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Old 05-05-2008, 12:35 PM
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"Misty Glen Observatory".....Reborn

Hi all

After my relocation to Cootamundra, the rebuild of my Observatory was the next big job.

The "Misty Glen Observatory" is now ready for 1st light and final calibrations. .

Main equipment consists of a Takahashi FS-128 (5") Refractor, with an SBig ST4000XCM CCD Camera, Canon EOS 350D, all TeleVue eyepieces. A Dewbuster control unit and Kendrick heater straps keep the objective dry, the whole thing is mounted on a Losmandy G-11 with Gemini slaved to an old P4 computer with wireless connection to the main computer in the house. A Takahashi TSA-102 will also be used with this setup as a purely imaging scope.

Special thanks to Bill (Glenhuon) and Frank (Spearo) for their help and advice.

Cheers

JohnG
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