In 2003 I decided to revive a childhood hobby, and I purchased a Meade LXD-55 10" f/4 Schmidt-Newtonian telescope.
That was the beginning of a sequence of equipment that has produced these images. Some of that equipment I still use; some has been sold (i.e, recycled into other equipment):
(* marks current imaging setup)
Cameras:
Olympus OM-1 film camera
DSI-color (2005)
DSI-Pro monochrome (2006)
Canon digital rebel DSLR (2007) (modified by Hap Griffin: < http://www.hapg.org/astrocables.htm)
SBIG ST-4000XCM (2009)
SBIG STL-11000 (2010)
*SBIG STXL-11002 + FW8G filter wheel
In the fall of 2006, I was graciously offered space in one of the observatories at
the MAC-Hunter Astronomical Observing Site: < http://www.machunter.org/
Current Imaging Setup
Schmidt-Newtonian in observatory
Early setup: LXD-55 in the field
Night at the observatory
Old Observatory, pre-warm room
:: Warm room construction -- Aug 2010 through February 2013 ::