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M42 15" F/2.8 Astrograph

Started by ido, 03/07/2007 07:25AM
Posted 03/07/2007 07:25AM Opening Post
Hello,

M42 - 20 minutes HaRGB.

Equipment : Custom 15" f/2.8 Astrograph and ST8XE CCD camera, CFW10, sitting on a Paramount ME.
Remote controlled.
http://bareket-astro.com/en.html

Best regards,
Ido.
Bareket observatory, Israel.

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Posted 03/07/2007 11:35AM #1
Very cool image Ido! 8)
Tell us a bit about your Astrograph...

Clear skies, and thanks for sharing!

Ivan Gastaldo 8)
Coconut Creek, FL

Ivan's Observatory
Lat 26N 16' 48" Long 80W 10' 48"
[COLOR="Red"]Personal Website:[/COLOR] http://www.ivangastaldo.com

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Posted 03/07/2007 02:38PM #2
Wow!! It looks just like a painting!

Paul

Paul Maxson
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Celestron C14, Mewlon 250, Orion EON120, ASI120MM, Flea3.
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Posted 03/08/2007 12:26AM #3
Hi,

Thank you for the kind comments.
The telecope is a custom 15" f/2.8 Astrograph we built ourself.

You can see its building proceedure in the following link :
http://bareket-astro.com/BAREKET_GALLERY/scope/album0.html

It can be fully controlled via the internet.

Best regards,
Ido.
Bareket observatory.

http://bareket-astro.com/en.html
Posted 03/08/2007 02:52AM #4
Hello,

Very stunning image Ido. I too would like to more a few specific about your 15" astrograph if you don't mind.

-JW: