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Specifications

Aperture (mm):

130

Focal Length (mm):

990

Focal Ratio:

F7.6

Optics:

APO Triplet Refractor

Mount:

10Mircon GM2000

Camera:

Moravian C5a-100M

Guidescope:

Optec's Sagitta OAG

Guide camera:

ZWO ASI174MM-Mini

Filter wheel:

Filters:

Chroma LRGB + 3nm SHO 50mm Square

Focuser:

Moonlite Nitecrawler WR35

Rotator:

Moonlite Nitecrawler WR35

Reducer:

Power/USB hub:

Pegasus Ultimate Powerbox v2

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 TOA130

Installation and operational notes . . .

Sh2-28

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Virgo Galaxy Cluster Mosaic

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Sh2-33 – Burgundy and Chocolate

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The Coma Cluster (Abell 1656 with NGC 4889/Caldwell 35)

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The Jumping Spider – Sh2-36

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M96 Group

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The Three-Eyed Raven - LDN 169 & 183

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Hartl-Dengel-Weinberger 3 (HDW3) – Wide Field (Broadband and Narrowband)

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Hartl-Dengel-Weinberger 3 (HDW 3)

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Sh2-301

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IC 1795 & NGC 896 – The Fish Head Nebula

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WeBo 1

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Melotte 15

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IC 1805 – The Heart Nebula

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Oye, Beltalowda! - Orion's Belt

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Sh2-111 & PNG 081.6-17.5

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Cederblad 51

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NGC 474

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When Worlds Collide - NGC 520 (Arp 157)

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NGC 488

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Messier 33 (M33) – The Triangulum Galaxy

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The Triangulum Galaxy and its Nebulas

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Dreyer’s Nebula – IC 447 et al

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Sh2-60

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Sh2-59

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Sh2-57 & 58 with LDN 450

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Nebulas in the Outfield – The NGC 6559 Region—an Interstellar Baseball Glove

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Between Two Ferns – Supernova Remnant G007.5-1.7

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LBN 438 - The Little Northern Doomsday Machine

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A Trifle and a Cross – Messier 20, the Trifid Nebula and Messier 21, Webb’s Cross

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Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall – The Four Seasons of the Iris Nebula (NGC 7023/Caldwell 4)

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The Phantom of Cepheus - vdB 141 (Sh2-136)

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Sharpless 2-1 - Starcatcher

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Markarian’s Chain

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Eyes Wide Shut – The Bridge in Markarian’s Chain

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Dust Lanes in Messier 84’s Core

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Messier 62 (M62) – The Flickering Globular Cluster

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Messier 23 (M23)

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Bird Brain - vdB 91 & 93 with IC 2177

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There's Gotta be a Pony in there Somewhere! - B33, IC 434, and NGC 2024

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A Horse is a Horse, of Course, of Course – B33 & IC 434: the Horsehead Nebula

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Messier 46 and Messier 47 in a Dusty Region

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Messier 46 (M46) and its Planetary Nebulas

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Messier 36 (M36) - The Pinwheel Cluster with the Spider and the Fly

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Glistening Rarities - NGC 2316 and 2313

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Then I've Thrown Down Diamonds in the Sand - Messier 50 (M50)

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A Face in the Crowd - Sh2-291

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One More Light - vdB 87

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LBN 1022 and Thommes' Nebula (V* V900 Mon)

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A Scorpion and a Bubble – Messier 52 and the Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635)

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Dragon Breath – LDN 1278

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The Space Between - M72 & M73

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Sh2-44 and vdB 120

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Messier 17 (M17) – The Swan Nebula

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Messier 18 (M18) – The Black Swan Cluster – with vdB 121

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Messier 30 (M30) – The Jellyfish Cluster

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Messier 20 – The Trifid Nebula

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A Trick of Light Upon Our Eyes—A Trick of Time Upon Our Lives – The Hourglass in Messier 8

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Messier 8 (M8) – The Lagoon Nebula

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Lagoon and Trifid Region Wide Field

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The Nebulas of Auriga Mosaic

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The Rosette Nebula

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Standoff at the Border – The Boogeyman meets Casper the Friendly Ghost

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Messier 78 (M78) - Casper the Friendly Ghost Wide Field

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Messier 15 (M15) – Wide Field

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Messier 79 (M79)

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Messier 31 (M31) – The Great Andromeda Galaxy

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Sh2-86 – The Flying Fickle Finger of Consequences

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Messier 24 (M24) – The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud

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The Gamma Cygni Nebula – Sh2-108/IC 1318

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Sadr (Gamma Cygni)

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The Boogeyman Nebula – LDN 1622

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