula & Rigel Mosaic

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Cepheus Four-Panel Narrowband Mosaic 2024

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Polaris Mosaic (Caldwell 1) (Four Panels)

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Messier 45 (M45) – The Pleiades

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Serpens Mosaic (feat. M16 & M17)

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Telescope Gallery

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