"Astrophotography Equipment" Articles

Telescopes, mounts, and cameras used as astrophotography equipment

(entries are sorted by the date last changed or published)

Comparing the Innorel RT90C and the ZWO TC40 tripods

When I decided to fully migrate to harmonic mounts and get ZWO AM3 in addition to the AM5 I already use for a while, I was thinking, if it makes sense to invest in the second TC40 tripod from ZWO. Eventually, I decided to get Innorel RT90C (also known as LT404C). It...

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Entering the world of astrophotography cameras

I once was astrophotographing with two other guys who used monochrome cameras. The cameras had active cooling and were attached to motor-driven filter wheels. At this time I already heard of such cameras but still did not consider them as an upgrade, since the...

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Testing ZWO ASIAIR Pro / Plus WiFi, Extenders and Antennas

Testing Routers as WiFi Extenders with ZWO AISAIR Pro Some while ago there were a few cloudy nights in my place again, and I took some time to tinker again. Like some other users, I also suffered from a weak WiFi performance of ASIAIR Pro and over time collected a few...

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Making a Powered Counterweight

Using equatorial mounts requires using counterweights to achieve a balanced distribution the weight regardless of the rotation of the mount and the sizes of the payload. Counterweights are usually cylindrical and are placed on a bar along the RA axis. Their weight...

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DSLR and Star Tracker Equipment

Cameras and Lenses  Currently, I use the following gear most of the time: Canon EOS 100D camera, astro-modified, and sold, replaced by: Canon EOS 800D camera, astro-modified, as a main camera ZWO ASI294MM Pro, ZWO 8x EFW, Baader LRGB and CMOS-optimised HSO filters,...

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EQMOD Cable Wiring for Sky-Watcher Mounts

A direct connection via an EQDIRECT cable from a computer to the mount Why The EQMOD project implements a ASCOM compatible driver for the Sky-Watcher and Orion (same hardware and software) mounts which can communicate directly with the mount. It also provides various...

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