Imaging Setup
My imaging setup is shown above and consists of the following main pieces of kit:
- Celestron C11 scope;
- Sky-Watcher EQ6 Pro mount;
- Altair Astro Pier;
- JMI electric focuser;
- For DSO imaging (also see close up photo below):
- Celestron f6.3 focal reducer;
- Celestron Off Axis Guider (OAG);
- An Atik 383L+ (mono) imaging CCD;
- ZWO ASI120MM guide CCD;
- ZWO USB filter wheel;
- Svbony 105 CMOS camera fitted to finder scope.
- For Solar imaging
- For white light Solar imaging: A Thousand Oaks full aperture filter on my C11 and a Canon 6D SLR with a f6.3 focal reducer.
- For Ha Solar imaging: A Coronado PST piggyback on my C11 with either my Canon 6D or a ZWO ASI178MM CCD.
- A PC for controlling all mount and imaging components.
The diagram and photos below show the connectivity of my scope/mount and PC with the imaging setup components. This setup allows for remote control (office PC) or local (observatory PC) control.
The distance between the focal reducer's rear element and the CCD chip dictates the acting focal ratio of the reducer. My setup with an Atik 383L+ CCD, ZWO filter wheel, Celestron OAG and Celestron f6.3 focal reducer is shown below. You can calculate your setup using my AWB Calculations software.
My Solar setup - A full aperture Thousand Oaks solar filter and Coronado PST.
