As of March 4, 2015,
The Ad Astra Observatory at Hilltop, in Woodinville, WA, uses the following equipment:
Takahashi NJP mount (serial number 04026) with Temma 2
clear-filter-modified Canon 350D DSLR with Hutech IDAS LPS filter
“Gizmo” Orion StarShoot Autoguider with KWIQ Guide adapter on modified 50mm finderscope
“Triskaidekaphobia (Trixie)” self-built 13.1″ f/4.5 Newtonian reflector:
– 1/3-meter / 1500mm optical system
– 3.1″ secondary
– Moonlite CR-1 focuser
– LazyFocus stepper motor focuser
– 9×50 finder
– self-built Serrurier Truss OTA
Technical Innovations HD-10 HomeDome 10′ observatory dome atop a 14’x14′ structure
– TI ED10/ES10 motors
– LesveDome automation system
Cartes du Ceil 3.11
MaxIM DL 5.08 DSLR
Adobe Photoshop CS
Other telescopes not mounted in the observatory include:
“Veronica” Orion 8″ f/5 Newtonian reflector
“Pumpkin” Astro-Tech 66mm f/6 ED refractor
“Cassie” Celestron 9.25″ f/10 SCT
The Ad Astra Observatory at Newark, CA ceased operations in March 2011.
As of March 4, 2009,
The Ad Astra Observatory at Newark, CA was using the following equipment:
Losmandy G-11 mount with Gemini Level 4
clear-filter-modified Nikon D70 DSLR with Hutech IDAS LPS filter
SBIG ST-4 autoguider
Astro-Tech AT66ED guidescope
“Veronica” 8″ f/5 Newtonian reflector:
– 203mm / 1000mm optical system
– 2.6″ secondary
– Moonlite CR-1 focuser
– LazyFocus stepper motor focuser
– 9×50 finder
Celestron 9.25″ f/10 SCT
– 235mm / 2350mm optical system
MaxIM DL 5.03 DSLR
Adobe Photoshop CS