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Main setup since 2011 is Celestron EdgeHD 9,25 with "piggybacked" refractor William Optics FLT 98/618mm, f6,3 triplet fluorite APO.

Maybe you dont beleive but Celestron CGEM is cappable enough to carry this weight.

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Latest 2020. setup for mobile imaging. 

State of arte Celestron Advancex VX mount and WO FLT 98/618mm.

Night action with SBIG ST 8300C CCD and guider ZWO ASI 120C

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WO FLT98 has stunning optics : air spaced triplet f6.3 designed by leading Russian designer with FPL-53 glass. DDG (Digidal Display Gauge) focuser enable focusing easy and precise.

View through a telescope is sharp and has great color correction make it ideal for astrophotography.

I discover CCD world of digital photography since 1999. First camera was Celestron/SBIG Pixcel 237. Later, my primary CCD camera become Starlight Xpress SXVF M8C 4Mp "one-shot" color CCD camera.

Since 2011. my favorite camera is SBIG ST8300C , "one-shot" 8,3Mp CCD camera. As autoguider I use QHY5C. I use also Canon DSLR EOS 500D.

Collection of eyepiece and Barlows:

Back row: WO field flattener/reducer IV 0,8x; TeleVue powermate Barlow 5x; OPT ED 2x Barlow; TeleVue 0,8x field flattener/reducer.

Front row: eyepiece Celestron 10mm Plosl; Soligor 25mm Plosl; celestron OMNI 20mm Plosl; Celestron 35mm Ultima series; Celestron Axiom XL 23mm, 2 inch.

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