I find myself staying in Oregon rather than Arizona Sky Village owing in large part to my wife having Parkinson’s disease (see https://www.parkinson.org/understanding-parkinsons/what-is-parkinsons ). But it turns out there ARE clear nights here at 45 degrees north, 123 degrees west.
Having left my astro-gear in Arizona, I bought an IOptron SkyHunter mount and an Askar 71F apochromatic refractor. The only detector I have up here is my Canon Xsi DSLR. Here’s what they look like together:
Here are their stats:
MOUNT:iOptron SkyHunter computerized equatorial mount, with Go2Nova 8410 hand controller. Portable, motorized tracking in right ascension and declination.
CAMERA: Canon EOS Rebel XSi (450D) DSLR, unmodified. APS-C CMOS sensor, 4272 × 2848 pixels (12.2 megapixels); pixel size: 5.2 µm. Bayer RGB color filter array.
TELESCOPE: Askar 71F apochromatic refractor. Aperture: 71 mm; focal ratio: f/6.9; focal length: 490 mm. Four-element optical design with integrated field flattener.
COMING UP NEXT: First project: Imaging Messier 31, the Great Andromeda Galaxy.
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