“Good cameras don’t take good photos-good photographers do.” The same can be said for astrophotography. But collecting the data in astrophotography is just half the job. Learning to process it is the other half. I use PixInsight, Photoshop, and Lightroom.

  • Deepsky rig

    It all begins with the mount. Sky-Watcher EQ6R pro. The scope is a Sky-Watcher Esprit 120mm, focal length 840mm with a flattener. Moonlite focuser/rotator. QHY filter wheel containing Optolong 3nm Ha, Si, O and LRGB filters. QHY 268M cooled astro camera. Guide scope is an Orion 60mm with a ZWO 290 mini camera. All this is plugged into a Primaluce Eagle 4s running PHD-2 for guiding and N.I.N.A. acquisition software.

  • Solar rig

    It all begins with the mount. Sky-Watcher EQ6R pro. Esprit 80mm with focal length 400mm. Solar filters IR cut filter in front of the Daystar Quark solar filter. QHY 174 camera. Acquisition program is SharpCap on my laptop.

  • Milkyway rig

    It all begins with the mount. Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer. Rebel 6Ti modified DSLR with a Rokinon 14mm 2.8 lens. Intervelometer.

  • Portable rig

    It all begins with the mount. A ZWO AM5 mount. It’s lighter, more portable. Set up here with a Radian Raptor 61 with a focal length of 275mm, and a ZWO ASI2600mm pro camera. Round things off with a ZWO 30mm guide scope. ASI120mm mini guide camera, a ZWO filter wheel with Optolong 3nm filters, EAF focuser, and ASIAIR Plus for acquisition.

  • Lunt Solar Telescope

    Lunt 60, Televue 2.5 Barlow, QHYIII174 camera, AM5 mount