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Astrophotography
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SMAS
Astrophotography Photography of astronomical objects and events
  • Star Trail Video from NCO
  • Total Solar Eclipse page, Images only page and Selected Images page from August 21, 2017
  • Mercury Transit Nov. 11, 2019
  • NEOWISE C/2020 F3
  • Tsuchinshan-ATLAS C/2023 A3/li>
  • Aurora Fall 2024
  • Aurora 11-Oct-2024
  • SAR 1-Jan-2025 New
  • Moon Occultation of Mars 13-Jan-2025 New
  • Mars 2025 New
    		•  Observatory Sirius Observatory Home Model 7' 6" dia.
  • Telescopes history pictures
  • Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
  • General pictures
  • Dome and Controller pictures
  • Allsky camera current image
  • Tempest weather station
  • Weather Underground link
    		•  SMAS Southern Maryland Astronomical Society
  • Clear Sky Chart
  • Astronomy Day 2004
  • SMAS AllSky Camera
  • SMAS Sky Meter Camera
  • Observatory telescope history
  • Images taken with SMAS C14
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    Observing
     Comets
     Pisgah Observatory
     Planets, Moon & Sun
     General
     Weather
    Telescopes
    VMC260L Vixen VMC260L Field Maksutov Cassegrain
    260mm (10.2")
    3000mm FL - f/11.5
  • Astrophotography
    		•  FL102S Vixen FL102S Apochromatic Fluorite Refractor
    102mm (4")
    920mm FL - f/9.0
  • Diagram
  • Astrophotography
    		•  SVX80T Stellarvue SVX80T-25FT Triplet APO Refractor
    80mm (3.1")
    480mm FL - f/6.0
  • Astrophotography
    		•  WO Z61 William Optics ZenithStar 61 FPL 53 Doublet APO Refractor
    61mm (2.40")
    360mm FL - f/5.9
  • Astrophotography
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    120APO Askar 120APO Triplet APO Refractor
    120mm (4.7")
    840mm FL - f/7.0
    		 M703 Previous owned telescopes & mounts
    Mounts
    Vixen GP Vixen GP equatorial mount AP 900 Astro-Physics 900GTO CP3 equatorial mount
  • ASCOM driver
    		•  Vixen SXD2 Vixen Sphinx SXD2 GOTO equatorial mount with Star Book Ten
    Custom Hardware
    Software & Design
    Reviews
    AutoGuider Focuser Microcontroller (AGF)
  • PC control of telescope autoguider port and 2 focus motors
  • Custom focuser motor
  • ASCOM driver

    • Vixen DD-1 AutoGuider Relay Cable (AGRC)
  • Cable with circuit board to connect Vixen DD-1 to an ST-4 AutoGuider
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  • Software Downloads
  • 3D Print Vixen HAL130 tripod compass holder for daytime polar alignment
  • 3D Print Vixen Dual Speed Focuser replacment bracket
  • Vixen Flip Mirror with ZWO camera and helical focuser
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  • FS-128 and TEC-140
  • AP 130GT and TEC-140
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    Other Observatories Visited
     Trips
    • Smithsonian Journeys Astronomy in Arizona May 2017 Slides
    Links to other sites
    Astro-Physics Celestron Meade Stellarvue Vixen Orion Feather Touch Focusers MoonLite Focusers Sirius Observatories MegaStar Software
    Last updated 6-Jan-2025