Equipment

Meade LX 200 12” SCT - f/10 or f/6.3

 (Classic) w/mirror Stabilizer Lock, Bob’s Knobs and

JoyStick on Hand Controller

80mm Guide Scope mounted on Guide Star system

Van Slyke Focuser      

DewBuster controller w/Kendrick Heat Strips

AstroPier

Clear Skys Observatory

SBIG ST-9XE CCD w/CFW-10 Filter Wheel

     Johson-Cousins B V R I & Sloan g r i z Photometry Filters

Eyepieces:  

 

12" Mirror, F 10			D=305MM			FL=3048MM
						FL=1920MM if F6.3
EYE PIECE IN MM	MAGNIFI-CATION @ F.10	MAG @ F6.3	EXIT PUPIL @ F10	EXIT PUPIL @ F6.3	AFD	True Field ARC Min ' @F10	True Field ARCMin ' @F6.3	Eye Relief mm	Model	MFG	2"
7	435.43	274.29	0.58	0.93	82	10.79	17.13	12	Nagtype6	Tele Vue
9	338.67	213.33	0.75	1.19	50	8.46	13.43	20	LV	Vixen
12	254.00	160.00	1.00	1.59					ILLM-CH	Meade
12	254.00	160.00	1.00	1.59	82	18.50	29.37	17	Nagtype4	Tele Vue	Or
13.8	220.87	139.13	1.15	1.83					SWA	Meade
16	190.50	120.00	1.33	2.12	82	24.66	39.16	10	Nagtype5	Tele Vue
22	138.55	87.27	1.83	2.91	82	33.91	53.84	19	Nagtype4	Tele Vue	Yes
26	117.23	73.85	2.17	3.44	52	25.42	40.35		SP	Meade
31	98.32	61.94	2.58	4.10	82	47.79	75.86	19	Nagtype5	Tele Vue	Yes
40	76.20	48.00	3.33	5.29	44	33.09	52.53		SP	Meade
50	60.96	38.40	4.17	6.61	50	47.00	74.61		SV	GSO	Yes
62	49.16	30.97	5.17	8.20	68	79.26	125.82		Plossl	HndsOnOptc	Yes
Common Ojects		Angular Size	1 degree = 60' = 3600"
Adromeda Galaxy		160'x36'
Great Orion Neb		66'x60'
Moon		30'
M13		16.6'
M57, Ring Nebula		83"x59"
Jupiter		50"

Eyepiece Filters:

1.25" Filters
Type	MFG	Suggested Uses
DeepSky	Lumicon	Non Nebulae Objects?
Moon	Orion	Moon Glare
OXY-III	Lumicon	Planetary Nebulae & General Nebulae
Polarizer	Parks	Lunar Glare, planet detail; Airy Disk
Polarizer-Variable	Antares	Lunar Glare, planet detail; Airy Disk
SkyGlow	Orion	Moderate Light Pollution; Blocks Mercury& Sodium Emmission Bands
UHC	Lumicon	Emission and Planetary Nebulae & General Nebulae-BEST
Violet Multiband	Baader	Moon/Planet Glare
H -Beta	Lumicon	Horsehead & other faint Nebulae w/Hydrogen Beta Emissions
#15 Yellow	Orion	Moon; Penetrate Atmosphere Mars, Jupiter & Saturn
#21 Orange	Parks	Jupiters Belts; Saturns Bands; Mars
#25 Red	Orion	Martian Polar Caps; Clouds Jupiter & Saturn
#58 Green	Orion	Martian Polar Caps; Jovian Moon; Venus; Moon
#80A Blue	Orion	Planetary Features-Atmospheres Jupiter & Saturn..Jupiters Great Red Spot
2 " Filters
OXY-III	Lumicon
Polzrizer-Variable	Orion
UHC	Lumicon?
Violet Multiband	Baader
Neutral Density	Hoya
Medium Yellow	Hoya
#23A Red	Hoya
#58 Green	Hoya
#80A Blue	Hoya
#81A Light Orange	Hoya
#85B Orange	Hoya