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This telescope is non-robotic unlike the Paramount GT1100 that I use for imaging and photometry. So with that, I have to manually point
the telescope to the star on which I want to do a spectra. I use an old set of (JMI Advanced Astro Master) digital setting circles (vintage 1989) to guide me while I move the telescope. A little old
fashioned, but it works just fine. The Lhires III also had been modified by the prior owner to automate the movement of the internal neon bulb into the light path and also to turn it on. This is a nice
convenience to have while taking calibration frames during the night. |
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Well up until we sold our home in Valley Center, that pretty much covers the hardware setup. As I have heard over the years "life gets in
the way" so now that we are on the road it's time to get down to some stellar photon collecting. You can see below the current telescopes I have for the road. I bought a ALPY 600 spectrograph to use during our
travels. But next is just collecting data, processing it, calibrating it, and trying to understand it! Here is the current setup for traveling, but like all my gear, it will change as my experience
expands. |
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