The various bits and bobs I have. The telescope and other gubbins.
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Laptop and stuff 2002-11-23 Again, notice the image of the Moon.
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Gubbins under the 'scope, 2002-11-23 The Hauupage MPEG2 encoder (lid off, the fan was to noisy so it's disconnected) and other bits and pieces.
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The Moon on my laptop 2002-11-23 This was a live image of the Moon, at the time.
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The Meade 10" and my laptop 2002-11-23 Notice the image of the Moon on the laptop screen and the XC-999 in the focuser..
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The meade 10" and gubbins 2002-11-23 The cables and stuff - it was a cold 0°C that night.
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View of XC-999 CCD through the tube Image taken in front of the correcting lens of the 10" Newtonian with the CCD in place.
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XC-999 CCD and the DIY mount The plumbing fitting is a two-piece plug, one part of which fits snufly into the 2" lens fitting.
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XC-999 CCD and the DIY mount The mount uses the 2" fitting for the Meade 10" Newt. and a 2" PVC "plug" normally used for plumbing applications.
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XC-999 CCD in home-made primary focus mount The XC-999 is a high-performance CCD colour video camera shown here attached to the 10" Newt. with a home-made mount.
Meade LDX55 10inch Schidt-Newtonian
Meade LDX55 10" telescope The Meade LDX55 10" Schmidt-Newtonian reflecting telescope, setup in my living room (to make sure all the bits are there!)