My gear includes a diverse range of telescopes and cameras, each selected and used for specific needs: capturing the deep sky objects, details of planetary surfaces, and the dynamic features of our Sun. Sometimes I also get different equipment (cameras or telescopes) for test / review purposes. Below are the details about the gear I own and use.
Deep Sky Imaging
My primary imaging telescope at the moment is a 122mm APO refractor SV550 from SvBony. I purchased this telescope in summer 2023 before the official sales started. You can check out a video where I unbox this telescope and show the whole setup process including the cable management.
Below is the list of additional equipment I use with 122mm APO:
Telescope: SvBony SV550 122mm APO Refractor
Focal Reducer: SvBony SV209 0.8x Focal Reducer / Flattener
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI 2600MC Pro
Filter Wheel: ZWO 5-Position Electronic Filter Wheel for 2″ Mounted Filters
Filters in the Wheel:
- Optolong UV/IR cut
- Optolong L-Pro filter
- SvBony SV220 7nm
- ZWO Dual Narrowband Filter
- SvBony DarkFilter
Electronic Focuser: ZWO EAF
Guide scope: Orion Mini 50mm Guide Scope
Guide camera: SvBony SV305
Flat Panel: 150mm WandererAstro v3
Rotator: Pegasus Falcon Rotator V2
PowerBox: Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox v1
Mini PC: MeLE Fanless Mini PC Quieter3Q
USB hub: TP-Link Powered USB Hub 3.0 with 7 USB 3.0 Data Ports
Planetary Imaging
I set up this telescope in October 2023 with a purpose to capture planet Jupiter during its opposition period. Eventually, I was able to capture a timelapse of the full rotation of the biggest planet in our Solar System. You can check out this animation by following the link.
The gear shown above includes:
Telescope: Sky-Watcher 150PDS
Barlow Lens: TeleVue Powermate 5x
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Camera: SvBony sv705c
Electronic Focuser: ZWO EAF
Guide scope: Orion Mini 50mm Guide Scope
Guide camera: ZWO 120mm-mini
PowerBox: Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox v1
Mini PC: MeLE Fanless Mini PC Quieter3Q
USB hub: TP-Link Powered USB Hub 3.0 with 7 USB 3.0 Data Ports