Eyegloo Observatory

Equipment


equipmain Telescopes

    • Orion 80ED Doublet 80mm Apochromatic Refractor (f/7.5) with moonlight stepper motor focuser
    • William Optics “Patriot” 66mm Apochromatic Refractor (f/5.9) with moonlight stepper motor focuser

Mounting

    • “Hypertuned” Orion Atlas
    • 8ft Wooden 6″x6″ pier, buried 4ft underground

 

cameras2 Cameras

  • Main Imager: Meade DSI III Pro equipped with a water/air cooling upgrade from Deep Space Products.
  • Guide Camera: Meade DSI I Pro

 

Software

Telescope Control: Cartes du Ciel, EQMOD, and PHD Guiding

Photography: Maxim DL, Meade Autostar, Adobe Photoshop

 

 

Housingabout1

  • Sky-Shed Pod Personal Observatory which sits atop a 10′x10′ Wooden Deck. The Observatory is surrounded by a curtain rod system which allows light blocking curtains to be put into place in the case of neighboring porch lights. This is by far, my most prized piece of equipment because it allows me to get up and running in a matter of seconds using my permanently mounted equipment. Before owning a Skyshed Pod, setting up my equipment for a night of imaging took as much as 1 – 2 hours to complete.