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May, 2009

APM115 with U8300 - Showing Backup Guide Scope

San Diego, CA

APO imaging setup, from back to front:

Apogee Alta U8300 CCD
Apogee Filter Wheel and Astrodon 50mm Gen II + 3nm Narrowbands
Astrodon MOAG with Meade DSI Pro II
APM115/805 apochromatic refractor (with 3.5" Feather Touch focuser)
All on a 14" LX200 GPS Fork Mount, Mitty Wedge, and Meade RCX Tripod

Backup Guiding setup:
Meade DSI Pro with 3x barlow (mounted close; ~2x)
GSO 2" Crayford focuser
Celestron C80ED 80mm refractor (600mm f/7.5; effective 1200mm focal length f/15 with barlow)


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