Today's
Astronomy Picture of the Day is a 24 minute sequence taken
by Marco Guido in Italy earlier this month using his 20" f/4 Dob equipped
with pointing & tracking provided by an
Argo Navis and
ServoCAT.
See
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Thank you to Marco for sending me the link, photos and video
and congratulations on a fabulous piece of work.
Marco, whose native tongue is Italian, emailed me saying :-
Quote:
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Originally Posted by Marco Guido
Thanks all ! this is possible thanks at you!!!
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I can not describe my happiness to see that today the image APOD !!!
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It showcases what can be done with a big Dob provided with tracking.
Wildcard Innovations manufacture the Argo Navis here in Australia.
The Argo Navis computes the tracking rates in real-time on behalf of the ServoCAT servo motor controller.
Marco built the Dob himself and I have included a picture of it below.
Best Regards
Gary Kopff
Managing Director
Wildcard Innovations Pty. Ltd.
20 Kilmory Place, Mount Kuring-Gai
NSW. 2080. Australia
Phone +61-2-9457-9049
Fax +61-2-9457-9593
sales@wildcard-innovations.com.au
http://www.wildcard-innovations.com.au